Saddam Hussein was hung today prior to the beginning of a religious holiday. “The president, the leader Saddam Hussein is a martyr and God will put him along with other martyrs. Do not be sad nor complain because he has died the death of a holy warrior,” said Sheik Yahya al-Attawi, a cleric at the [...]
Entries from December 2006
December 30, 2006
NATIONAL PARK AGNOSTIC ON GEOLOGY
For Immediate Release: December 28, 2006. Contact: Carol Goldberg (202) 265-7337
HOW OLD IS THE GRAND CANYON? PARK SERVICE WON’T SAY — Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on Geology
Washington, DC — Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due [...]
December 13, 2006
Iranian President’s and “God’s” Will
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday told delegates at an international conference questioning the Holocaust that Israel’s days were numbered.
Ahmadinejad, who has sparked international outcry by referring to the killing of 6 million Jews in World War II as a “myth” and calling for Israel to be “wiped off the map,” [...]
December 13, 2006
Big Time Jesus Camp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A watchdog group that promotes religious freedom in the U.S. military accused senior officers on Monday of using their rank and influence to coerce soldiers and airmen into adopting evangelical Christianity.
Such proselytizing, according to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, has created a core of “radical” Christians within the U.S. armed forces [...]
December 13, 2006
Another Pastor Resigns Over Gay Sex Scandal
The founding pastor of a second Colorado church has resigned over gay sex allegations, just weeks after the evangelical community was shaken by the scandal surrounding megachurch leader Ted Haggard.On Sunday, Paul Barnes, founding pastor of the 2,100-member Grace Chapel in this Denver suburb, told his evangelical congregation in a videotaped message he had had [...]
December 13, 2006
Convert or Die
Eternal Forces, a PC game inspired by a series of Christian novels that are hugely popular, especially with teens. The series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins is based on their interpretation of the Bible’s Book of Revelation and takes place after the Rapture, when Jesus has taken his people to heaven and left nonbelievers [...]
