Daily Archives: May 26, 2008

Devotion vs. Deceit

Posted on May 26, 2008 by richard wade

I got a Letter from God… …and it was really creepy. I’m not usually interested in posting the “religion sucks” kind of threads, but sometimes the outrage gets to be just too much to ignore. A few days ago this … Continue reading →

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Rush and Religion

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Guest Contributor

The coolest music video you’ll see all day is below. The song is “Malignant Narcissism” by the band Rush. The video was created by Bobby Standridge. You may want the full screen for this one: Rush lyricist Neil Peart also … Continue reading →

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Weekend Randomness

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Guest Contributor

A collection of amusing links send by readers over the weekend: A California Ford dealership doesn’t want the business of any non-Christians — with audio of the offensive commercial! (via Spazeboy) Best Bar Mitzvah speech *ever* (via Anne) Jill Bolte … Continue reading →

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A Couple More Cartoons on Science, Religion, and the Bible

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Guest Contributor

The editorial cartoon by Chris OBrion of The Roanoke Times illustrates the importance of not giving preference to one religion in the classroom. It’s not like we need to ignore religion altogether, though. A Comparative Religions class would put the … Continue reading →

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The Baby Jump

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Guest Contributor

Since 1620, residents of Castrillo de Murcia (Spain) have been holding a baby jump to ward off the devil. Yep. A baby jump. Like this: Jumpers dressed as the Colacho, a character representing the Devil, bounded over clusters of bemused … Continue reading →

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How Sane is Your Website?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Guest Contributor

It’s not a Jessica Hagy work, but the Venn diagram does make a good point: The never-ending CAPS LOCK comments usually do it for me. CAPS with Bible verses are even scarier. Bible verses alone? Not scary. Plenty of atheist … Continue reading →

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