Pope Benedict did what popes do best today: marched into Amman, Jordan, and urged the local populace to show greater respect for women.

Really? What about Canon 1024, "only a baptized man can validly receive sacred ordination"?

What about 1 Corinthians 10:13 - "But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is ( Read more... )

This really should be illegal.

Someone petitioned the Mormon Church to have Ann Stanley Durham, Obama's mother, baptized into the LDS Church the day after he cliched the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. Posthumous baptisms strike again.

This stuff creeps me out, even more so when it's done to Holocaust victims, which has been very well- ( Read more... )

Is there ever a national crisis so grave that Congress should not observe its religious holidays? If so, have we reached that point now ( Read more... )

Ok, this is a complex and convoluted story that will make you question your 'faith' in humanity. Ready? Alright.....

Once upon a time, a college student attended a mass and decided not to eat the wafer that was placed in his mouth during communion. He took it home, and showed it to his non-Catholic friend. A complete shitstorm ensued, and there was ( Read more... )

Elliott was having trouble accessing a website today.
Him: "It's asking me who my favorite fictional character is!!"
Her: "Uh oh."
Him: "Hmm...not Raziel...not Kain...."
Her: "Rei?"
Him: "Nah..."
Her: "..."
Him: "Ooh, I know!  GOD!"

Whaddya know, it worked.

Name this religious belief:

-Worldwide, this belief is shared by an estimated 2-12% of the population.
-In the United States, the number is estimated to be between 3 and 9%.
-It is the national religion of several countries in Asia.
-In 1987, Bush allegedly questioned the citizenship of adherents to this belief.
-Only one member of Congress has admitted ( Read more... )

Elliott and I visited the San Diego Natural History Museum last weekend, to see the exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls. It had only opened the day before, and the museum was packed. There were two sections to the displays - one reviewing information about the discovery of the scrolls in caves in Israel/Palestine and the associated archaeological site ( Read more... )