Archive for April, 2008
Good Show, Good Show Far Right
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008If you ever need to prove you are an ignorant simpleton, just do something like Pastor Roger Byrd and put on the church street sign:
“Obama, Osama, hmm, are they brothers?”
The article points out the pastor claims to be trying to get people to think - but specifically questions Obama’s religious affiliation, and specifically implies that […]
Sects Without Sex
Sunday, April 20th, 2008In the irregular, but still interesting theme of “Rituals and Practices” that began with Dai-ajari, we have a little venture off in to some of the more interesting Christian sects in recent memory.
First we have the Skoptsy, and Eastern Orthodox sect which began in Russia in the late 18th century. The group is honored here […]
Religious Pop Culture
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Many people are familiar with religious pop culture such as Christian rock, but I’m not sure most secular folks (or even moderate religious folks) understand how pervasive and propagandist religious pop culture is. I’m sure it exists in most religious cultures, but in the US, the most familiar is Christian pop culture. With shows such […]
Hooray for Intelligent Design and Creationism
Thursday, April 10th, 2008BBC News is reporting on a legged snake fossil. This is a huge win for the creationist crowd as this new transitional fossil offers two new gaps the ’stupid evolutionists’ don’t have a fossil for: the one legged snake and the three legged snake. Where previously there was only one gap - legs or no […]
