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Mark Goodacre shared a link<\/a> to an article about UNC creating a \u201cDepartment of Irreligion.\u201d<\/a> My favorite part was actually a bit tagged on at the end, stating that Bart Ehrman will be cancelling the remained of his book tour for his book Forged<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, since he no longer feels certain about who wrote it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In related April Fools Day humor, Duke Newt reported that the lead codices contain the long lost Q document<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bob Cargill<\/a> and David Stark<\/a> preferred Google\u2019s April Fools Day prank.<\/p>\n

But can any of that beat Arni Zachariassen\u2019s<\/a> picture of a (Vulcan?) Jesus caring for the Enterprise?<\/p>\n

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