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Category Archives: Religion
The Very First Friday the 13th
The Knights Templar were an unusual order in that they were not merely knights but monks as well. Founded by Hugh de Paynes in 1118 as a charitable order, the Knights took up residence in the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, … Continue reading
I’m Still Here, How About You?
So the rapture came and went and no one flew off to Heaven. At least, no one out of the ordinary. And by “Flew off to Heaven” I mean “died.” because really, that’s what we’re talking about when we say … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Religion, We're All Gonna Die!
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Then on Sunday, The Most Awkward Church Service Ever
So apparently tomorrow is the rapture. Except that of course it’s not. The world is no more likely to end tomorrow than it was on any of the few hundred previous times it was predicted. The thing that pisses me … Continue reading
Posted in History, Religion, We're All Gonna Die!
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The Power of Faith
I’d never heard of the Rajneeshee Commune. Turns out, there’s a reason for that: In a nearly unbelievable chapter of Oregon history, a guru from India gathered 2,000 followers to live on a remote eastern Oregon ranch. The dream collapsed … Continue reading
Posted in History, Religion, Strange Oregon
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Just a Theory
I woke up this morning thinking about the Bible. People ask why I don’t sleep well. The bags under my eyes? it’s because my brain is trying to kill me so it can slip off and find a new host, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture War, Religion, You keep using that word...
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Number 1: Stop Eating Patato Chips
Over at io9, Annalee Newitz has a grand little editorial taking the piss out of the Singularity: It’s not that we couldn’t anticipate these problems, and even generate some Plan B ideas for dealing with them. But it’s hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Blinded By Science, Culture War, Religion, Technology, The Future!!
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Papal Bull
The Pope and I have never really seen eye to eye. More specifically, none of the Popes — neither the sinister smirking creep currently ensconced on the golden throne, nor the kindly-eyed cretinous gent who preceded him — have ever … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not Raise the Capitol Gains Tax
Wonkette has the updated list of sins from the Family Research Council. No real surprise that under the heading of State and National Sins, it’s basiclaly GOP talking points all the way down. We’ve come to expect groups like the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture War, Politics, Religion
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Number Three is Going up Against a Sicilian When Death Is On The Line
It doesn’t help our claims that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq aren’t modern-day Crusades when the military is using firearms inscribed with Bible verses. In the great and infinite list of bad ideas, this one is pretty much number … Continue reading
Posted in Culture War, Religion, War!, You keep using that word...
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This Can Only End Well
PZ Myers alerts us to a new mission of sorts for those wacky kids over at Conservapedia*: The Bible is suffused with liberal bias. A lot of the Old Testament isn’t bad, but the New Testament, when Jesus makes the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion, What Are Conservatives Smoking?
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