wren mccormick isn’t going to like this
when we talked about book burning and footlose last time we were kidding. this time it’s real. the people of the amazing grace baptist church in north carolina are holding a good old fashioned halloween book burning to get rid of satan’s work. the books they’ll burn include non king james versions of the bible, books by [...]
it’s just bloody good business
the news media is getting everyone in trouble these days. a reporter that provided an abrabic translation of a chinese advertisement for the artificial virginity hymen kit got conservative members of the parliament in egypt all up in a tizzy. according to the distributor’s website, for 29.90 us dollars, you get a “artificial hymen” which [...]
the devil IS in the details
the catholic bank, pax, admitted that it had made some bad investments ($1M plus) and not of the money-losing kind. it invested in companies that manufacture birth controls pills, guns, and tobacco products. the bank prides itself on ethical investment and steers clear of companies that are not in-line with vatican doctrine. as part of [...]
even this guy is for it
the british quakers (a.k.a. the religious society of friends) are about to officially allow gay marriage. the group already allows blessing ceremonies of same-sex couples is likely to greenlight these unions when they meet today in the united kingdom.
if you’re against gay marriage, but you’re trying to stay healthy by eating a daily serving of [...]
season 2: converting the gays
a new reality show that will hit the airwaves in turkey this fall called penitents compete. the show will feature top religious guys (an islamic imam, a jewish rabbi, a buddhist monk, and a greek orthodox priest) and 10 professed atheists. the religious guys will do their best to convert the atheists to their faith. [...]
we’ll have ‘nun’ of that, sister
word came at the end of last week that the vatican is investigating american nuns. the official word from the vatican is that they are examining in depth, the quality of life for nuns (the ranks today number 60,000 down from 180,000 in 1965) but word on the street in the convent is that they [...]
the naked truth about the burka
in a major policy speech, our favorite doll, nicolas sarkozy talked about how france needed to outlaw the burka. in his address to french parliament, he asserted that the burka is a sign of subservience and that it wouldn’t be welcome in french territory (forget the vaca in st. barth’s ladies) “we cannot accept to [...]
