He sincerely believed that the Lord wanted him to assault that kid: An Orange County elementary school teacher suspended for the second time over footage of him apparently attacking skateboarders defended his actions on Tuesday as being guided by a divine presence. “When I stepped in, I felt compelled by a higher power,” 58-year-old Thomas […]
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Jesus Christ Superstar, with Johnny Rotten, Is Coming to Our Basketball Arena
Kevin Mazur/WireImage Tim Rice, JC Chasez, Johnny Fucking Rotten, Ben Forster, Michelle Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brandon Boyd Johnny Rotten is coming to the Rose Garden*.*Moda Center No matter what you’re thinking, it isn’t this. Mister John Lydon, punk godfather… is coming to Portland’s biggest venue… as part of a touring arena production of Jesus […]
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Porn Websites or Religious Websites—Where Are You Likelier to Pick Up a Computer Virus?
If you guessed “porn sites” … you guessed wrong: Your computer is more likely to contract a virus by visiting a religious website than a porn site, according to the surprising results of a study released this week. According to the company behind the report, Internet security firm Symantec, websites featuring religious or ideological themes […]
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Find Your PERFECT Christian Match… with ChristianTingle!
Hey, don’t feel sorry for lonely Christians! Because now they can find the perfect romantic match (who also offers glory to God in the highest) with this new social media app, ChristianTingle. It’s like Tinder… for people who are the absolute opposite of people who use Tinder!
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Saints Preserve Us
BBC: A 21-year old man has died after being crushed by a crucifix erected in honour of Pope John Paul II in northern Italy. Marco Gusmini was killed instantly and one other man taken to hospital, Italian media reported. Part of the 30m-high (100ft) sculpture collapsed at a ceremony ahead of the Pope’s canonisation. John […]
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Gassing Jews, Lynching Blacks, Napalming Vietnamese Girls, Interviewing Me On HBO—All The Same Thing Pretty Much
Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute asks: “Why view photos from Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen? Why view photos of lynchings? Why view photos of aborted babies? Why view the photo of the young napalmed Vietnamese girl?” For the same reason you should watch this video of my “loathsome” appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher […]
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VRBO Listing: “Married Couple’s Honeymoon and Romantic Getaway Cottage”
Sounds like a nice place for married couples: In the stone basement an old original fireplace and comfy sofa beckons you to sit by the fire. The romantic bedroom suite features a comfortable king-size bed with a partial canopy. The fully equipped kitchen makes in house meal preparation easy. This is an ideal place for […]
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Heaven Is For Profit
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL A movie about a four-year-old’s particularly vivid dream. Heaven is for Real is the latest in a series of low-budget religious movies put out by Hollywood to capture the elusive “movies are too risqué for me” dollar. The movie adapts a 2010 book by Pastor Todd Burpo (whose name they really […]
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Christianity Is About Decent Family Values and Protecting the Innocence of Children
Happy Easter! Kids reenacting the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. pic.twitter.com/wDL7HB3tje— OLAF (@OLAFspeaks) April 16, 2014 This photo was taken somewhere in Brazil, according to the Daily Mail.
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9 Things God’s Not Dead Gets Wrong About The Way The World Works
The comically awful movie God’s Not Dead isn’t going to persuade anybody with its arguments; even a child could see how badly formulated they are. But in addition to being inept at philosophy, the astute observer will also notice that the filmmakers are so out of touch with the world, they might have been raised […]
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Christian School Expells Eight-Year-Old Tomboy
Because if there was on thing Jesus really fucking hated, you know, it was tomboys: Sports, sneakers, and short hair; it’s what makes eight year old Sunnie Kahle unique. It’s also what had her removed from Timberlake Christian School…. The family received a letter telling them that if their eight year old granddaughter didn’t follow […]
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People Are Upset About Bill Maher’s Comments About Noah (and Copernicus)
Bill Maher closed Real Time last Friday with some hysterical observations about the Noah story and what it tells us about God—namely, that the God of the Old Testament is a psychotic mass murderer. Christian conservatives are upset. While they prefer the psychotic, vengeful, murderous God of the Old Testament—they love to talk about divine […]