Ultimate Praying Championship

Original Video BBC: Monks brawl at Jerusalem shrine

Indian Couple Murdered by Family in Honor Killing

from CNN: Indian couple slain in 'honor killing'

Iran Culture Ministry Bans Western Hairstyles

In an attempt to rid the country of "decadent Western cuts", Iran's culture ministry has produced a catalogue of haircuts that meet government approval. The list of banned styles includes ponytails, mullets and elaborate spikes. However,quiffs appear to be acceptable, as are fashioning one's hair in the style of Simon Cowell or cultivating a 1980s-style floppy fringe.



TELEGRAPH: Iran government issues style guide for men's hair
ATLANTIC WIRE: Iran Bans Mullets

Twilight For Guys!

The Most Insane Church Pastor Ever

Famous southern pastor Kenneth Hagin. This is a rare clip from the early 90s.

Recording of Mel Gibson's Alleged Racist Rant

Mel Gibson Rant Dance Remix: I Want You, Okay?

Mel Gibson Calls Colin Farrell

Fox News Interviews New Black Panthers Chair

All I could say after watching this was "WoW".

CNBC Anchor Slams Guest For Using False Right-Wing Talking Points

Creationist Museum

Creation Museum http://creationmuseum.org/

VANITYFAIR: Roll Over, Charles Darwin!

The Holy Gospel of the Easter Bunny

Mark Twain's Autobiography to be Unveiled

Twain on Christianity:
"There is one notable thing about our Christianity: bad, bloody, merciless, money-grabbing, and predatory. The invention of hell measured by our Christianity of today, bad as it is, hypocritical as it is, empty and hollow as it is, neither the deity nor his son is a Christian, nor qualified for that moderately high place. Ours is a terrible religion. The fleets of the world could swim in spacious comfort in the innocent blood it has spilled."

Islam & Legal Stoning

MSNBC - Where is stoning legal, and how is it done?

(Stoning) still exists on the law books in Afghanistan, Iran, sections of Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates.

The law specifies the size of the stones in Sharia Law in Iran to ensure the execution does not take too long or occur too quickly. When Iranian officials have faced substantial public outcry over a stoning sentence, as was the case in the case of Makarrameh Ebrahimi in 2007, they have freed accused adulterers, according to the Human Rights Watch.

In order to be convicted of adultery, judges can rely upon eyewitness accounts and evidence, or, under Article 105 of the Islamic Penal Code, their “judicial knowledge." Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, whose execution by stoning is expected any day now, was convicted on judicial knowledge.

(Article 102. The stoning of an adulterer or adulteress shall be carried out while each is placed in a hole and covered with soil, he up to his waist and she up to a line above her breasts.)
- from Islamic Republic of Iran: Penal Code Excerpts

The use of stoning as a method of execution finds its roots in ancient Greece and in Judeo-Christian religious texts, and has been used to punish those accused of adultery, prostitution, murder, and blasphemy. It is referenced in the Torah and Old Testament, but has no explicit mention in the Quran.

Taiwan Parliament Brawl

A brawl breaks out in Taiwan's Parliament over disagreement on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China.

Waterbury Priest Stole $1.3 Million To Pay For Male Escorts

Kevin Gray, Waterbury Priest, Stole $1.3 Million To Pay For Male Escorts, Say Police

Carl Sagan - A Universe Not Made For Us

The evidence, so far at least and laws of Nature aside, does not require a Designer. Maybe there is one hiding, maddeningly unwilling to be revealed. Sometimes it seems a very slender hope.

The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a Parent to care for us, to forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes. But knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable.

If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal.
- Carl Sagan, from the book "A Pale Blue Dot"

Iranian Woman Sentenced to Death by Stoning

Barack Obama's BBQ

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London Muslim Children Taken Out of Music Lessons

Hundreds of Muslim parents are withdrawing children from music lessons because their beliefs forbid them from learning an instrument. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said music lessons were potentially unacceptable to about 10% of Muslims. This could equate to hundreds of Muslim children being withdrawn from the lessons, the MCB said. It said passages from a collection of the Prophet Mohammed's teachings banned instruments. ARTICLE

Woman Sues Church For Performing Gay Unions

The new church tag-line will be "No Faggy Marriages or Your Money Back!"

Dancing Soldiers Video Goes Viral in Israel

Magic Mormon Underwear

"Shortly before you go to the Temple, you will need to buy what we call “garments.” This is sacred underclothing worn by those who have received their endowment in the Temple."
-from mormonmonastery.org



WIKI: Temple Garment
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EHOW: How to Purchase Temple Garments
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via The Thinking Atheist

A Conversation Between Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking

Woman Says Vampire Chased Her

Powers That Be in Religious Accra, Ghana

Grave Sites Destroyed in Somalia

Christianity Debate

Kenya Evangelists Exploit The Sick

The HIV/Aids epidemic is a huge problem in Africa and it is one that some appear to be taking advantage of. Growing and unregulated Christian evangelical movements are preaching unconventional ways to get rid of numerous terminal illnesses including HIV and cancer.