Colbert gives it to Zimbardo

Stephen Colbert had Dr. Philip Zimbardo on his show last night. He's the professor behind the famed Stanford experiment that had student essentially reenact the guard/prisoner dynamic of concentration camps and showed that even "good" people could quickly let power and privilege overtake them and do horrible things. He's selling his new book that apparently tries to cast Lucifer, or the devil, in a better light. Unfortunately, Zimbardo wasn't aware that Colbert was a Sunday School teacher.

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Makes for an interesting debate on what evil is, and makes an even better case for going to Sunday School!

On Huckabee's Visit

The following is the text from an email sent by Senior Pastor, Dr. Charles Gattis of Trinity UMC.

We have received some calls of concern that we are endorsing a particular presidential candidate. That is not the case.
You may have heard on the news that Mike Huckabee is speaking at Trinity tomorrow morning. I wanted you to know that this does not indicate that Trinity is supporting him or any other presidential candidate. Mr. Huckabee is coming at the invitation of a Republican Men's group, which has been meeting for a monthly breakfast at Trinity for many years. Many of that group are long time members of our church and they, like other members, use the church facilities for organizations in which they participate.
As a policy, Trinity does not support any political candidates state, federal, or local. If you have any questions, please give me a call and I'll be happy to talk with you about it.
Sincerely,
Charles Gattis
Trinity United Methodist Church