Archive for the 'Religion' Category
Why We Could All Use a Heavy Dose of Techno-Skepticism
May 15th, 2010Via: Technofascism Blog: A new prophet, Jason Silva, joins the ranks of Ray Kurzweil as evangelist for the emerging Singularity techno-religion. In his new film, “Turning Into Gods”, Mr. Silva promotes the central tenet of this new cult: that all of us will one day become all-powerful deities, that will play with genes and atoms […]
Christian Right Leader George Rekers Takes Vacation with “Rent Boy”
May 10th, 2010Via: Miami New Times: On April 13, the “rent boy” (whom we’ll call Lucien) arrived at Miami International Airport on Iberian Airlines Flight 6123, after a ten-day, fully subsidized trip to Europe. He was soon followed out of customs by an old man with an atavistic mustache and a desperate blond comb-over, pushing an overburdened […]
New Telescope Called “Lucifer” Built Next to Vatican Observatory
April 25th, 2010Via: Popular Science: A new instrument with an evil-sounding name is helping scientists see how stars are born. Lucifer, which stands for (deep breath) “Large Binocular Telescope Near-infrared Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research,” is a chilled instrument attached to a telescope in Arizona. And yes, it’s named for the Devil, […]
Man Sues Pope Over Sexual Abuse and Coverup
April 23rd, 2010Via: CNN: An Illinois man is suing the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI for allegedly covering up sexual abuse by a priest at a Catholic school in Wisconsin. The lawsuit demands the Vatican release the names of thousands of Catholic priests that the suit says have “credible allegations of sexual misconduct” against them. The alleged […]
Hotline Established for Catholic Church Abuse Victims in Germany Overwhelmed by Callers
April 3rd, 2010Via: Telegraph: An abuse hotline set up by the Catholic Church in Germany melted down on its first day of operation as more than 4,000 alleged victims of paedophile and violent priests called in to seek counselling and advice. The numbers were far more than the handful of therapists assigned to deal with them could […]
Vatican Confirms Report of Sexual Abuse and Rape of Nuns by Priests in 23 Countries
March 29th, 2010Via: Independent: The Catholic Church in Rome made the extraordinary admission yesterday that it is aware priests from at least 23 countries have been sexually abusing nuns. The Catholic Church in Rome made the extraordinary admission yesterday that it is aware priests from at least 23 countries have been sexually abusing nuns. Most of the […]
Pope Failed to Defrock an American Priest Who Molested Hundreds of Deaf Boys
March 25th, 2010Via: Telegraph: The sex abuse scandal enveloping the Catholic Church moved closer to Pope Benedict XVI today with revelations that in the 1990s the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger failed to defrock an American priest who molested hundreds of deaf boys, despite receiving letters from a number of American bishops pleading with him to act. Internal […]
Waihopai Three Acquitted
March 19th, 2010On a gut level, I’m glad that the Waihopai three were acquitted. I find New Zealand’s subservient participation in the AUSUSUKs military adventures and surveillance fetishes repellent. On a logical level, though, this appears to indicate that if an accused party can convince a jury that they were acting in the interests of the “greater […]
Run, Run, The Dangerous Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming
March 18th, 2010Via: Of Goats and Men: Well, of course, if you have something to hide, then the last person you want around is someone investigating it. Investigating the truth in the face of blatant lies from the mainstream news and governmental propaganda machine is what the ‘conspiracy theorists’ in many cases actually do. So what do […]
Biden in Israel: A Gift of Broken Glass and More Weirdness
March 17th, 2010* Queue Twilight Zone Music * Via: Reuters: In the region where symbolism may matter most, the signs for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit were inauspicious. First Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak cancelled talks in Cairo and flew to hospital for gallbladder surgery. Then came an Israeli gift of broken glass and an eerie power […]
