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October 27, 2004

DJ Priests

Virgin Radio has disc jockeys ordained as priests.

Britney & Kava

Gossip , • Miracle Cures, Health Quackery

Kava drink is an aphrodisiac and helps conception as well as enhances beauty.

Water into wine easier than girl into boy

Superstitious Folly

Hindu woman claims goddess Durga told her in a dream to put a little girl into the water to turn it into a boy.

Sartorial blasphemy in India

Hodgepodge

Hindus angry at clothing that mocks Lord Ram.

October 26, 2004

The academic study of religion

Hodgepodge

Scholarly sociological, demographic studies of American religions

Agnosticism

Skeptics & Atheists

Agnosticism is a bad compromise

Better to appear scientific than holy

Miseducation

Intelligent Design relies on misunderstandings of evolution and flimsy probability calculations

October 12, 2004

American fundamentalists lie & whine

Christian Fundamentalism

Christians pretend to be persecuted to give themselves power to persecute, harm and abuse others who disagree with them.

Archbishop Peter Akinola's search for power

Homophobia

Akinola is in the United States exploring ways to allow American congregations, upset over Robinson's election, to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.

George Bush's parallel world of faith

Wearisome Bedfellows

The terrifying possibility, then, is that Bush is being perfectly honest when he claims he can't think of any mistakes he's made

October 09, 2004

Australian Anglicans conservative homophobes

Homophobia

Australia: Anglican clergy and prelates bring shame on their religion.

Is God a Sadist? Is Hell his dungeon?

Blasphemy is fun

Comparative religion, religious studies: is the Christian God a homosexual sadist?

October 08, 2004

What the Bleep Do We Know!?

New Age (Old Silliness) , • UFOs & Bogus Science

Silly new age film tries to mix quantum mechanics, god and pointless speculations.

Osho Meditation Resort

Psychics & Other Frauds

Former cult center becomes resort with tennis courts, lagoon-shaped swimming pool, high-speed cyber cafe and cappuccino bar that serves vodka

October 07, 2004

Nisuah hamayim

Religious Intolerance

Rabbis call for end of secular government of Israel and establish of Israeli monarch and king.

God told me!

What can you say?

People who hear the voice of God telling them to do something foolish

October 06, 2004

Robbie Williams: TV psychic

Gossip

UK pop star Robbie Williams believes in ghosts and wants to be a television psychic.

Papal ass kisser: being gay is a sin

Homophobia

Rocco Buttiglione , Roman Catholic and close friend of Pope John Paul II says homosexuality is a sin

Halloween Sunday

Hodgepodge

Christians get angry that Halloween falls on a Sunday

Pat Robertson warns George Bush

Christian Fundamentalism

Evangelicals would abandon their traditional Republican leanings and form a third party.

Win prizes at the shopping mall church

Catholic

Priests tell shoppers about the latest bargains before mass.

Mtshotshaphansi

Superstitious Folly

Women who claim they are being raped over distance while asleep in bed with their husband.

October 05, 2004

Goodbye Roy Moore

Christian Fundamentalism

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice famous for his ten commandments monument loses appeal to US Supreme Court.

Villiagers flee alien attack

UFOs & Bogus Science

Cristinesti Romania thought an alien invasion had begun.

Mass for pets

Catholic

Father Wolfgang Kestermann offers the Eucharist to animals at Christ Resurrection church in Cologne

October 02, 2004

Do you pray with your pet?

What can you say?

Many Christian believers pray with their cats, dogs and other household pets.

October 01, 2004

Want a Gmail account invitation?

Richard Evans Lee

Short-term offer of Google Gmail email account.