Mark Elrod, a political science professor at Harding University, is taking his interesting blog private.  His new blog will be set up this way: “my blog is going to transformed from a public blog that requires registration to make comments to a private blog that can only be read by registered/invited users.  I intend to make both the posts and comments section available on a case-by-case basis for individuals I know and trust and I no longer be importing Eppur Si Muove to Facebook and I’ll be removing it from Flog Blog. Starting today, I will begin deleting all 631 registered users from the blog and I’ll ask you to re-register with a real name and I real e-mail address.  I’m going try to limit that list to about 100 people.”

His rationale:  “I made this decision on my own as the result of the general frustration I have with members of our fellowship who want to make a spiritual judgment about me based on my political views. One of those views is my public support for Barack Obama for president. In the last few days, much of that angst has been directed toward my employer and, as a result, toward me as well.”

Sorry to hear it, Mark.