Jesus Camp: Toy Soldiers in God’s Army ready to Die for Jesus
This is indeed a sick ol’ world…
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Sex, Money, and Lies in the Church
After reading the article on Los Angeles Times I wrote William Lobdell, author of the piece, to thank him for his heart felt honesty. In an age of religious monomania, where feigning piety is easy and as a matter of course, where turning a blind eye to the glaring obvious is common and encouraged, where the ignorant is eager to believe and the powerful is eager to deceive, Lobdell does not give in to blind faith.
Selected passages from Lobdell’s article: keep reading… »
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Start Your Own Cult or Religion and Make Lots of Money in 12 Minutes
If L. Ron Hubbard can do it, you can do it!
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Xenu is Loose: Sci-Fi Musical Parodying Scientology Coming in August
If you’re into Science Fiction, especially the satirical kind, or if you’re into musical, especially the religion-trashing kind, you might wanna visit the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh this year for the premier of Xenu is Loose, a rock and roll musical mocking the Church of Scientology.
The full title of the show, by the way, is
Xenu is Loose! Cower puny Humans as the Dark Prince of the Galactic Federation rains Atomic Death once more upon your Pitiful Planet - The Musical!
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BBC Panorama - Scientology and Me
BBC reporter John Sweeney’s encounter with Scientology.
Watch this, people.
BBC vs. Scientology
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Scientology: The Cigarettes of The People
Sueddeutsche Zeitung is running an eerie piece (in German) on how Scientologists in Germany are converting ordinary folks into believers. A blogger spent 10 days with Scientology recruiters in Munich to write his first hand experience.
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Arcade Fire: Neon Bible - Album Review
After Bloc Party’s rather lukewarm, uninspiring sophomore album last month, I awaited Arcade Fire’s follow-up to their stunning debut funeral with apprehensive anticipation. Making a second album after a critically acclaimed first has never been easy: bands are under pressure to “mature”, and at the same time still deliver whatever it was that drew the fans to listen in the first round. The curse of sophomore slump often leaves artists either trying too hard to prove or doing nothing to improve. Take the latest release from BP for example, A weekend in the city finds Kele Okereke crooning instead of roaring, the melody dictating the rhythm instead of the other way around, and the unbridled energy of Bloc Party smothered by cloying grandeur of a post-Achtung-Baby U2. Blame it on Jacknife Lee I guess. keep reading… »
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