Monthly Archives: June 2011

Climate Threat

How heated has the debate over global warming gotten? Climate scientists in Australia are receiving death threats. From the The Canberra Times: Australia’s leading climate change scientists are being targeted by a vicious, unrelenting email campaign that has resulted in … Continue reading

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Patriot Bible

I’m surprised it took this long for someone to market this … This is a parody of the above, although it’s a little in-jokey and aimed primarily at Scott Bailey, bibliobloggers and Canada. Mostly Canada.

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I really do love Saturday Morning Breakfast Cerial…

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Who Owns Jesus?

From the Christian Post: Billboards have emerged across Sydney, Australia, carrying the slogan “Jesus: a prophet of Islam.” The advertising campaign is being run by Islamic group “MyPeace,” which has said that the purpose of the campaign is to encourage … Continue reading

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Jesus Police

From the Fast Show: (via clayboy)

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They Called Me Mad!

Jess Nevins, librarian and pulp fiction historian, normally of the No Fear of the Future blog, has a post up at io9 about the history of the “mad scientist” character: Alchemists, Astronomers, and Wild Men: A History of the Mad … Continue reading

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Should the Bible be Relevant?

Over at HuffPo, the biblical scholars Richard Elliot Friedman and Shawna Dolansky are kicking off a series explaining what the bible really says about the big hot-button issues: The Bible: As Relevant (and Misunderstood) as Ever. I’d certainly agree with … Continue reading

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The Artic Light

TSO Photography has another wonderful timelapse video, this one from Lofoten in Norway. The Arctic Light from TSO Photography on Vimeo. The photographer, Terje Sorgjerd, explains the phenomena he was attempting to capture: My favorite natural phenomenon is one I … Continue reading

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Sweet Jesus

Apparently everyone has a price. The Christian Post has an article about how much it took to convert an atheist: A self-confessed atheist has become a believer after mocking God by sarcastically praying for his mother to win the lottery. … Continue reading

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Quote of the Moment: Northern Religion

There’s a lot of interesting history being discussed for the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. The New York Times has an article examining the propaganda found in Southern newspapers during the war. The most common type was the … Continue reading

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