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2012 Is For Suckers and Lapsed Christians
10.11.2009
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Straightforward article from AP about the 2012 doomsday silliness. Worth reading. The bit about kids and young mothers buying into this BS is sad and depressing.

Pure and simple this is Christian apocalyptism being projected onto the ancient Maya (in retrospect, even!) and various New Age theories (

Cross-Carrying Man Completes Journey
10.09.2009
04:57 pm
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imageAfter five months and 2,500 miles of walking, James Strickland reached the top of Clemons Hill in Central Park with his cross upon his back ?

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10.09.2009
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Asgarda: New Tribe of Women-Warriors
09.27.2009
10:17 pm
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IN THE UKRAINE, A COUNTRY WHERE FEMALES ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL TRAFFICKING AND GENDER OPPRESSION, a new tribe of empowered women is emerging. Calling themselves the ?

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09.27.2009
10:17 pm
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Kirk Cameron’s “Evolutionary” Pains
09.23.2009
06:40 pm
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Well, summer’s over.  I never made it back to Camp Firefly, or enjoyed another night of possibly anti-semitic television with Kirk-‘n’-Chelsea, but I still want to catch up with them this fall, when they

plan to subvert ‘Darwin Day’ on November 19, 2009—a date marking the 150th anniversary of the publishing of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species.”  Cameron says that he and like-minded activists plan to deliver 50,000 copies of an altered version of Darwin’s book to students at dozens of U.S. universities.

Cameron explains that this “very special” edition of the “Origin of Species” will include an introduction explaining “Adolf Hitler’s undeniable connection” to the theory of evolution, and highlighting “Darwin’s racism” and “his disdain for women.”  Cameron’s edition also exposes the “many hoaxes” of evolutionary theory, while presenting a “balanced view of Creationism.”

PARADOX ALERT: if you’d like to hear how Cameron thinks our (theoretically) constitution-backed country is stripping us of our many “God-given” liberties, click here.  You’ll be far more amused, though, watching ZOMGitsCriss’ video response below.

And when you’re through, mark your calendars for November 19th.  But rather than going all “town hall” on Cameron’s book giveaway, why not do as as ZOMGitsCriss suggests: simply take as many copies as your ape paws can grab, and use that intro for something less meta and more physical.  I know Darwin would approve!

 
In Huffington Post: Kirk Cameron’s “Origin Of Species” Plan: Ex-Actor To Distribute 50,000 Altered Darwin Books

Ray Comfort’s New Introduction To Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species

Previously on Dangerous Minds: The Truth Behind Muslim Creationist Harun Yahya

“Origin of Stupidity” spotted via: YBNBY

Posted by Bradley Novicoff
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09.23.2009
06:40 pm
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Max Blumenthal’s Republican Gomorrah
09.23.2009
04:00 pm
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Max Blumenthal, writer for The Nation and The New York Times, and senior writer for The Daily Beast, is out making the promotional rounds for his provocatively-titled bestseller, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party.

In it, Blumenthal hacks through what The New Yorker‘s Hendrik Hertzberg calls the “dank forests of American Christianism.”  Yesterday, he sat down with—and withstood—Joe Scarborough (see above), who grills Blumenthal on everything from birthers to death panels.

Blumenthal was also a recent guest of Terry Gross.  You can listen to the interview here.  In it, Blumenthal calls out such lesser known, behind-the-curtain players as the late RJ Rushdoony and his “financial angel” Howard F. Ahmanson Jr., who, after emerging, “saved,” from a mental institution, declared, “my goal is the total integration of biblical law into everyday lives.”

Beyond his work as a writer, though, Blumenthal’s produced a number of videos—including the “banned from YouTube” vid, Feel The Hate.  You can watch that here, but you should also check out In The Land Of Queen Esther (below), where Blumenthal explores the possible Sarah Palin connection to the biblically-inspired Queen, and how Alaska’s crown-like shape might betray its ultimate purpose: serving as an end-of-days, post-rapture refuge for everyone in the lower 48.

 
Bonus: Max Blumethal’s Gun Show Nation!

 

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09.23.2009
04:00 pm
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Finnish Heavy Metal Protestant Church Service
09.19.2009
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09.19.2009
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The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta, Romania
09.18.2009
06:20 pm
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Fascinating. This place reminds me a lot of Paradise Gardens, where outsider artist Reverend Howard Finster lived.

From the Presurfer blog:

The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in the village of Sapanta in Romania. It’s famous for its colourful tombstones with naive paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons that are buried there as well as scenes from their lives.

The unusual feature of this cemetery is that it diverges from the prevalent belief that views death as something indelibly solemn. Connections with the local Dacian culture have been made, a culture whose philosophical tenets presumably vouched for the immortality of the soul and the belief that death was a moment filled with joy and anticipation for a better life.

The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta, Romania

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09.18.2009
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The Truth Behind Muslim Creationist Harun Yahya
09.16.2009
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Meet the patron saint of Muslim creationism, Harun Yahya.  Haven’t yet heard of “Muslim creationism?”  Well, according to The New Humanist‘s Halil Arda, it’s

becoming increasingly visible and confident.  On scores of websites and in dozens of books with titles like The Evolution Deceit and The Dark Face of Darwinism, a new and well-funded version of evolution-denialism, carefully calibrated to exploit the current fashion for religiously inspired attacks on scientific orthodoxy and ?

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09.16.2009
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“Dirty Pictures”: Creepy Christian Kids Show Moment
09.14.2009
11:37 am
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Cringe Vision’s description of the clip:

Here’s a clip from “Joy Junction,” a creepy Christian kids show that ran on TBN from the early 80’s until recently. Here, we see Marty the puppet, talking about going to a friends house, and resisting the temptation to look at porn that the kids were pressuring him to peruse. I saw this clip when i was 5, and thought it was creepy then..

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Posted by Richard Metzger
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09.14.2009
11:37 am
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High School Coach Performs Baptisms on Football Players
09.12.2009
02:26 pm
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From Andrew Wolfson, The (Louisville) Courier Journal:

A mother is angry about a trip led by the head football coach at Breckinridge County High School took about 20 players on a school bus late last month to his church, where nearly half of them - including her son - were baptized.

Michelle Ammons said her 16-year-old son was baptized without her knowledge and consent, and she is upset that a public school bus was used to take players to a church service - and that the school district’s superintendent was there and did not object.

“Nobody should push their faith on anybody else,” said Ammons, whose son, Robert Coffey, said coach Scott Mooney told him and other players that the Aug. 26 outing would include only a motivational speaker and a free steak dinner.


Ky. school trip to church that included baptisms raises questions

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09.12.2009
02:26 pm
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