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Chivers on the Satanic Panic
I’ve managed to completely avoid the Amanda Knox trial. I just generally steer clear of show trials as much as I possibly can, a habit dating back to OJ. But via some discussion at the Wild Hunt, I came across … Continue reading
Posted in Cults, Current Events
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Prayer Drive Fail
Your daily dose of schadenfreude from The Christian Post: Crystal Cathedral administrators, who announced a “faith filled” decision in July to raise $50 million to try to pay off its debt and maintain ownership of the church, have reportedly fallen … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Current Events
22 Comments
My Rights and Yours
Since New York legalized same-sex marriages, there have been a few articles like this one from the New York Times: Rose Marie Belforti is a 57-year-old cheese maker, the elected town clerk in this sprawling Finger Lakes farming community and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Sexuality
59 Comments
DC-40
The Wild Hunt blog has been covering the New Apostolic Reformation as well as most of the news commentators. With good reason; the NAR have a special message on Facebook for Pagans, “We release perfect Blood-covered love into the core … Continue reading
Posted in Cults, Current Events
23 Comments
Those Creationists are a Riot
I was waiting to see who would be the first to blame the London riots on the decadence of society caused by Darwinism. The winner seems to be Creation Ministries International, with a piece titled “Why is England Burning?” What … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Creationism / ID, Current Events
60 Comments
A Disturbing Political Alliance
By now, you’ve probably heard the Texas Governor Rick Perry held an enormous prayer rally last week. Called “The Response,” the rally was both a modern tent revival and Perry’s entrance into presidential politics. Sarah Posner has a lengthy report … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Current Events
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Warren Jeffs Convicted
Warren Jeffs, the leader of the splinter sect of Mormonism called the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, has been convicted of sexually assaulting the young girls who had been “spiritually married” to him. Jeffs was sentenced to life in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Mormonism
33 Comments
Thanks to Yoav for commenting in the Shiny Happy Thread over on the UF Forum to let us know that Rock Beyond Belief has been rescheduled for 31 March 2012. After the massive struggle that Justin Griffith has had to … Continue reading
Agreeing with the Devil
When Jared Lee Loughner killed six people and seriously wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tuscon, it started an argument about the use of violent rhetoric in American politics. But Loughner is clearly unhinged, and his actions appear to be primarily … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Islam
26 Comments
Breivik's Religion
Mark Juergensmeyer at Religion Dispatches wades through some of Anders Behring Breivik’s 1,500 page “manifesto,” which seems to be a disjointed document where Breivik laid out his plans for a coming war between the righteous Europeans on one side and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Religion
23 Comments
