Stalking The Beast

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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Alert The Media!! Madonna Says She's An Ambassador For Judaism

Madonna, the patron queen of pop, has announced that she is an ambassador for Judaism. Excellent!! Excellent!! It's about time. Somebody who actually knows something about Judaism -- and who better than a sleazy lapsed Catholic? -- who can promote the most traditional of religions. I'm sure every... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Second Largest Court Settlement In Church History

The San Diego archdiocese in California agreed to a $200 million settlement with the families of the abused. This is the second largest settlement in Catholic Church history, falling behind Los Angeles archdiocese settlement of over $600 million. However, San Diego becomes the first diocese to file... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 27, 2007

The Disgusting Elevation Of The Diminished Michael Vick

He said he was sorry. He said it was terrible. He said he renounced dogfighting. He said he found Jesus. (That's good. There's a lot of people looking for him. So, tell us, Michael, where is Jesus?) How is it that these guys always find Jesus when a judgment is involved? The man is up for parole. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Infallibility Of The Fundamentalist

"It is impossible for a fundamentalist to admit he is ever wrong because then he would have to admit that god is wrong." -- President Jimmy Carter, interview on CNN's "God's Warriors" Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 20, 2007

My Religion Is Better Than Your Religion

I just watched Larry King Live, where CNN reporter extraordinaire Christiane Amanpour and a panel of religious guests discussed her three part, six-hour special "God's Warriors" that begins airing tomorrow night. Near the end of the broadcast, an evangelical Christian told another Christian that,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Addendum To The "Jesus Smudge" Post

Two days ago, I posted about a family in Virginia that sold a section of garage flooring with an oil smudge of what they thought looked like Jesus on EBay for over $1500. In answering the comments, Julia, who said it made her want to go out and create a smudge herself ('cause she could use the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Jesus Smudge Nets $1500 on EBay

An oil smudge on the concrete garage floor of the Serio family in Forest, Virginia, looks so much like Jesus they decided to put it on EBay to see if they could get some Sunday-go-to-meetin' money. And they did -- $1526. See if it was worth it. Holy crap. Literally... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

For His Is The Power And The Glorified

Cardinal Roger Mahoney announced Sunday that the Los Angeles Catholic archdiocese, the largest diocese in the nation, would settle with the 500 victims of various priestly wrongdoings to the tune of $660 million. Even after the attorneys' fees, each victim will get an average of around $1.3 million.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

I Love A Good Christian Free-For-All

Pope Benedict XVI decided to reverse another Vatican II decision today by stating that the Vatican II decisions of 1962-65 were erroneous. On Saturday he reversed the decision that mass could be held in languages other than Latin, the official language of the Roman Catholic Church. And, although... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Billboard Ad From Satan -- In Texas

Just outside the city limits of Denton, Texas stands a huge billboard. Emblazoned on a black background at about truck-top level are the giant white words: I Hate Victory Family Church Right below that and to the right, in large but slightly smaller print, is emblazoned in red the name of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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