Zeus Vs. Jesus
Here are some of the things Zeus-denying Christians have had to put up with since my last weather-related update on March 2:
—– High Winds Rip Off Indiana Church Roof (WLFI.com; March 9)
FLORA, Indiana: Hundreds of area residents are cleaning up after powerful winds and heavy rains swept through the area. Around 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, much [...]
Recommended Readings (2)
—– Connecticut Church Creates Stir With Gay Exorcism Video (John Christoffersen/The Associated Press; June 24)
BRIDGEPORT: The video shows the 16-year-old boy lying on the floor, his body convulsing, as elders of a small Connecticut church cast a “homosexual demon” from his body.
“Rip it from his throat!” a woman yells. “Come on, you homosexual demon! [...]
The Pentagon’s Holy Warriors Revisited
—– Christian Soldiers: The Growing Controversy Over Military Chaplains Using The Armed Forces To Spread The Word (Kathryn Joyce/Newsweek Web Exclusive; June 19)
Ever since former president George W. Bush referred to the war on terror as a “crusade” in the days after the September 11 attacks, many have charged that the United States was conducting [...]
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—– Voodoo Made Me Drown Kids, Long Island Mom Tells Police (New York Daily News; Feb 10, 2009)
A Long Island woman Monday admitted drowning her three young children last year, saying she believed they were victims of a voodoo attack….
—– Elton Murphy Found Guilty Of Murder, Gets Life (MySunCoast.com/WWSB ABC7; May 11)
SARASOTA, Florida: A jury has [...]
The Bones of Saint Paul
Burried beneath the Basilica of Saint Paul is a marble sarcaphogus that many believe hold the actual bones of the Paul who is featured so prominently in the New Testament. A recent carbon dating of the bones inside the tomb reveal that they probably do, in fact, date to the 1st or 2nd century – [...]
The Vatican is trying to be hip…
…but it only seems to confirm its irrelevance. In the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, the Vatican’s daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano attempted a tribute to the pop music icon:
Vatican daily proclaims Michael Jackson immortal – for his fans
But will he really be dead? It wouldn’t be surprising if, in a few years, he was spotted [...]
Does Catholicism Have The Power…
… to mess up whole societies as well as the lives of individuals such as Elizabeth Tevenan?
Here’s a recent article that strongly suggests that the answer is yes:
—– Roots Of A Warped View Of Sexuality (Patsy McGarry/The Irish Times; June 20)
Why is it that child sex abuse was more prevalent in Irish Catholicism than elsewhere? [...]
Elizabeth Tevenan (2)
Here are a few more facts that might help us better understand the sad case of Elizabeth Tevenan:
—– Tragedy Of The Catholic Mother Who Suffocated Her Newborn Baby Out Of Shame (The Daily Mail; June 18)
A devout Roman Catholic who had not known she was pregnant killed her son within moments of giving [...]
Yet Another Recent Case To Ponder…
… for all those who are interested in squarely facing and examining the relationship between religion and the murder of a close relative:
—– Prosecutors In Chechnya Arrest Man Suspected Of Shooting His Sister To Death (The Canadian Press/The Associated Press; June 20)
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia: Prosecutors in Chechnya say they have detained a young man [...]
Elizabeth Tevenan: Murderous Theist Parent #33
—– Catholic Mother Killed Newborn Baby From “Shame” After Giving Birth Alone (The Telegraph; June 18)
A Catholic mother, who did not know she was pregnant, killed her newly born son within moments of giving birth alone, an inquest heard.
Elizabeth Tevenan, 30, who later died from severe blood loss, gave birth in November 2008 in [...]
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