This is pretty amusing if banal.

Religious structures, especially church steeples, are regularly zapped because they are often the highest point in a given area, according to John Jensenius, lightning safety specialist for the National Weather Service. But the same goes for towering secular symbols.

"Oh, she's hit by lightning on a continual basis," says Statue of Liberty spokesman Darren Boch.

When asked whether such lightning strikes might represent a malevolent act of God toward America, Mr. Boch says, "I can clearly state that no one here deems it an act of God."

Which brings us to the main reason for writing this story: Lightning Safety Week starts today!

Summer is a bolt-heavy season for much of the South and the East Coast, so the National Weather Service recommends seeking shelter when there's thunder and waiting 30 minutes after the last flash to emerge.

As for the incineration of Touchdown Jesus, Pastor Bishop isn't reading into it.

"Honey," she says, "it's just some fiberglass."

sdf

Honey, most of us play straight at least some part of every day.  Like when someone says 'are you married?" and I know it is not appropriate to disclose because it might interfere with the therapeutic or professional relationship. I play straight just fine. 

Newsweek's openly gay columnist Ramin Setoodeh essentially says gay actors are not convincing as straight characters.

For gay actors, why should sexual orientation limit a gay actor?s choice of roles? The fact is, an actor?s background does affect how we see his or her performance?which is why the Denzels or the Tom Hanks-es of the world guard their privacy carefully.

Sean Hayes' costar Kristen Chenowith fired off a response. Setoodeh defended himself, saying he meant to ask if a macho actor would be accepted as out (I think).  

How can Mr. Catholic Mel Gibson play some of the roles he does and be believable?  Would anyone care if his wide eyed revenge seeking brooder was a Baptist?

The PG brings the Newsweek born dustup to the CLO where openly gay actor Malcolm Gets plays a straight cop.