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Religion
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Olympics 2012: Saudis Will Allow Women To Compete For The First Time
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Saudi Arabian officials have taken a huge, progressive step and will, for the first time ever, allow Saudi women to compete in the Olympic Games at this year’s event in London.
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Fight Church: Where Mixed Martial Arts And Evangelical Christianity Collide [VIDEO]
19 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You just cannot make this stuff up! Fight Church is an upcoming documentary about the combination of Christianity and Mixed Martial Arts. The film follows several pastors and fighters in a quest to reconcile their faith with this violent sport.
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Christian Public Holidays Under Review For Discriminating Against Non-Christians
11 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities plans public meetings this month in Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. The meetings relate to the revision of public holidays, in particular Christian holy days. This follows “complaints and requests” it has received that the present public holidays recognise Christians and unfairly discriminate against other religions.
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Iran Claims This Book Will Cause The Collapse Of Christianity And Shake World Politics
25 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
An alleged ancient religious text, which was confiscated in 2000 by Turkish authorities, has since resurfaced following a request by the Vatican to view it. An Iranian report claims that the book’s contents will “trigger Christianity’s downfall by proving that Islam is the final and righteous religion.”
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Documentarian Impersonates ‘Wise Indian Guru’, Develops Real Following [VIDEO]
22 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“So many of us look to the wisdom of the East, to solve our problems in the West.” Those are the words of filmmaker Vikram Ghandi, who set out to see how to see legitimate many of the sources of Eastern wisdom were, by impersonating a guru and then gaining a massive, legitimate following. Click through for the trailer and more details.
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‘Vulgar’ Lady Gaga Barred From Performing In Indonesia
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Lady Gaga has been denied a permit to perform in Indonesia next month, owing to security concerns. This follows Islamic groups in the country having voiced their concerns over the pop star’s ‘vulgar’ on-stage performance style. The 30 000 people who have bought tickets to her June concert in Jakarta will be disappointed.
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Catholic Outcry Over Tutu’s US University Visit
02 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Archbishop Tutu is set to deliver a commencement address at a Catholic university in the States this month, but his visit has drawn the ire of several Catholic groups who claim the Arch’s views are not a good fit for the institution that invited him. They have some petitions going, the University has yet to speak out, and we’ve got the full skinny on their righteous campaigning to stop the Arch, after the jump!
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Church Apologises After Porn Pops Up During Priest’s School Presentation
03 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Catholic Church in Ireland has apologized after gay porn popped up on screen during a PowerPoint presentation by a priest at a primary school. Father Martin McVeigh was presenting a talk for parents in preparation for their kids’ First Holy Communion. But when he inserted a flash disk into his computer, images of man to man action popped up on screen.
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Woolies Hot Cross Buns Stoke Up Hot Cross Christians
29 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
Woolworths South Africa has earned the Almighty’s ire, not to mention that of dozens of their (former) Christian customers on Facebook, by besmirching their delicious, fruity hot cross bun packages with Halaal certifications. If it’s not soft drinks, it’s holy baked goods! Have they no shame?! Full details of this outrage after the jump!
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Cape Town Doctor Exasperated By “False Promises” Of Faith Healing Rallies
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
A Cape doctor has publicly condemned the type of pastor-led faith-healing rally that took place over the weekend at the Cape Town stadium. Several people were admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital on Sunday after they fell ill at the mass event, which was convened by controversial pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
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The World-Wide Red Bull Backlash Continues, Catholics Get Involved
14 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The world-wide Red Bull backlash continues, with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference now calling on all Southern African Catholics to “fast” from drinking Red Bull until Easter. The energy drink’s latest advert angered Christians for poking fun at Jesus walking on water. The Conference say they are hoping to show that “when it comes to mocking religious symbols, there is such a thing as bad publicity.”
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Iranian Women Launch Nude Revolutionary Calendar [N5FW VIDEO]
08 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
To mark International Women’s Day today, SlutWalk Founder Sonya Barnett has designed the Nude Revolutionary Calendar. Featuring topless Iranian woman, this move is both a middle finger to political Islam, as well as a fundraiser towards “supporting women’s rights and free expression.” This promotional video has just been released online.
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Pope Benedict Takes To Twitter To Save Lent
23 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This week, the Catholic Church begins its annual Lenten cycle, culminating in the holy days associated with Easter in just over a month, and given the flagging interest many young Catholics around the world are apparently showing in sticking to their Lenten vows, the Pope is taking his fight for their pledges to the Twittersphere.
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Church Allows Convicted Child Molester To Preach – Children Banned From Attending
22 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Convicted child molester, Darrell Gilyard, has been allowed to preach in the Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist church in Jacksonville, Florida. But, Gilyard, 49, is not allowed any contact with minors under the terms of his release from a three-year jail sentence he served for abusing a 15-year-old girl at another church in 2009.
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NATO Apologises After Burning Copies Of The Koran In Afghanistan
21 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Well, this is embarrassing. A US commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan has apologised after copies of the Koran (and other religious Islamic materials) were sent to be burned in a rubbish tip. The books were found by Afghan Muslims working on the dump. They told friends and this resulted in about 2 000 people rocking up at the US base to assault it with fire bombs and stones.
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The Catholic Church Openly Condemns The Obama Administration
30 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This past weekend, Catholic parishioners across America were read a letter written by the church leadership urging them to stand up against a new ruling by the Obama administration which would require all employers to provide healthcare plans which include contraceptive coverage.
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File Sharing Is A Religion In Sweden Now
05 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following on the heels of the now infamous Swedish Pirate Party – a political group that holds a seat in parliament and lobbies for file-sharing rights – recognition has now been given to a new religion. This is the Missionary Church of Kopimism, which holds Control-C and Control-V as their sacred symbols.
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Saudi Women May Now Sell Lingerie – A Small Step Forward?
04 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tomorrow will mark what many Saudi women will consider a small milestone in personal shopping. From this week, only female staff will be allowed to sell lingerie, relieving the embarrassment of buying underwear in the highly conservative Muslim nation. This is by order of the king, incidentally. The new law provides a rare opportunity for the employment of women, which was previously outlawed.
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Catholic Cardinal: “Gay Movement Could Morph Into Ku Klux Klan” [VIDEO]
23 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, has warned that the gay movement could morph into Ku Klux Klan. In a breathtaking display of logic he has said that, in the past, both the KKK and the gays have protested against the Catholic Church. Therefore gays equal the KKK.
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The Rise And Rise Of The Jedi Church
21 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A recent national census in the Czech Republic turned up some interesting news that might be of interest to the Empire – there appears to be a small population of traitorous Jedi living in the country – approximately 15 000 of them.
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Indonesian Police Arrest, Shave And “Cleanse” Punk Rockers [PICS]
15 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After being arrested at a punk rock concert in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, enthusiasts were forced to have their heads shaved, “cleanse” themselves in a lake, change their clothes and pray – because being a punk rocker in parts of Indonesia soils the Islamic image they want to uphold.
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Church Unveils Provocative Christmas Billboard
15 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A controversial New Zealand church has rolled out a publicity stunt in time for Christmas – with a billboard showing the Virgin Mary holding a positive pregnancy test. Auckland’s St Matthews in the City Church launched its festive advertising campaign to “avoid the sentimental and trite” and “spark thought and conversation”.
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Christians To Boycott Local Playboy Channels: “Porn is the new crack”
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TopTV has signed an agreement with Playboy TV to add three adult TV channels from Playboy to their existing line-up in 2012. But Isak Burger and his Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) is threatening a nationwide boycott campaign against TopTV. Burger says pornograhpy is “the new crack.”
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Islamic Cleric Bans Woman From Touching Bananas, Carrots And Cucumbers
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
An Islamic cleric has said that women should not be close to bananas or cucumbers, because it can lead to “sexual thoughts.” He has also suggested that should females wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably a male related to them should cut the items into small pieces for them.
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Muslim Women Commit Assault And Blame It On The Alcohol
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Rhea Page from London was viciously attacked by four other girls last year. They dragged her to the ground by her hair then beat her with kicks and punches. During the act they kept screaming, “kill the white slag”. However, they won’t be punished after a judge heard that the Muslim girls “were not used to drinking alcohol”.
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The Vatican’s Exorcist Says Yoga Is Satanic
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Gabriele Amorth is the Vatican’s chief exorcist. And if he is to be believed, he’s pretty good at it with just under 70 000 banished evil spirits under his belt. He says yoga is the work of the devil and leads to a belief in Hinduism, which, in turn, leads to evil.
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Atheist Group Planning Controversial Christmas Billboards
16 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Last year a group known as American Atheists erected a series of controversial Christmas billboards reading: “You Know It’s A Myth. This Season, Celebrate Reason.” This year they plan to take it a step further by erecting signs featuring images of Santa, Jesus, Poseidon and the devil next to the message: “37 Million Americans know MYTHS when they see them.”
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Controversial Islamic Sex Guide Banned In Malaysia
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A book called Islamic Sex, Fighting Jews to Return Islamic Sex to the World has been banned in Malaysia. It was published by the Muslim Obedient Wife Club and urges Muslim men in polygamous marriages to have group sex with their wives as a form of “worship”.
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Tenth Tibetan Monk In 12 Months Sets Fire To Himself In China
27 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yet another Tibetan Buddhist monk doused himself in fuel and set fire to himself in China yesterday. This brings to ten the total number of monks who’ve resorted to this extreme form of protest since March this year.
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ASA Pulls Axe Advert Because It Offends Christian Viewers [Video]
26 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that an Axe deodorant advert be pulled. In the ad, angels can be seen falling from heaven because they are attracted to a man’s deodorant. But a viewer laid a complaint, claiming it offends Christians. According to him, angels aren’t supposed to forfeit their heavenly status for mortal desires.
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