Ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s May visit to Israel, the rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovitch, has said that it is not proper to come to the site wearing a cross.
Before 1967, when the Western Wall was under Jordanian rule, Jews were forbidden to pray there. In the Six Day War, Israel conquered [...]
Bill Maher’s movie is very funny while also being a wake up call to the very real global dangers of religion.
A must see!
-JSNTR
July 10, 2008 01:45 PM EST | AP: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man says he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while worshipping.
Now he wants Lakewind Church to pay $2.5 million for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering.
Matt Lincoln says he is suing after [...]
“We’re having to compete against many theatrical things around the country, whether it’s MTV or the Rockettes or any show you might see on Broadway,” said the Rev. Mike Jefferies of the First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale. “We have made a conscious decision to pull out all the stops.”
Oh, this is true humility…. “I [...]
If only religion could work this way….
GUATEMALA CITY — Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate “bad spirits” after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.
“That a person like (Bush), with the persecution of our migrant brothers in the United States, with the wars [...]
AP: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 3) – In what has become an annual tradition of prognostications, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would result in “mass killing” late in 2007.
“I’m not necessarily saying it’s going to be nuclear,” he said during his news-and-talk [...]
From the Fire and Brimstone Desk: Westboro Baptist Church Pastor Fred “Kooky” Phelps, also known as the man who single-handedly keeps the “God Hates Fags” sign industry in business, has set his sites on hellbound Jon Stewart and “hooligan sidekick” Stephen Colbert for their little Emmy skit.
Phelps gets the ball rolling in his latest video [...]
Taoist – Shit happens.
Buddhist – Shit happening is an illusion.
Hindu – This shit has happened before.
Moslem – It is the will of Allah that Shit happens.
Confucian – Confucius say, “Shit happens.”
Zen – What is the sound of shit happening?
Catholic – If shit happens, you deserve it.
Jew – Why does this shit always happen to [...]
