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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says Jesus would be "appalled" at how the United States has ignored the plight of those suffering around the world, and that he believes children should have private time to pray while at school.

Edwards, in an interview with the Web site Beliefnet.com, said Jesus would be most upset with the selfishness of Americans and the country's willingness to go to war "when it's not necessary."

"I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-term needs," Edwards told the site. "I think he would be appalled, actually."

Biblical accounts describe Jesus as a teacher and as a healer of multitudes of people who came to him for that purpose. Edwards, in contrast, obtained most of his massive wealth in lawsuits againt those attempting to bring healing to his clients.

Edwards also contrasts with Jesus in that he has a new $6 million, 28,000 square-foot mansion in North Carolina and a luxurious beach house, while Jesus had "nowhere to lay his head.” More

Priest jailed for exorcism death

The Devil is apparently alive and well in Romania. A Romanian priest has been jailed for 14 years for conducting an exorcism that led to the death of a nun who he believed was possessed by devils.

Irina Cornici, 23, died after being starved and chained to a cross at a secluded convent in the north-east.

The ritual in 2005 was led by Daniel Petru Corogeanu, 31, the priest at the Holy Trinity convent in Tanacu village. He and four nuns were convicted of manslaughter. The nuns got jail terms ranging from five to eight years. More

Muslim Woman Police Officer in Controversy

London , UK - A Muslim woman police officer has sparked a new debate by refusing to shake hands with Britain's most senior police chief for religious reasons.

The incident happened at a passing-out parade where Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair was inspecting a line-up of 200 recruits.

In addition to refusing a traditional congratulatory handshake from Sir Ian, the WPC - who wore a traditional Muslim hijab headscarf - also declined to be photographed with him as she did not want the picture used for 'propaganda purposes'. More

Priest Faces 6th Lawsuit Alleging Abuse

Miami, FL — A man who says a former Roman Catholic priest sexually abused him as a teenager sued the Archdiocese of Miami for at least $25 million Wednesday, raising the number of lawsuits involving the ex-cleric to at least six.

The 21-year-old man, identified in the complaint as John Doe No. 28, alleges that Father Neil Doherty sexually abused him while Doherty served as pastor at St. Vincent Catholic Church in Broward County, which falls under the archdiocese's jurisdiction.

Doherty — who was charged last year with several counts of child molestation — befriended the boy when he was 14 in 1999, according to the lawsuit. After a "quick grooming process" The pastor began sexually abusing Doe in various locations, including Doherty's car and in the bedroom of the St. Vincent rectory, said Jeffrey Herman, Doe's attorney. More

Pat Robertson Predicts "Massive Terror" for US

Virginia Beach , VA - When Pat Robertson is not too busy calling for the assasination of select world leaders, he takes time to forsee coming massive terror attacks.

On Robertson's television show "The 700 Club" he predicted that there would be a terrorist attack that would result in "mass killing" in the United States in late 2007. He further clarified this position with "the Lord didn't say nuclear. But, I do believe it will be something like that." Robertson says that he develops his predictions during prayer retreats when God speaks to him.

Pat Robertson has a long history of making controversial statements on a wide variety of subjects. Among some of his more memorable claims: in 1985, he said that he used his powers of prayer to steer Hurricane Gloria away from Virginia Beach, Virginia and his company's headquarters. In 1998, he stated that allowing "Gay Days" to occur at Disney World could result in variety of natural disasters to strike Orlando, Florida, including the possibility of a meteor strike. In 2005, He told Dover, Pennsylvania residents "if there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to god." This was due to the fact that the school board in the town had rejected the idea of teaching the intelligent design theory in its public schools. Also in 2005, he called for the United States to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. A statement he later denied making.. More

Clinton Hires Faith Guru

Washington, DC - Burns Strider, one of the Democratic Party’s leading strategists on winning over evangelicals and other values-driven voters, will join Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as she prepares to launch her 2008 presidential campaign.

Strider now heads religious outreach for the House Democratic Caucus, and is the lead staffer for the Democrats’ Faith Working Group, headed by incoming Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.).

Incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) created the working group in 2005 when Democratic strategists recognized that the party lost ground in the previous election because of trouble appealing to centrist and conservative voters in rural areas, who tend to be church-goers driven by moral issues. Strider was an aide to Pelosi when the group formed and joined Clyburn’s staff as policy director of the Democratic Caucus in 2006.

Observers of Clinton’s expressions of faith say religion has always been important to her, that she attended prayer group meetings while first lady, and that she joined a Senate prayer group shortly after winning election in 2000. More

Rabbi Sentenced In Internet Sex Sting

Not wanting to let Catholic priests have all the fun, a Maryland rabbi was caught in a television sting operation trying to solicit sex from a 13-year-old boy over the internet.and was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison.

David A. Kaye, 56, told the judge that he traveled to Herndon for what he thought would be sex with a boy "as a cry out for help to fight my personal demons." Sobbing as he acknowledged his father, who sat in the courtroom in a wheelchair, Kaye said his conviction had made him face "the reality of who I am. . . . I know I need help. I pray that God allows me to get that help."

Kaye's attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, said the rabbi, who was featured last year on the "To Catch a Predator" series on "Dateline NBC," kept his sexuality secret and spent thousands of hours chatting online in search of liaisons. More

Gay Marriage Opponent Ted Haggard in Gay Tryst

Colorado Springs, CO - With a Clintonesque explanation about visiting a male prostitute and not having sex, then buying methamphetamine and not partaking of it, Ted Haggarty has joined the Rainbow Pastor Club.

"I am guilty of sexual immorality, I am a deceiver and a liar. There is a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark and I've been warring against it my entire adult life", Haggard said in a letter that was read to his New Life Church in Colorado Springs by a church overseer.

Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals after being accused by a male escort of having had a sexual relationship with him. He also agreed to step down as senior pastor of the New Life Church. More

Jesus the Jehovah's Witness Lured Boys for Sex

Goshen, NY - A 50-year-old Jehovah's Witness has been found guilty of trying to lure underage boys in Middletown to have anal sex with him and pose for nude photographs.

Jesus Cano was detained by Middletown police on June 24. Cano had been handing out a small packet of papers that included a written note, several pictures of his naked buttocks and a name, phone number and e-mail address.

Cano is a Mexican national with a valid visa to reside in the U.S. That visa will be revoked now that he's been convicted of a felony, and he will be deported after he serves his sentence. More

Muslim Cleric Justifies Rape of Unveiled Women

Sydney, Australia - Australia's top Muslim cleric was roundly condemned for saying women who didn't wear a veil were asking to be raped.

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward accused Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali of inciting sexual assault by excusing the perpetrators while blaming the victims.

She said the Egyptian-born Mufti of Australia should be deported. 'It's time we stopped just saying he should apologise,' Goward said of the leader of Australia's 350,000 Muslims. 'I think it's time he left.'

Al-Hilali likened unveiled women to 'uncovered meat' in a fasting month sermon in Arabic to 500 worshippers at Sydney's biggest mosque.

'If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden, or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it ... whose fault is it, the cats' or the uncovered meat? The uncovered meat is the problem,' he said. More

Pope changes what happens in the afterlife

Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church has many powers. His spoken and written word is infallible. His edicts are followed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide as a divine directive. He directs the actions of church clergy. Now it appears he has the power to alter what happens to souls in the afterlife.

The Pope has cast aside centuries of Catholic belief by abolishing formally the concept of limbo, in a gesture calculated to help to win the souls of millions of babies in the developing world for Christ.

All the evidence suggests that Benedict XVI never believed in the idea anyway. But in the fertile evangelisation zones of Africa and Asia, the Pope — an acknowledged authority on all things Islamic — is only too aware that Muslims believe the souls of stillborn babies go straight to Heaven. For the Church, looking to spread the faith in countries with a high infant mortality rate, now is a good time to make it absolutely clear that stillborn babies of Christian mothers go direct to Heaven, too. More

Moslems don't flog this Bishop

Some Moslems may want to flog the Pope right now, but according to an Islamic cleric they are not permitted to "flog the bishop" during Ramadan.

With regard to whether masturbating while fasting breaks the fast or not, Sheikh Hamed Al-Ali, instructor of Islamic Heritage at the Faculty of Education, Kuwait and Imam of Dahiat As-Sabahiyya Mosque, says:

"Masturbation during the daytime of Ramdan breaks the fast, based on the Hadith that a fasting Muslim gives up eating, drinking, and sexual desire for the sake of Allah. Since masturbation is a kind of sexual desire, a fasting Muslim must avoid it. The Prophet’s (peace and blessing be upon him) mention of “sexual desire” after “eating and drinking” is evidence that it breaks the fast if one does fulfill his or her sexual desire during the daytime of Ramadan. Therefore, masturbation does invalidate the fast, as it is one of the sins that if someone does it he or she would be violating the sanctity of this month.". More

Our Friends, the Hezbollah

Hezbollah, meaning “party of God”, is a Shia Islamist organization in Lebanon.

It follows a distinct version of Islamic Shia ideology developed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Tthe group's manifesto includes three goals: the eradication of Western imperialism in Lebanon, the transformation of Lebanon's multi-confessional state into an Islamic state, and the complete destruction of the state of Israel.

Not as widely known, Hezbollah has its origins in Muslim Brotherhood ideology, which is a direct import from the Nazis. This is clearly seen in their salute, which has no connection with any Muslim or Arab culture, but is a direct inheritance from the Nazi salute of the Third Reich. They are supported by Iran, which has the Farsi meaning of "Land of the Aryans."

Frag an Infidel for Christ

The Left Behind series of books focuses on a group of people who missed the Rapture. The Rapture is an event purported by certain Christian cultists in which Jesus teleports his followers out of this world to heaven. Those remaining on Earth will endure a terrible time of death and misery known as the great Tribulation.

These books have been very popular, selling over 50 million copies. They portray an evil character known as the Antichrist, who is a tax and spend liberal doing Satan's bidding, while the protaganists, known as the "Tribulation Force", thwart the antichrist and his Keystone Cops minions at every opportunity.

Now the game world can join in the excitement with the release of the official game of the series, Left Behind: Eternal Forces. The game environment is set in New York City. For the really daring gamers, they can switch sides and fight for the Antichrist. More

Presbyterian Church publishes 9-11 plot book

Louisville, Ky. - A controversial book about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks printed by the official publishing house of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has upset some of the congregation's members.

The book, "Christian Faith and the Truth Behind 9/11," alleges that the Bush administration was behind the attacks on the World Trade Center.

The author, David Ray Griffin, a professor emeritus at Claremont School of Theology in California, argues that the towers collapsed because of explosives and not because airliners crashed into the buildings. More

Jesus 'healed using cannabis'

Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug, according to a study of scriptural texts published this month. The study suggests that Jesus and his disciples used the drug to carry out miraculous healings.

The anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples contained an ingredient called kaneh-bosem which has since been identified as cannabis extract, according to an article by Chris Bennett in the drugs magazine, High Times, entitled Was Jesus a Stoner? The incense used by Jesus in ceremonies also contained a cannabis extract, suggests Mr Bennett, who quotes scholars to back his claims. More

Church leader jailed over 'slave wages'

A church leader who brought illegal immigrant workers into the UK to renovate his house was sentenced to three months in prison today.

Pieter Van Rooyen, 46, paid South African labourers "slave wages" for construction work on the luxury home on the Isle of Man, the High Bailiff's Court in Douglas heard.

Van Rooyen, who resigned as a Barclays bank manager before admitting the charge, made the men work up to 72 hours a week.

They were paid as little as £1.36 an hour and were not allowed to leave Van Rooyen's home without someone watching them. More

Islamic cell phones has Koran and points way to Mecca

SINGAPORE - The world’s first cell phone for Muslims is now on the market. It was introduced in Asia by the Singapore based company Ilkone Asia.

According to the company’s web site, the Ilkone I-800 phone provides Islamic prayer times for users wherever they are in the world and even points them toward Mecca when they select the city and country where they may be.

The phone also contains the full text of the Koran with English translations.

“The objective of the i-800 is to satisfy the needs of specific Muslims around the world, and the Middle East in particular, through a range of phones providing advanced Islamic solutions, applications, and functionality,” Tellawi said. “Ilkone will be a relevant and integral part of the personal lives and practices of modern Muslims everywhere, and the advanced mobile technology of Ilkone phones will meet their practical, technological, and emotional needs.”

The name ‘Ilkone’ comes from the Arabic word meaning “universe. More

In Bob we trust: the Subgenius world view

Quincy, MA - In many ways, Eric Walker is just a regular guy, a shy tech-support worker and self-admitted geek who lives with his wife in Quincy.

But in other circles, Walker, 37, is known as the Rev. Modemac, an ordained minister for the Church of the Subgenius, a world of geeks and weirdos, mavericks and misfits who meet to counter the Conspiracy, and, of course, to spread the Slack.

The First Church of Bob operates out of Walker's Copeland Street home, an online parish community, if you will, that is part of the larger Subgenius world, an almost too-weird-to-describe network tending to draw sci-fi nerds, skeptics and social outcasts who can let loose, commiserate and just be weird - mostly in online chatting.

Subgenius was founded in 1980 when Bob supposedly spoke to Ivan Stang of Cleveland and told him to start the church.

If nothing else, the religion is forthright about making money. Asked about the $30 fee to become a minister, Stang said, ‘‘Of course it's a rip-off, but you're getting ripped off every day.'' More

Student Arrested, Threatened To Blow Up Christian School

Some parents send their children to church affiliated schools to avoid the worldly distractions in the public schools, but in this case something went terribly wrong.

Authorities say an 18-year-old high school senior was arrested after he threatened to blow up his private school on the popular MySpace.com Web site.

Deputies say they searched Brian Hall at Sonrise Christian School yesterday and found a set of brass knuckles and a knife.

Polk County deputies say they searched Hall's vehicle, they found two more knives and a pipe with marijuana residue inside. More

'Jesus' arrested for sexual assault on man

Lochbuie, CO - A self proclaimed pastor and illegal alien was arrested in Colorado for sexual assault on a 20 year old man.

For 10 days, Jesus Alonso Ochoa-Gomez sexually assaulted a 20-year-old man, holding him hostage until the victim escaped to Aurora, Lochbuie police said Friday.

In early May, Ochoa-Gomez, now in custody in Weld County, moved into a house at 209 Wenatchee St. in Lochbuie. While his wife was away in Mexico, police said he assaulted the victim, who was much smaller than Ochoa-Gomez, an illegal immigrant.

"It started with pornography and fondling, and progressed to penetration," Sgt. Dan Boyle said.

Ochoa-Gomez is being held on charges of kidnapping and sexual assault. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have have put a hold on his release. More

Antichrist, a woman?

Godless: The Church of Liberalism is the fifth major work by conservative pundit Ann Coulter. It was published on June 6, 2006 (06/06/06) to coincide with the number of the beast from The Book of Revelation.

The cover of the book shows Miss Coulter in a slinky black dress, with the word "GODLESS" imposed across the bottom of the image. The red letters flow onto her black dress in such a way that the first impression of the word is "GODDESS", with her image rising up above that word.

This is predictive programming in its purest form.

An important fact to realize is that book covers are very carefully designed. Nothing is left to chance in the words and images put on the cover, and how they are juxtaposed. On the day associated with the Beast of Revelation, also known as the Antichrist, the publishers of that book have offered up as a GODDESS our own "Crazy Annie" Coulter.

So, do you prefer her name on your forehead, or right hand?

Church Kicking: fad or here to stay?

A growing number of people around the world have started to go to church, but not for traditional worship.

They attend church in order to kick the building.

In a departure from the usual singing, sermon and of course, potluck, these individuals approach church buildings and other church property, and then kick it. Several of them have documented their endeavors for the web.

The movement appears to have an ecumenical flavor with the inclusion of Mosque beaters and Synagogue ignorers. One intrepid woman removes her clothing and engages in church whipping.

God Tells Man To Sacrifice Wife, Children

A man sentenced to 90 years in prison for attempting to set his Orlando home on fire with his family sleeping inside said God commanded him to sacrifice his wife and children, according to a Local 6 News report.

Hans Missal, 51, admitted to dousing his Orlando home with gasoline last March. Missal also duct-taped the doors shut and ran a hose from the house to a car tailpipe while his wife, son and daughter slept before he attempted to set the structure on fire.

Missal said he was following God's orders. More

Islamic extremists' love of hardcore porn

So how does a pious Islamic extremist and potential terrorist pass the time? He watches hardcore porn. Investigators found that at least one of two Islamic extremist planning an attack on the US from Canada was in possession of hardcore pornography.

n Muslim societies the calls for all women to be covered completely and constant diatribes that sexual immorality is a threat to Islamic nations have become commonplace. Yet there is mounting evidence that terrorist extremists commonly view hardcore pornography. More

Mothers expect Damien on 6/6/06

FOR one group of expectant mothers, their due date holds an extra dimension of dread. The prospect of giving birth on June 6, 6/6/06, has prompted talk of spawning devil children on Armageddon day.

For Hollywood and the worldwide entertainment industry it is by contrast a once-in-a- century opportunity to turn evil into gold. Leading the charge is 20th Century Fox, whose remake of The Omen, the classic 1970s horror film, will appear on June 6.

While some Armageddon believers fear that 6/6/06 will be “a day of satanic power” that may be marked by a comet hitting the Earth, others believe that the world is coming closer to what is widely known as “the rapture” — the moment the Lord calls the Christian faithful home and millions of born-again evangelicals will suddenly disappear from the Earth, leaving non-believers behind. More

Wives help man rape daughters

He has multiple wives who gave him scores of children, including five teenage girls whom he raped repeatedly over a period of 18 months before one of them blew the whistle on him.

The 45-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the children, had subverted parts of the Quran to justify incest.

While conducting a religious lesson, he convinced his wives that he had ownership over his children, which included having sex with them.

To add to these worries, he learnt that the girls were behaving inappropriately with boys.

He concluded that having sex with his daughters to “satisfy” them, so they would be less likely to go with others, was the lesser of two evils, said the lawyer. More

Pastor sent to Purgatory jail for accused sexual abuse

St. George, Utah. - A pastor was jailed after St. George police said he molested an 11-year-old student at a Christian school where he was a teacher.

Gabriel E. Carlin, 32, St. George, was booked into the Purgatory Correctional Facility Tuesday night for investigation of four counts of sexual abuse of a minor, a first-degree felony.

Carlin taught at the East Harbor Christian Academy in Washington, Washington County, where the victim attended school, St. George Police Sgt. Craig Harding said. The reported abuse began nearly a month ago, investigators said.

Attempts to reach officials with the East Harbor Christian Academy were unsuccessful Wednesday. Telephone numbers listed for the school were disconnected. On his Web site, Carlin refers to himself as "Pastor Gabe" and said he is the senior pastor of Living Faith Community Church in St. George. He said he and his wife operate a "classical Christian school." More

Israeli women decorate sacred places with their panties

Many woman would do anything to have a smart, handsome and well-to-do husband. Israel’s sacred places' guards often see a strange ritual.

Israeli women who go on pilgrimage to the grave of the Jewish Rabbi Yenothan ben Uziel tie their panties and bras to the grates of the burial-vault and to the nearby trees. They believe this will help them find good husbands in the future. More

Anti-Gay Pastor caught cruising for male "services"

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A pastor who has spoken out against homosexuality was arrested after propositioning a male undercover police officer outside a hotel, authorities said.

Claiming he was in the area "pastoring to police", the Rev. Lonnie Latham, 59, was booked into Oklahoma County Jail.

This event raises the issue about those individuals, mostly men, who are very concerned about the fact that men are having sex with each other. They are sometimes a bit too concerned about this, almost an obsession.

Are you listening, Lou Sheldon? Know what I am saying, Fred Phelps? What secrets do you hide, Jerry Falwell? As Shakespeare said it, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." More

Christmas abandoned by Christians

The usual suspects in the "War on Christmas" include the ACLU, the schools, the malls, and Wal-Mart with their policy of a generic "Happy Holidays" type of greeting.

Now it has come to our attention that the latest place to find Christmas abandoned is at the local Christian church.

This is not a few isolated churches, but a nationwide trend. Expect it to come to a megachurch near you. More

Intelligent Design outed: religion, not science

Intelligent Design is the notion that living organisms are simply too complex to have evolved merelyevolution, and that it's necessary to postulate a designing Intelligence to explain the living systems we see.

Advocates of Intelligent Design (ID) have claimed that it's a scientific theory, a legitimate rival of the Darwinian theory, that warrants being taught in the science classes of America's public schools.

Critics of ID have declared that ID isn't science at all. They say it is a way of sneaking religion into the public schools.

Now, none other than Pat Robertson has blown the cover of ID. The citizens of the town of Dover, Pennsylvania voted to reject a school board that promoted ID, and Robertson let loose with a warning. If something bad happens to you, Robertson said to the people of Dover, don't bother turning to God. He might not be there for you, he warned them, because "you just voted God out of your city."

Oops! Thanks, Pat, for connecting those dots. More

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