‘Religion’ Archives
Book Burning… Bring Your Bible And Your Billy Graham CDs
Book burning, the refuge of the ignorant and tyrannical. Nazi burned books. Fanatical Christian and Muslims burn books. Can you tell I'm not really fond of these people or their small mindedness. The only reason, I'm bringing this up is that the Amazing Grace Baptist Church in North Carolina is planning what they hope will become an annual [...]
The Pursuit of Happiness as Long as You’re Not Gay or Lesbian
The Fourth of July is tomorrow and I'm appalled, because the Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness rights promised in the Declaration of Independence are being denied to our fellow citizens. In Washington, D.C., the city council approved a bill recently that would recognize gay marriages from other states, and the most vocal opposition [...]
Dante’s Inferno Singes the Faithful
Let's talk about the tempest in a teapot that is the Dante's Inferno video game protest. Now being in the entertainment industry, a lapsed Catholic, and a gamer myself I find the whole thing rather comical. A couple of weeks ago, there was a protest rally outside of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. About twenty angry [...]
Churches Losing Popularity Contests
A disturbing article appeared in Advertising Age this week about churches in America increasing their marketing budgets. That's right during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the folks in charge of saving souls are worried about branding. Apparently church-going has dropped among 18-34 year-olds and churches are afraid that [...]
God Is On Line Two
The BBC reports that: An art exhibition opening in the Netherlands will allow people to call a telephone number designated for God - but they will have to leave a message. Dubbed God's Hotline, it aims to focus attention on changes to the ways Dutch people perceive religion. Dutch artist Johan van der Dong chose a mobile phone number to [...]
