Archive for the ‘religion’ Category

Georgia Republican instructs House on proper Pledge of Allegiance technique

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

The pledge had no reference to a diety until 1954, when Cold War fever saw its inclusion to separate Americans from "godless Communists." The Supreme Court dismissed a case arguing that the phrase violated the First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of religion because the plaintiff had no standing to argue ...

Baby with 2 faces born in north India

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday. I find it amusing that MSNBC put this in their Kids & Parenting section. Read the full story

Sex scandal hits Georgia megachurch

Monday, November 19th, 2007

The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He slept with his brother\\\\\\\'s wife and fathered a child by her. ... Perhaps the drought facing Atlanta is just God's punishment...Read the full story

Vatican Official Insists He’s Not Gay

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

In an interview with La Repubblica newspaper, Monsignor Tommaso Stenico said he frequented online gay chat rooms and met with gay men as part of his work as a psychoanalyst. He said that he pretended to be gay in order to gather information about "those who damage the image of ...