because some people are seeing Dominionism wherever there is Christianity

I don't really like using the term Dominionists because I think it just gets confusing. My concern is the political power of the religious right although really the concern isn't so much for the religious agenda as it is for the pro-corporate agenda that is riding it. I do worry about attacks on contraception, sexual education, science education, gay rights, and censorship but I don't think that the religious right has been all that successful in those areas. What they have done is help elect people who have gotten us into a unnecessary war, ballooned the deficit, weakened environmental laws, expanded executive power to crazy levels, and generally set the country back IMO.

I think partly the power of the religious right is also a perception issue. If you support helping the disadvantaged, not bombing people if we don't have to, or protecting the environment for the next generation from religious convictions then you are labeled as liberal as opposed to the religious left.

You can with Italian too and yet an Italian word got that one kid.

That kid's obviously a loser, then. JUST KIDDING! I didn't see that. Italian seems a little more complicated, though.

Now I want Finola to win, 'cause it's a cool name.

Well, in theory, they will have studied the basic phonetics of many languages.

( Giacoso - kid spelled it with a 'j' - a letter not found in Italian. )

Sure, she's got a cool name -- but isn't that yet ANOTHER French-derived word?

Okay, I took French until Grade 10 and unless she's in private school or AP classes, those French classes aren't helping much at this point. I guess with word roots, but still.

But Sue, I'm sure she's studying French-for-Spelling-Bees, too. I mean, these kids aren't just using knowledge they've picked up in school.

I knew aubade! Ohh, poeisis, too.

Is the announcer Will Shortz, of the Times and NPR?

These girls are good.

They're blowing my mind.

No, they've said his name -I think it's Dr. Jacque or something like that.