Stalking The Beast

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Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Which Cheek To Turn?

Priests of the Greek Orthodox faith and some Franciscans (also priests) decided not to turn the othe cheek in one of Jerusalem's holiest places, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It seems that the altercation escalated from a discussion over whether or not to shut a door while a procession made its... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 21, 2004

Next Best Thing To Buying Your Way Into Heaven

It goes without saying that if god had an embassy on Earth, it would undoubtedly be in Jerusalem. I mean, think about it: Jerusalem is the point of origin of three of the Earth's largest religions. And what better way to to be nearer god, than by owning a piece of the holy land? In a city where... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Heavy Of Spirit? Then Exorcise!!

A Wisconsin church elder was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for suffocating an autistic boy, Terrance Cottrell Jr., 8, who was thought to be possessed by demons. Ray Hemphill, 46, sat on the boy's chest for at least one hour. The Milwaukee County Circuit Judge, Jean DiMotto, told Hemphill that... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 29, 2004

Go And Sin No More...Please?

It seems that the priesthood is full of bad characters. A priest was arrested in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and charged with soliciting prostitution, two counts of soliciting to a person under the age of 18, and two counts of making child pornography. I wonder if he marketed under the name He’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 8, 2004

Creating Classroom Time For Creationism

Have all Republicans gone mad in this country? Or is it just the president and those two idiots out in Montana, Tom Keating and Ken Miller? Miller made national news when he called for creationism to be given “equal time” in the classroom, to give the “scientific” theory of creationism its fair time... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 24, 2004

Arresting Priests

Will the self-destructive actions of the Catholic church never cease? I mean, how much more bad press can Catholicism stand? And with the numbers of men entering the priesthood significantly down in the past several decades, how many more priests can the church really afford to have arrested?... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 17, 2004

Blessed Be The Prayer Rug Filers

Opening mail is not, nor has it ever been, a religious experience. It is mostly a daily mundane chore. But, sometimes, it can become quite interesting, especially when the junk mail that is usually so unappealing, unwanted, and uninteresting turns out to be the opposite (or at least somewhat the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 3, 2004

Moral Codes

It is a commonly known truism that one’s belief system defines concepts of right and wrong, or moral code. The basic concepts of good and evil, the acts that can be categorized as such (yes, even the gray shadings), all come from our belief systems. These systems generally manifest themselves in... Sign in to see full entry.

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