First they want your money because God puts them on TV to spread his Word. Now they want your money because they can talk God into curing your illness. Chicago Tribune is running a story on how some Christian Scientists are writing letters to the Senate offices, promoting a “proposal in the legislation requiring insurers [...]
Pope Benedict XV was forced to cancel his visit to La Sapienza, the largest and oldest university in Rome founded in 1303 by the Vatican, to deliver an inauguration speech for the new academic year amidst protests from faculty and students.
67 academics signed a letter protesting the Pope’s visit for his speech in 1990 commenting [...]
Religion Beat Became a Test of Faith:
A reporter looks at how the stories he covered affected him and his spiritual journey.
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 [...]
Update (11/27/09): Link to the Youtube video updated.
If L. Ron Hubbard can do it, you can do it!
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 [...]
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.
This is so hilarious that I just have to share (besides, I’m really busy saving the world this week). When not being Ali G or Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen is a gay fashion reporter from Austria called Bruno. He interviews a pastor from Little Rock, Arkansas in this clip:
