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Pope Benedict is very much his own man
Post Date: 2006-04-01 20:56:34 by Zipporah
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Saturday, April 1, 2006 · Last updated 11:07 a.m. PT By NICOLE WINFIELD ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II's death a year ago - April 2, 2005 - left many Roman Catholics expecting that their church would take an even harder, more conservative line if the College of Cardinals picked early favorite Joseph Ratzinger as the next pontiff. They got Ratzinger - now Pope Benedict XVI. Yet the Vatican's German-born chief orthodoxy watchdog has hardly acted like the man saddled with the nickname "God's Rottweiler." Instead, the faithful got a pope who rode around in St. Peter's Square in traditional papal headgear that resembled a Santa Claus hat. The ...
No Tolerance for Islam
Post Date: 2006-04-01 13:20:46 by Indrid Cold
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I have no tolerance for Islam. I'll show you why. Here's an excerpt from an Associated Press story on a man who might be executed in Afghanistan for converting from Islam to Christianity: "'Rejecting Islam is insulting God. We will not allow God to be humiliated. This man must die,' said cleric Abdul Raoulf, who is considered a moderate and was jailed three times for opposing the Taliban before the hard-line regime was ousted in 2001." This guy is considered "moderate" in Afghanistan? Oh boy, we're in bigger trouble than I thought. The Muslim clerics that are calling for the Christian convert to literally be torn to pieces are barbarians. Ironically, they help to ...
Man seeks delay for exorcism
Post Date: 2006-04-01 01:35:59 by Tauzero
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Man seeks delay for exorcism DON MACPHERSON dmacpher@dailygleaner.com An anti-abortion activist told a court Thursday he needs a delay in his tax trial due to family illness, claiming his wife and stepdaughter are possessed. David Little, 60, is scheduled to go to trial May 23 on charges of failing to file income tax returns for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002. He said he refuses to pay taxes because he contends tax money is used in part to fund abortion procedures. He argues that to force him to indirectly participate violates his rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He was in court Thursday, seeking to have his trial delayed because he has to focus his attention on ailing ...
A (Christian) College That's Strictly Different ('optical intercourse' grounds for expulsion)
Post Date: 2006-04-01 00:15:28 by Zipporah
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From the issue dated March 24, 2006 Secretive Pensacola Christian controls student life with tough regulations and unwritten rules By THOMAS BARTLETT Pensacola, Fla. The campus looks just like the glossy brochure: clean, green, and beautiful. The students are well dressed and well groomed, not a pair of jeans or scrappy goatee in sight. Inside the Commons building, two students engage in a spirited game of Ping-Pong. When one of them misses an easy shot, he cries, "Praise the Lord!" Pensacola Christian College prides itself on being different, not just from secular colleges, but from fellow Christian ones, too. Some of those differences, like the way students dress, are ...
There Will Be No Rapture!" [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2006-03-30 21:35:16 by IndieTX
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Some say that THE RAPTURE was mentioned by this one or that one way back when. None of that matters since people still have their own THEORIES. What does matter is what it says in the Bible. Sorry, but NO RAPTURE in the Bible. Find anyone who has never heard of THE RAPTURE. Show them all the Scriptures you were taught meaning RAPTURE. With no comments from you, ask them what they think the Scriptures mean. You could do this on a Believer or a non Believer. I doubt they will come up with your RAPTURE THEORY. The purpose of this page is to make sure you are not one of the Christians involved in THE GREAT FALLING AWAY. Let me first say that JESUS IS COMING AGAIN. He just is NOT taking us ...
Image of Jesus' crucifixion may be wrong, says study
Post Date: 2006-03-30 12:21:55 by Zipporah
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Image of Jesus' crucifixion may be wrong, says study Thu Mar 30, 3:21 AM ET The image of the crucifixion, one of the most powerful emblems of Christianity, may be quite erroneous, according to a study which says there is no evidence to prove Jesus was crucified in this manner. Around the world, in churches, on the walls of Christian homes, on crucifixes worn as pendants, in innumerable books, paintings and movies, Jesus Christ is seen nailed to the cross by his hands and feet, with his head upwards and arms outstretched. But a paper published by Britain's prestigious Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) says this image has never been substantiated in fact. Christ could have been crucified ...
Scalia just gave the finger in church (Cathedral of the Holy Cross) yesterday (not kidding)
Post Date: 2006-03-27 13:08:17 by Zipporah
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Scalia just gave the finger in church yesterday (not kidding) by John in DC - 3/27/2006 12:34:00 PM You gotta be kidding me. This is the family values justice that Bush embraces? I'm not a Christian conservative by any means, I'm a regular old Christian, and the thought of flipping somebody off in church, minutes after receiving the Eucharist, is just, well, beyond shocking, insulting, infuriating. You don't do that kind of thing.U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia startled reporters in Boston just minutes after attending a mass, by flipping a middle finger to his critics.A Boston Herald reporter asked the 70-year-old conservative Roman Catholic if he faces much questioning over ...
The Bible - Can We Trust It?
Post Date: 2006-03-26 04:24:08 by Zoroaster
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What the Fundamentalists Won’t Tell You About the Bible And if they know the truth why they won’t tell their congregations! By Katherine Yurica July 31, 2005 The Bible—Can We Trust It? I find it awesome that a book begun in antiquity still has enormous relevance for our lives today. But its very age and the ancient cultures it discusses requires something extraordinary from its modern readers. It’s not just that there are sixty-six books in it that appear to be inconsistent because it was written by so many writers over long ages of time. The Bible is like a mine that readers enter with picks and shovels and with miner’s hats and lights—the task ...
Tim LeHaye, the Richest Divinator in the World
Post Date: 2006-03-24 19:37:48 by Zoroaster
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News Intelligence Analysis Tim LaHaye, the Richest Divinator in the World All about LaHaye before he co-authored the Left Behind series [Yurica Report Editor's Note: The Bible prohibits using divination of any kind or being “an observer of times,” in Deuteronomy 18:10-11. Christians are not supposed to be trying to figure out what the future holds! Yet millions of evangelical Christians have blindly followed the teachings of Tim LaHaye, but few know that he is the father of a divination system. His so-called “Temperament Theory” is nothing more than a variant form of astrology. It is no wonder then that right wing religious followers of LaHaye are being ...
The gospel singer and his porn addiction
Post Date: 2006-03-22 20:22:27 by Zipporah
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The gospel singer and his porn addictionKirk Franklin talks bluntly about salvation, challengesNEW YORK (AP) -- A martyr. The "Earth Wind and Fire" of gospel music. A man set free from an addiction to pornography.Kirk Franklin, whose groundbreaking fusion of hip-hop and gospel has galvanized youth and brought chart-topping crossover success, defines himself in many ways. But one title he doesn't like is "celebrity."On the verge of launching his "Hero" tour with Mary Mary and Yolanda Adams (a followup to his album of the same name) Franklin sat down with AP to answer a few questions and once again challenge the entertainment industry.Q: Why did you choose to ...
Vatican change of heart over 'barbaric' Crusades
Post Date: 2006-03-22 13:37:35 by Zipporah
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THE Vatican has begun moves to rehabilitate the Crusaders by sponsoring a conference at the weekend that portrays the Crusades as wars fought with the “noble aim” of regaining the Holy Land for Christianity. NI_MPU('middle');The Crusades are seen by many Muslims as acts of violence that have underpinned Western aggression towards the Arab world ever since. Followers of Osama bin Laden claim to be taking part in a latter-day “jihad against the Jews and Crusaders”. The late Pope John Paul II sought to achieve Muslim- Christian reconciliation by asking “pardon” for the Crusades during the 2000 Millennium celebrations. But John Paul’s apologies for the past ...
Blondes To Go Extinct In 200 Years [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2006-03-22 11:49:47 by Mind_Virus
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Blondes To Go Extinct In 200 Years "raw dogma" by Nkrumah Steward, creator of http://8BM.com I got to thinking. Yeah, you know you are in trouble when that starts happening. German researchers predict that by 2202 natural blondes will be extinct from the planet. The last natural blonde they predict will be born somewhere in Finland in 2202. Apparently there are so few natural blonde haired, blue eyed people walking around that there aren’t enough people with the gene to keep passing on the recessive gene. I didn’t know this but in order for a child to have natural blonde hair, it must have the gene on both sides of the family in the grandparents' generation. Well this ...
What's Behind Today's Epidemic of Teacher-Student Sex?
Post Date: 2006-03-22 08:36:45 by Mind_Virus
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What's Behind Today's Epidemic of Teacher-Student Sex? Posted: March 22, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern David Kupelian Editor's note: In light of the sensational dismissal of charges against Debra Lafave, the Florida teacher who committed statutory rape on her 14-year-old student, WND is publishing the following story, featured in the current issue of Whistleblower magazine in an issue titled "PREDATORS." David Kupelian's exposé is one of 15 in this groundbreaking investigative report on teachers who sexually prey on their students – a hidden scandal experts say is much larger than the clergy sex scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic Church. It was a bizarre and ...
Christian Wrestlers Body Slam For God
Post Date: 2006-03-20 18:48:06 by Zipporah
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POSTED: 12:16 pm EST March 20, 2006 AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Can professional-style wrestling really be the next frontier for Christian outreach? Small bands of masked evangelists, clad in tights and armed with biblical names, argue it is. The violence and intensity of wrestling, they claim, can be the perfect way to attract the alternative, younger crowd. At the beginning of some "Wrestling for Jesus" shows, wrestler Chase "Darkness" Cliett is strapped to a massive wooden cross on stage as piercing music is played. A group of evil wrestlers beats and bloodies him before the good guys dramatically come to his rescue. Later, after a horned fellow in a red suit is knocked out, ...
Poker Face Review, Part I & II
Post Date: 2006-03-20 12:22:56 by Mind_Virus
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3/20/2006 Poker Face Review, Part I & II by Celeste What do you call a band that sings about how America has been hurt for the profit of the few, while putting out other songs… in Spanish? What do you call a group that claims that we should end the “war on drugs”, because it “leads to” outsourcing, while crying about the corruption of youth? Well, they call themselves Poker Face, which they probably chose, to make up for the fact that you can’t help, but laugh when reviewing their politics, which they so conveniently pack into each of their albums. The first time I heard Poker Face was a few weeks back on the Hal Turner Show. The song Hal played was ...
Why doesn’t God end our Serial Wars?
Post Date: 2006-03-19 13:07:16 by Red Jones
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Why doesn’t God end our Serial Wars? Charles E. Carlson Mar 18, 2006 To those of us who wonder when our warring leaders will be satisfied and bring about an end to conflict around the world…the answer is “NEVER.” In the eyes of our political leaders in both parties, war continues to be a necessity to carry out their agenda. We Hold These Truths has exposed that agenda in the past, and those who do not understand it can find lots to read about this on our website. History is an account of what happens between inexplicable wars. And it rarely provides a logical reason for war. History books seldom tell us our leaders wanted to strengthen their power or increase their ...
The Perspective of Male Menopause (Henry Makow)
Post Date: 2006-03-18 15:33:51 by Red Jones
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The Perspective of Male Menopause By Henry Makow Ph.D. March 18, 2006 By Henry Makow Ph.D. At 56, I am no longer of draft age. I'm referring to the press gang of nature. I am no longer needed to father a child. I know this because my sex drive is not what it used to be. I can "perform" fine but don't need to as much. Far from being alarmed, I am relieved. As the hormonal fog evaporates, I have moments of clarity that I'd like to share with younger males still on the treadmill of sex and romantic love. After survival, the reproductive urge is our most powerful natural instinct. The enemies of civilization, who are Satanists, promote free sex because it shreds the social ...
Episcopal Head 'Deeply Grieved' as Iraq War Passes 3rd Year
Post Date: 2006-03-18 15:11:22 by Red Jones
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Episcopal Head 'Deeply Grieved' as Iraq War Passes 3rd Year ECUSA's presiding bishop said he was ''deeply grieved'' at the continuing loss of life and ongoing tragedy in Iraq as the third anniversary of U.S.-led war approached. Saturday, Mar. 18, 2006 Posted: 11:55:59AM EST The head of U.S. Episcopal Church said Friday that he is “deeply grieved” at the continuing loss of life and ongoing tragedy in Iraq as the third anniversary of U.S.-led war approached. “On the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, I am deeply grieved at the ongoing tragedy and the continuing loss of life,” Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church USA, said in a ...
Fucking hornet's nest.
Post Date: 2006-03-17 09:49:50 by A K A Stone
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Fucking hornet's nest. Fine, conservatives. Have it your way. Over the last several days, I have published comments referring to me as a "demon," women who get abortions as "whores" who deserve to die, a post saying that women who get abortions should be put into wood chippers outside abortion clinics, and so on. I've received emails telling me that I should get cancer and die, that I should have the FBI raid my house, that someone should knife me into small pieces. And you know what conservatives kept pumping into my little inbox? Little missives in the comments that whined: "You only publish comments you agree with so YOU'LL CLEARLY NEVER PUBLISH MINE." ...
Franklin Graham Reaffirms Scorn for Islam ["is a very evil and wicked religion," ]
Post Date: 2006-03-15 23:56:55 by Brian S
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By RICHARD N. OSTLING AP Religion Writer — The Rev. Franklin Graham, who outraged Muslims in 2001 when he said that Islam "is a very evil and wicked religion," told an interviewer for Wednesday's edition of ABC News "Nightline" that he hasn't changed his mind about the faith. Asked by ABC correspondent John Donvan whether Muslim groups had succeeded in altering his outlook about Islam, Graham said "No." "Do they want to indoctrinate me? Yes. I know about Islam. I don't need an education from Islam," he said. "If people think Islam is such a wonderful religion, just go to Saudi Arabia and make it your home. Just live there. If you think ...
Unlikely praise--Liberal author Michael Kazin on fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan as a hero for the left
Post Date: 2006-03-15 18:51:41 by DeaconBenjamin
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Here's an early nominee for 2006 oxymoron sentence of the year: Michael Kazin, liberal Georgetown professor and frequent contributor to The Nation and other Bush-despising publications, writes an appreciative biography of William Jennings Bryan, often portrayed by the left as the dumbest major American politician until . . . George W. Bush. What's going on? Smart Democrats know that when Republicans grab four out of five white evangelical votes, liberal candidates are running not only uphill but up Mount Rushmore. Dems need to change this in 2008, and Everyone Must Do His/Her/Its Part: Some must hit the pews, others the phone banks, and Mr. Kazin has already done his brilliantly by writing ...
The Grudge : Alabama Church Burners Waged War Against Southern Baptists
Post Date: 2006-03-15 11:15:22 by Mind_Virus
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The Grudge Report; Posted on: 2006-03-15 Alabama Church Burners Waged War Against Southern Baptists by Marc Kilberg The BATF criminal complaint against Matthew Lee Cloyd, Russell Lee DeBusk Jr. and Benjamin Nathan Moseley, filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, reveals the some very interesting information. On February 3, 2006, at approximately 1.53 a.m., a fire was reported at the Rehobeth Baptist Church located at 11 262 Deer Creek Road, Lawley, Alabama. (Centreville) 90 minutes later, at approximately 3:21 a.m., a fire was reported at the Ashby Baptist Church located at 11 1 Lilys Way, Brierfield, Alabama. (Centreville) About 50 minutes later, at approximately ...
MUSLIM WHO SAYS THAT VIOLENCE HAS DESTROYED ISLAM GETS VIOLENT THREATS
Post Date: 2006-03-15 10:53:49 by Mind_Virus
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MUSLIM WHO SAYS THAT VIOLENCE HAS DESTROYED ISLAM GETS VIOLENT THREATS By Jeremy Reynalds (03/15/2006) Three weeks ago, Dr. Wafa Sultan was a largely unknown Syrian-American psychiatrist living outside Los Angeles, nursing a deep anger and despair about her fellow Muslims. Today, as a result of an unusually frank interview on Al Jazeera television on Feb. 21, Sultan, 47, is internationally known, regarded as a fresh voice of reason by some, and by others as a heretic and infidel who deserves to die. The New York Times (NYT) reported that in the interview, which has been viewed on the Internet more than a million times and has reached the e-mail of hundreds of thousands around the world, ...
South Park 'bigotry' leaves its chef speechless
Post Date: 2006-03-14 19:09:21 by Tauzero
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South Park 'bigotry' leaves its chef speechless From Chris Ayres in Los Angeles THE soul singer Isaac Hayes has resigned from his job as the voice of Chef on the satirical cartoon South Park after taking exception to its “inappropriate ridicule” of religion. The singer is a follower of the Church of Scientology, which, with some of its adherents such as Tom Cruise, was the butt of jokes in a recent episode of the latest series. During Hayes’s ten-year run in the part, other episodes have made jokes at the expense of Christians, Muslims, Mormons and Jews. In a statement explaining his sudden departure from the Comedy Central show, Hayes, 63, did not mention the Scientology ...
Pat Robertson Calls Radical Muslims Satanic
Post Date: 2006-03-14 12:09:34 by Mind_Virus
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Pat Robertson Calls Radical Muslims Satanic March 14, 2006 BY SONJA BARISIC NORFOLK, Va. -- Television evangelist Pat Robertson said Monday on his live news-and-talk program ''The 700 Club'' that Islam is not a religion of peace, and that radical Muslims are ''satanic.'' Robertson's comments came after he watched a news story on his Christian Broadcasting Network about Muslim protests in Europe over the cartoon drawings of the Prophet Muhammad. He remarked that the outpouring of rage elicited by cartoons ''just shows the kind of people we're dealing with. These people are crazed fanatics, and I want to say it now: I believe it's motivated by demonic power. It is satanic and it's time ...
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