Sunni & Shia - What's the Difference

My friend, the Rev. Frank Logue, of King of Peace Episcopal Church in Kingsland GA writes today of the great competing branches of Islam. It was good to get a brief refresher course as background for understanding the continuing civil war in Iraq and the other conflicts in the Middle East. From Frank's blog, follow the link to the NPR story on the Sunni-Shia split.