Edifying Spectacle2007-03-12T18:15:57ZAnti-theism, skepticism: noting wishful thinking and quackery. tag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2008://5Movable TypeCopyright (c) 2007, richardevansleeGeorge Bush's Bad Energy2007-03-12T18:15:57Z2007-03-12T18:13:19Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105402007-03-12T18:13:19ZMayan ruins to be cleansed after visit by George Bush: Morales Toj said: “We will burn incense, place flowers and water in the area where Mr Bush has walked to clean out the bad energy.”Indigenous leader Rodolfo Pocop complained: “No,...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comEdifying
American president's influenced to be purged by sacred rites.
Atheist Money2007-03-07T18:30:28Z2007-03-07T18:28:15Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105372007-03-07T18:28:15ZAt least fifty-thousand out of three-hundred million of the new George Washing dollars omitted the magic incantation “In God We Trust.”The coin’s design has already spurred e-mail conspiracy theories claiming that the religious motto was purposely omitted from the Washington...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comFilthy Lucre
Collectible coin makes an ideal present for the godless person on your shopping list.
Global Warming to be Cured by UFO Technology2007-03-01T18:37:09Z2007-03-01T18:29:58Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105342007-03-01T18:29:58ZAn elderly Canadian politician claims salvation can be found in secret flying saucer technologies:“We need to persuade governments to come clean on what they know. Some of us suspect they know quite a lot, and it might be enough to...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comExtraterrestrials
World governments must release secret ET super-science.
A Real Witch Can Get You Money2007-02-27T14:06:18Z2007-02-27T14:04:19Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105332007-02-27T14:04:19ZA Romanian witch gives an example of required witchly powers: “You cannot pretend you are a real witch if you cannot help a businessman get the European Union funds he wants.Here’s how it works: “For example, only the other day...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comThaumaturgy
Money magic for business men test of real supernatural powers.
Shrine Established for Holy Pizza Pan2007-02-27T14:00:36Z2007-02-27T13:58:16Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105322007-02-27T13:58:16ZThe Holy Mother of God’s passion for food themed materializations continues unabated. This time in a pizza pan at a Texas elementary school.… “They said: ‘The Virgin is in the cafeteria’ and I ran over there to see. My God,...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comRoman Catholic
Holy Virgin Mary manifests herself in Texas elementary school cafeteria.
<![CDATA[Plastic Crown of Thorns & Fake Beard]]>2007-02-03T00:39:54Z2007-02-02T23:37:48Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105172007-02-02T23:37:48ZItalians are wanting to dress up like their savior but the Vatican is just plain pissed. Vatican priest Father Vittorino Gorss said: “This is an insult and blasphemous to millions of believers.” Jesus kits on sale...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comRoman Catholic
Jesus Christ disguise kits upset Vatican hierarchy.
IDiotic Story2007-02-02T22:42:39Z2007-02-02T21:40:12Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105162007-02-02T21:40:12ZSo that is why biologists get so mad at the propagation of ID. It wastes time. It suppresses research rather than encouraging it. It’s not really a theory, it’s a story. It deflects the young from asking the important questions....richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comEvolutionary Theory
ID - intelligent design - isn't a theory, it is a fiction, a fable, a fantasy.
Hysterical Herouxville2007-02-01T11:59:58Z2007-02-01T10:57:14Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105082007-02-01T10:57:14ZPrompted by councilor Andre Drouin the Canadian town of Herouxville issued the following cultural advisory after one Muslim family moved into town. “We wish to inform these new arrivals that the way of life which they abandoned when they left...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comIslamic
Canadian liberal xenophobia in isolated town with declining and aging population.
Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda2007-01-30T21:50:41Z2007-01-30T20:48:08Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.105062007-01-30T20:48:08ZJesus Christ is living in Puerto Rico:Some observers call Growing in Grace a cult. De Jesus exerts total authority over the ministry. As a result, many have defected over the years, including Albarracín’s mother, Regina, who initially turned her son...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comScotomisation
Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is, in fact, the second coming of Christ.
Reviewing Delusion2007-01-18T13:21:02Z2007-01-18T12:18:37Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.104992007-01-18T12:18:37ZSteven Weinberg’s review of The God Delusion in the TLS: I find it disturbing that Thomas Nagel in the New Republic dismisses Dawkins as an “amateur philosopher”, while Terry Eagleton in the London Review of Books sneers at Dawkins for...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comJoys of Atheism
Reviews of Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion.
<![CDATA[Atheists & Libertarians]]>2007-01-10T12:14:25Z2007-01-10T11:10:44Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.104952007-01-10T11:10:44Zrichardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comJoys of Atheism
Do the two groups have comparable highly intellectual but marginalized sociocultural status?
Magic Banana Tree2007-01-10T12:03:44Z2007-01-10T11:01:42Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.104942007-01-10T11:01:42ZThe people who are able to profit from vistors to this magic Thai banana tree are the real lucky ones. They rub a mixture of powder and water on the tree’s trunk, then wait to see what number the solution...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comScotomisation
Thailand fruit tree aids gamblers.
Only Really Shallow People2007-01-08T10:36:34Z2007-01-08T09:34:22Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.104932007-01-08T09:34:22ZRoman Catholic Borg assimilates Oscar Wilde: Father Sapienza said that he had devoted the lion’s share of Provocations: Aphorisms for an Anti-conformist Christianity to Wilde because he was a “writer who lived perilously and somewhat scandalously but who has left...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.com
Roman Catholic church's hypocritical use of witty sayings of Oscar Wilde.
Christian Fascism2007-01-08T10:31:06Z2007-01-08T09:28:27Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.104922007-01-08T09:28:27ZFrom a review of American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America by Chris Hedges:Hedges carefully distinguishes this strand of Protestant Christian evangelicalism, known as “dominionism,” from traditional fundamentalism, which “has not tried to transform government … into...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comPolity
The politics and theology of the American religious movement known as dominionism.
Pat Robertson's Latest Chat With God2007-01-03T19:22:17Z2007-01-03T18:20:17Ztag:www.edifyingspectacle.org,2007://5.104902007-01-03T18:20:17ZThe Lord of Hosts has been chatting with the host of the 700 club again. God reportedly warns that terrorists who may - or may not - use nuclear weapons will strike a major American city this year. The Almighty’s...richardevansleehttp://edifyingspectacle.org/polyfetishist@gmail.comFundagelical Fun
Terrorists to cause horrifying disaster in America because the US government isn't nice enough to the nation of Israel.