Science!

Put on your way-back caps, all my dear Anglican/Episcopal readers, and hearken back to 2008. I'm sure you remember Presiding Bishop -and former scientist - Katherine Jefferts-Schori's immortal 'cow farts' Easter message, and the reason she had her mitre in such a wad over bovine wind:

"When atmospheric warming, due in part to the methane output of the millions of cows we raise each year to produce hamburger, begins to slowly drown the island homes of our neighbors in the South Pacific, are we truly sharing good news?"

Well, let me share some good news with you and the Presiding Bishop:

"For years, people have warned that the smallest nations on the planet - island states that barely rise out of the ocean - face being wiped off the map by rising sea levels. Now the first analysis of the data broadly suggests the opposite: most have remained stable over the last 60 years, while some have even grown."

So don't cancel that trip to Bora Bora - our former oceanographer Presiding Bishop got it wrong. Hey, go have a Big Mac, too. In fact, have few - tell 'em it's a religious celebration.