The Rose

This is the first link I found about what Brynn and Philip were talking about tonight:

Does God Create Evil?

This is an interview that I believe helps a lot with the question of evil in this world. Its an NPR Interview after the tsunami that hit Asia a few years ago. Pretty applicable to the Haiti crisis today.

John Piper NPR Tsunami Interview

I form light and create darkness,

I make well-being and create calamity,

I am the Lord, who does all these things. Isaiah 45:7

Temple Mount

Here is some more information. It's about the Temple Mount where the dome of the rock was established:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Mount
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock

Babylon

For some of the questions about where Babylon is now, etc:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon