Remember these fuckers?

Mercy Ministries admits claims were falseFormer directors of Mercy Ministries yesterday admitted the evangelical Christian organisation had engaged in false, misleading and deceptive conduct by wrongly claiming their residential care programs were free and included support from psychologists, dietitians, general ( Read more... )

Commentary on the successful LHC switch-on here and here. irritant01 informs me that, sadly, an RSS feed is not available for the latter. btw, anyone got any idea what a "deSitter space transition" is?

Never mind the strangelets, have some Torchwood SPOILERS in the form of creepy as hell footage of location filmingMeanwhile back in reality - specifically, ( Read more... )

Unnatural History review yay. *sings "Glory Days"*

crabby-lioness has thoughts on families in the 51st Century.

Mercy Ministries closes QLD house, but its Sydney house is still operating. As you'll recall, MM isolates young women, takes their money, and uses exorcism and bullying to "treat" their mental illness. Keep right on boycotting Gloria Jean's.

Mass ( Read more... )

I know you'll all be amazed by Mercy Ministries' attitude to lesbianism, with young women resident in their program not just prohibited from changing in front of each other, but from touching each other in any way, or telling each other why they're in the program. Women who become friends are made to sign "separation contracts". Of course, there's ( Read more... )

I seem to be all militant about mental illness at the moment. Good-oh.

The SMH asked readers for their comments on the Mercy Ministries scandal, specifically on whether scripture had a role to play in psychiatry. Amongst more sensible remarks - many from Christians appalled by the abuse - one note kept repeating itself: religion is mental illness ( Read more... )

Complex ties link Mercy Ministries to Hillsong and Gloria Jean's. Despite the expose, Gloria Jean's will continue to financially support Mercy Ministries, although other sponsors have quickly cut their ties.

Centrelink and the Australian Medical Association investigate.

More victims come forward.

Discussing atheism with a mate, I realised that I'm a naturalist - that is, someone who believes there is a natural and not a supernatural explanation for phenomena.

For example, based on the evidence and on personal experience, I believe that mental illness is caused by physical things that happen in the brain, and not by demonsAccording to ( Read more... )