Stalking The Beast

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Friday, September 9, 2005

A Matter Of Faith Or Simple Psychological Crutch?

I would like to say I admire people with the strength of faith, but instead I cannot begin to understand the mentality of someone in an adverse situation maintaining that their life is somehow blessed. Take, for instance, an old lady they were showing on the news the other day in Mississippi. It... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 1, 2005

They Are Calling It A 'Stampede'

It is being called the Baghdad Stampede, like it was some annual rodeo in Iraq's capital or the name of a sports team. The moniker is as much an affront to a caring person's sensibilities as the atrocity itself. And it all started over a rumor. It didn't take long for the pilgrimage of Muslims in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 28, 2005

God Is Killing Our Soldiers Because We Allow Gays In America

Remember Fred Phelps, reverend of the Westboro Baptist Church of Kansas and founder of the website godhatesfags.com? Well, he's back and at it again, running around the United States, getting permits to assemble, attending the funerals of our fallen soldiers, then yelling slogans like, "God hates... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

At Least He Didn't Deny It Thrice

Robertson denied he said he wanted Chavez assassinated. He said on his show: "I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should 'take him out. 'Take him out' could be a number of things including kidnapping." Robertson maintained he was taken out of context. Yeah, right. His actual... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Let's Hear It For The Honesty Of Pat Robertson

I don't know what is going on, but the holy shit keeps hitting the fan. The worst part of it is that it seems to be coming from the religious sector. It's as if they all got together and said, "Ya know, we haven't had any real controversy in the Protestant section since Oral needed his millions and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 13, 2005

Vote Christian Or Go To Hell

The Reverend Jerry Falwell wrote a letter almost a year ago where he urged his followers to "vote Christian." Not much was said about it. Then he posted his exhortation on his website. And the holy shit hit the fan. Several groups got their hackles up. A few detractors went so far as to accuse... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Wait Long Enough And God Will Answer Your Prayers

Back in 2003 Pat Robertson prayed on national television for a vacancy on the Supreme Court. When Sandra Day O'Connor resigned, he got his wish -- uh, prayer answered. Not satisfied, Robertson thanked the lord for answering his prayers and prayed for a couple more vacancies on August 2, 2005. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Samaritanism

Now, just about everyone knows the story of the good Samaritan. It is a story oft told and sermonized on ad infinitum in churches the world over. However, getting the message to the people is not the same as getting the people to understand and learn from the message. For example, I had a blowout... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 22, 2005

Know That Which You Follow

I had a coworker yesterday tell me that Catholics weren't like regular Christians, that they didn't believe in god like regular Christians do. I asked this dimwit if they knew that their so-called "regular" Christians originated with the Catholic Church, not counting the original disciples and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 9, 2005

And It Still Isn't Enough

The chairman of the Catholic lay reform group Voice of the Faithful, David Castaldi, anounced today that the total cost to the Catholic Church for the priests' sex scandals will eventually more than double original estimates. Ken Kusmer, of the Associated Press reports: "Boston, where the scandal... Sign in to see full entry.

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