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Not Oprah: Game Show In Pakistan Gives Babies As Prizes [VIDEO]
31 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A Pakistani TV show called Aman Ramazan is a religious game show where prizes are awarded to the audience for the correct answer. Questions are based on the Qur’an and prizes include household appliances, motorbikes and most surprisingly, babies.
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Eye Candy: Gorgeous Abandoned Churches Repurposed For Everyday Use [GALLERY]
27 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What becomes of vacant church buildings? Do they just decay? Some do, but not all of them. These church buildings have been repurposed in the most amazing ways.
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Team America: Idaho Company Produces Pork-Coated Bullets Designed “To Send Terrorists Straight To Hell” [PIC]
24 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An Idaho company has designed and developed a bullet that is coated in pork to prohibit any martyrs from entering paradise. Jihawg Ammo “is only effective if you are attacked by an Islamist in Jihad”.
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Like A G6 – Buddhist Monks Reprimanded For Rocking Branded Sunglasses On A Private Jet [VIDEO]
18 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This video has surfaced showing Buddhist monks enjoying the high life. Fancy sunglasses, designer bags, trendy headphones and a private jet are part of their vibe. This is however a far cry from Buddha’s teaching.
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Frightening, Abandoned Biblical Theme Park Could Be Yours For R3 Million [VIDEO + GALLERY]
28 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Biblical theme park called Holly Land’s asking price has been cut by almost half. Find out why no one wants to buy it when you click through.
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WATCH: Local Film Makers Punish ‘We Are One’ And ‘Holi One’ Festival Goers With Genius YouTube Video
12 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
This is almost too good to be true. Cape Town and Johannesburg recently played host to the Holi One and We Are One festivals, respectively. There are almost too many highlights to mention, but the Yellow Hand Print Guy should get a special round of applause.
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Amazing Interview With The Guy Who Created The “God” Page On Facebook
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The official page for God was created on Facebook in 2011. And while Facebook is generally regarded as having become a dump of bad content, the God page stands out as an island of satire in a sea of filigreed baby pictures. Having taken a satirical approach, the page divides the opinions of its almost […]
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That’s Me In The Corner: Study Finds One In Six People Globally Follow No Religion
19 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A global study of religious adherence has found that about one out of every six people worldwide has no religious affiliation. To put it into perspective, that is about equal to the amount of Catholics in the world!
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Dutchman Launches His Own Scale Replica Of Noah’s Ark After 20 Years Of Building [GALLERY]
12 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Johan Huibers took 20 years to build this scale replica of the biblical ship, after having nightmares of his homeland flooding. Now what does he plan to do with it?
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Russell Brand Interviews Members Of Westboro Baptist Church [VIDEO]
22 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The members of the Westboro Baptist Church are some of the worst people you’ll ever encounter. Considered one of the most homophobic and anti-Semitic hate groups in the world, they are known for picketing at the funerals of soldiers – holding up posters with vitriolic phrases such as “God hates fags” and “Thank God for dead soldiers”.
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New Coptic Pope Picked By Blindfolded Boy As Part Of Lottery Selection System [PICS]
05 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Egypt’s Coptic Christians elected a new Pope yesterday for the first time since 1971. Bishop Tawadros was named the 118th Pope in an altar lottery when a blindfolded boy picked one of three names out of a glass chalice at the altar.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
19 Sep 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Did Jesus have a wife? Lonmin strikers reach agreement. French mag to publish Mohammed cartoons. Obama compares himself to Jay-Z. Apple shares highest ever. News of The World ordered a burglary.
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Taliban’s Public Execution Of Afghan Woman Heavily Condemned [VIDEO]
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Afghan government and human rights campaigners have heavily condemned the public execution of a young woman accused of adultery following the release of amateur footage depicting the incident. Click through for further details and the video, which does not show the actual killing but may upset sensitive viewers.
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BCCSA Complaint Against Nik Rabinowitz For “Queer Jesus” Joke Dismissed
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
During an Easter radio interview, comedian Nik Rabinowitz upset some listeners with his jokes. Highlights included referring to a “queer Jesus for the gay community” and a “pastor who had a potato stuck up his backside.” This morning the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) found complaints accusing these statements as “blasphemous” to be not valid.
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“Satanic Verses” Author’s Fatwā Turned Into Video Game
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the past 23 years, there has been a fatwā (Islamic death sentence) hanging over Salman Rushdie. The famous author of the “Satanic Verses”, is now also the subject of a new computer game aimed at teaching kids about his “sin”. It is called “The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of his Verdict.”
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Religion Fail: Court In Germany Bans Circumcision Of Young Boys
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
In the first ruling of its kind in Germany, a local court ruled yesterday that circumcision performed for religious reasons on young boys be banned as it could cause long-lasting, irreparable damage. It went on to say that the act should be made illegal due to the serious bodily harm that it could cause.
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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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Manny Pacquiao: “I am not against homosexuals”
17 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the wake of his words against marriage equality, boxer Manny Pacquiao faces possible loss of sponsorship and is certainly a less popular figure around Los Angeles at the moment. Now he, and his spokesperson, have spoken out against the backlash, and clarified the statement that got the WBO Welterweight champion in such hot water.
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WBO Welterweight Champion Manny Pacquiao: “Gays Should Be Put To Death”
16 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
World Boxing Organisation Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, considered by many as one of the finest boxers currently active in the sport, has come out strongly in opposition to U.S. President Barack Obama’s statement of support for marriage equality in the United States, issued last week. Actually, “strongly” is putting it mildly.
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Stellenbosch University To Address Religious Practice And Residence Communities Issue
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
In the wake of last week’s “Dagbreek mock-exorcism” shenanigans reported in Stellenbosch paper Die Matie, the University is going to tackle the thorny issues around religion in the residences at an open forum tomorrow, according to a poster released on their social media pages. Is the shit about to hit the fan?
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7 Legion Of Christ Priests Investigated By Vatican For Sexual Abuse
11 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Vatican recently launched an investigation into seven priests from the Legion of Christ for abuse of minors, another two priests are being investigated for other crimes. This marks the first known Vatican action against priests following a similar, high-profile case.
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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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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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South Africa’s “Passion Of The Christ” Gets Hollywood Nod
01 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Regardt van den Bergh is a pretty big name in South African film circles, and now his star is set to shine even brighter as a Hollywood producer has stumped up US$20 million for a new production of his, set in and around the events of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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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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