Bishop Richard Williamson, a formerly excommunicated bishop who was reinstated just last week, said on Swedish television that he believes the Holocaust didn't happen, and specifically that there were no gas chambers. He claims that only a few hundred thousand Jews were killed, rather than the normally accepted six million, and none of them by ( Read more... )

But here's a Rabbi telling us that God really doesn't care all that much about us.

Concerned about the massive civilian casualties going on in Gaza right now, a lot of people might be wondering, "What would God say about this?" Well, according to Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, God would probably say, "Right ON!"According to Jewish war ethics, wrote ( Read more... )

Book Fifty-four

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Bishop William Weigand, former Catholic Bishop and current head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is standing by the Mormon Church's opposition to human rights."Catholics stand in solidarity with our Mormon brothers and sisters in support of traditional marriage--the union of one man and one woman--that has been the major building block ( Read more... )

This is topic #5 for therealljidol - OPEN TOPIC. This means, of course, that I can talk about anything I want. This may be a good thing, or it may be a bad thing. We shall see....

A couple of months ago, I wrote an entry regarding my opinions on the God of the Bible and how he is not a god with whom I wish to be associated. I still think it was pretty good ( Read more... )

Because I don't think I can comment without making it a tirade. Via warren_ellis

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We obey no one! The IRS can go screw itself!At least that was the message, when 33 pastors across the country broke a fairly simple tax law, set in 1954: If a church wants to keep its tax-exempt status, they will not endorse candidates from the pulpit. Simple. You want to advise your flock after services? Sure. Want to push for McCain at the ( Read more... )

USA Today: Poll shows support for torture among Southern EvangelicalsNope, not making this up. A large number of people whose spiritual leader was horribly tortured before his excruciatingly painful death are themselves fine with torture. According to the article, 57% of respondents said that the use of torture was justified to get information ( Read more... )

Silly me, I thought it was the Dark Ages again. You see, it appears that more than half of Americans believe that prayer can do what modern medicine can't.Okay. I'm not going to take the easy route and just say, "Well, then, half of Americans are morons," as much as I'd like to. People who are watching a loved one die in front of them are, ( Read more... )

Ever have a thought in your head that just won't go away? Yeah, so have I. That's what the Brain Dump is for ( Read more... )