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Religion
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“Obscene, Ignorant” Susan Sarandon Calls Pope A Nazi
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Susan Sarandon has really rubbed America’s largest Catholic civil rights organization up the wrong way. The actress raised eyebrows the other day when she referred to Pope Benedict as a “Nazi”, and the Catholic League is now lashing out at her. The league claims that what Susie said was positively obscene, showing “unparalleled ignorance”.
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Archbishop Of Canterbury Lambastes Mugabe In Powerful Sermon To 15 000 Zimbabweans
10 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dr Rowan Williams, otherwise known as the Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered what some of his aides are calling the “sermon of his career” when he addressed more than 15 000 Anglicans during his controversial visit to Zimbabwe yesterday. He told them that Mugabe’s tyrannical rule was no better than the colonial rule it had replaced.
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Sorry Rugby Fans, It’s The End Of The World (Again)
07 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re planning to be around to watch the final of the Rugby World Cup this year, then can I suggest you get your sinner on toute suite- something light should do, because Harold Camping has returned with a new prediction for the start of the Rapture. In two weeks time, to be precise: October 21st, 2011. Sorry, rugby fans!
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Pope Says Gay Marriage And Abortion Pose Threat To Our Values
26 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During a speech over the weekend in Germany, the Pope warned of threats posed by abortion and gay marriage. He said that Christian churches “must walk side by side” in the battle against church values. He also added that we must defend the “integrity and the uniqueness of marriage between one man and one woman.”
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Praying In The Streets Of Paris Is Now Illegal
23 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Starting today, praying in the streets of Paris is against the law. The French interior minister warned that police will use force if anybody disobeys the new rule to keep the French capital’s public spaces secular. However, people have been defying the law all morning.
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Religious Police Force Forbids Lesbian Couple From Living In Same Village
25 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Constitutional rights don’t hold much water with the Islamic police in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The province’s religious police force have forcibly separated a lesbian couple and warned the two women they could be beheaded under Islamic law. Homsexuality is legal in the rest of Indonesia.
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It’s The Teenage Exorcist Girl Squad! No, Really… [VIDEO]
17 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Meet the Teenage Exorcist Girl Squad: a crack team of five girls from Arizona, USA, who are adept at the laying on of hands, and the booting out of demons. They’ve worked all over the world, are about to get their own reality show, and are just a phone call away…
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Wayne Becomes Whallid
28 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Proteas pace bowler, Wayne Parnell, has converted from Christianity to Islam. And from reports he may well change his name to “Whallid”.
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Couple Claims To See Jesus In Their Walmart Receipt [VIDEO]
18 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The image of Jesus has appeared on some very random items in the past including a piece of bubblegum, a Kit Kat Chunky, and even an iron. But, according to an American couple, JC has now appeared on a discarded Walmart shopping receipt. What’s even freakier is the fact that they first saw the image just as they came home from church one morning!
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Pastafarian Wins The Right To Wear A Strainer On His Head For His Driver’s License
14 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a landmark decision, Austria has granted “pastafarian”, Niko Alm, the right to wear a pasta strainer on his head for his driver’s license photo.
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Australia’s New South Wales Police Get New Burqa Removal Powers
05 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, police in Australia’s New South Wales state were handed more authority to remove burqas and other face coverings to identify potential criminal suspects. The move follows the recent case of a Muslim woman who was acquitted after a judge ruled her Islamic veil made a positive identification of her impossible.
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Massive Treasure, Worth R74 Billion, Found In Hindu Temple
04 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India – dedicated to the god Vishnu – was built in 1566. Secret vaults have now been found, containing more than R74 billion in offerings to the temple! All these shiny coins, jewelry, and even a six meter-long gold necklace have been secretly hoarded in underground vaults. This is like the Indian version of Gringotts in Harry Potter!
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Pope Benedict XVI Tweets For The First Time [VIDEO]
29 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pope Benedict XVI took to Twitter yesterday and composed a tweet on an iPad before sending it out into cyberspace. Granted, it did take about six other similarly aged cardinals and other officials to help him out, but it is the thought that counts, right? See a video of him tweeting, as well as his full Twitter message, inside.
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The Dutch May Ban Religious Animal Slaughter
28 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Dutch political left sees the ritual slaughter of animals as cruel to animals, whilst the right sees it as foreign and barbaric. They will both pass a law next week that will make the killing of animals without stunning them first illegal. This poses a problem for orthodox Dutch Jews and Muslims who’ve been doing it differently for the last couple of millennia.
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Scientology Singalong Video – Join In The Fun [VIDEO]
22 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wednesdays are perfect days for singalongs! For today, we’d like to invite you to take the time warp back to the 90’s. Check out this vintage Scientology propaganda video, and then join this group of passionate, bright-eyed scientologists in their beautiful rendition of “We Stand Tall”. Also look out for scientology leader, David Miscavige, pushing the boundaries of his vocal chords.
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‘Obedient Wives Club’ Launches New Branch [VIDEO]
20 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new club that opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, this weekend, is encouraging women to be totally obedient to their husbands and focus on keeping them sexually satisfied. Predictably, the new branch of the 800-member strong organisation has generated a chorus of disapproval from activists and academics alike.
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Muslim Group Runs Provocative Billboard Campaign To Promote Interfaith Relations
02 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Billboards have emerged across Australia carrying the slogan “Jesus: a prophet of Islam”. The Islamic group behind it, MyPeace, has done this in an attempt to encourage interfaith relations between Christians and Muslims. But not everyone is impressed with this gesture, and believes it to be more provocative and offensive than helpful.
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You Can Buy The Patron Saint Of Venereal Disease’s Head
26 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Heh. So apparently they’ve found skull of Saint Vitalis of Assisi, the patron saint of venereal diseases and, it’s going up for auction. Because what else would you do if you found it? Assisi won sainthood for performing miracles on those with bladder and genital disorders in 13th century Italy. Please buy his head.
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Buzz-Kill Benedict Shuts Down Monastery
25 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pope Benedict XVI has shut down a famous Monastery in Rome, run by a former nightclub dancing nun. The monastery, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, holds some of the most precious relics in the Church, but the Pope has cut the partying short.
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Harold Camping Sets New Date For End Of The World
24 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Look, we all make mistakes. Harold Camping, founder of Family Radio International, spent millions of dollars on more than 5 000 billboards proclaiming that he world would end on 21 May 2011. It didn’t. But after consulting his Bible once again, Camping is now sure that the end of the world will take place on 21 October this year.
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Pope Benedict Chats To Astronauts On The ISS
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Why? Because Pope Benedict XVI can do what he wants, I guess. He spent about twenty minutes video chatting with the crew of the International Space Station and the U.S shuttle Endeavour, conveying well-wishes for Gabrielle Gifford’s husband, and generally just shooting the breeze.
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That Awkward Moment When The Rapture Doesn’t Happen, And You Have A Hotel Bill
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Johannes Coetzee took up the mantle of spreading Harold Camping’s doomsday prophecy throughout the southern African region. And on Friday night, he and 50 other May 21 prophets booked in to the Devonshire Hotel in Braaimfontein ahead of their impending float up to the ether. They woke up in bed on Sunday.
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Pitzer College To Add Secularism Major To Curriculum
11 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of America’s more notably known liberal arts schools, as they call them over there, has decided to add a major on secularism to their curriculum thereby making them that little bit more liberal than some of their competitors. This will be the first of its kind in America.
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Presbyterian Church Votes To Allow Openly Gay And Lesbian Clergy
11 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The US Presbyterian Church passed an historic ruling on Tuesday evening. They have decided to allow openly gay men and women in same-sex relationships to be ordained as clergy. This comes after a similar mandate that was to allow gay clergy was defeated two years ago.
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JHB Coldplay Gig Will Not Feature Any Jewish Fans
09 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Because, as it happens, the gig is planned for October 8, which also happens to be Yom Kippur – the Jewish Day of Atonement. This of course means that observant Jews will be engaged in a 25-hour period of intensive fasting at roughly the same point that Chris Martin breathlessly proclaims his love for Africa from the stage.
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Al Qaeda Confirms Osama Bin Laden’s Death And Vows Revenge
06 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Al Qaeda confirmed Osama bin Laden’s death on Friday and warned of retaliation. The announcement came via a statement posted on internet website forums commonly used by the militant group and reportedly warns that Americans’ “happiness will turn to sadness.”
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France Introduces Burqa Ban Today – Ban Defied
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The controversial law banning full-face veils came into effect today in France, home to Europe’s largest Muslim population. Public wearing of niqabs or burqas is now liable for a fine of 150 euros and a citizenship course; people charged with forcing women to wear full-face veils may be subject to jail time.
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Tanzanian Shaman Takes Break, 26km Queue Too Long
30 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The Tanzanian “miracle” pastor, Reverend Ambilikile “Babu” Mwasapile has called for a break. He has temporarily asked people to stop going to his remote home for a “miracle cure” after thousands flocked there, resulting in chaos in the surrounding area.
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Study Shows Religion Becoming Extinct In These Nine Countries
25 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
I can actually hear Michael Stipe singing, “that’s me in the corner…”, as I’m typing this. A study using census data from nine countries indicates that religion will all but die out altogether in those countries. Have a look at who made the shortlist inside.
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Al Qaeda Launches Women’s Glossy Magazine
15 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Clearly not satisfied with the launch of their English magazine, Inspire, which first appeared about nine months ago, and included a feature called “How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom”, al Qaeda’s media arm has followed up with a magazine for women, titled “Al-Shamikha”. Apparently the editorial team will be mixing beauty tips with lessons in jihad. No spice.
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