Archive for the 'Religion' Category
How Old Is the Grand Canyon?
December 29th, 2006Update: In the light of day, I looked at this story again and went into a state of denial. I just couldn’t believe it. According to the National Park Service web site: How old is the Canyon? That’s a tricky question. Although rocks exposed in the walls of the canyon are geologically quite old, the […]
A Peace Symbol Wreath and The Prince of Darkness
November 30th, 2006Via Heraldnet: Our holiday story begins in the Loma Linda subdivision, outside Pagosa Springs, Colo. A couple decorates their house with a wreath made in the shape of a peace symbol. A neighbor interprets the wreath, complete with a festive red bow, as a protest against the Iraq war. And some see it as a […]
The World’s First Creationist Museum
November 22nd, 2006Via The Guardian: Just off the interstate, a couple of junctions down from Cincinnati’s international airport, over the state line in rural Kentucky, the finishing touches are being put to an impressive-looking building. When it is finished and open to the public next summer, it may, quite possibly, be one of the weirdest museums in […]
My Half-Year of Hell With Christian Fundamentalists
November 22nd, 2006Via Spiegel: When Polish student Michael Gromek, 19, went to America on a student exchange, he found himself trapped in a host family of Christian fundamentalists. What followed was a six-month hell of dawn church visits and sex education talks as his new family tried to banish the devil from his soul. Here’s his story.
