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Oops! Rabbi Cuts Off Baby’s Penis During Circumcision Ritual
A local rabbi, who is also a mohel, is being sued after accidentally having severed a newborn boy’s penis during a traditional Jewish genital mutilation ceremony. The baby was rushed to Children’s Hospital, where doctors performed emergency microsurgery which took … Continue reading
Bethlehem Unwrapped: Replica of Israeli Separation Wall Built in Central London
On 23rd of December 2013, Bethlehem Unwrapped festival opened with the unveiling of a 8m high life size replica of the separation wall that has been built by Israel in the West Bank. It has been constructed over 8 days … Continue reading
Pope: A Christian Refusing to Serve Others is a ‘Pagan’
I stumbled upon this speech by Pope Francis and was astonished (and slightly indignant) by the way he used the word ‘pagan.’ “It is an ugly thing when one sees a Christian who does not want to lower himself, who … Continue reading
Getting Drunk on God
The Drunken Glory movement — spawned by events like the Florida Outpouring and Toronto Blessing in the 90s, at which people appeared to be inebriated and high purely off the power of God — is on the rise, as godly … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Religion & Philosophy, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged Christianity, Drunken Glory, Jesus
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Christian Fundamentalists: On God’s Right
An inquest in the Evangelical world of the United States in 2004 by Martin Meissonnier & Roger Trilling. Cinematography by Christophe Petit, edited by Gilles Bovon.
Al-Qaeda Leader in Syria Speaks to Al Jazeera
The leader of al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, one of the most powerful groups in the war-torn country, has told Al Jazeera that that the conflict is nearing an end and that his fighters hold the upper hand. In his first-ever … Continue reading
Posted in Religion & Philosophy, Videos & Documentaries, War & Terror
Tagged al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra, Syria
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Garden of Eden and the Original Sin
In the previous chapter of the Holy Scriptures we saw that there were actually two conflicting accounts of the Creation, both believed to have been written by an ancient Hebrew god named Yahveh. Why it is so, is a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Religion & Philosophy
Tagged Adam and Eve, Bible, Christianity, Garden of Eden, Old Testament
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Second Version of the Biblical Tale of Creation
In a previous post we learned about how an ancient Hebrew god by the name Yahveh created the whole universe in only six days some 6,000 years ago. That also included all life on planet Earth, land, seas, plants, trees, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Religion & Philosophy
Tagged Adam, Bible, Creation, Old Testament
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First Xmas Gift!
Wow! When I opened my mailbox this morning, I found that someone had dropped a thick book in there, entitled “New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures”. An attached note revealed that it was a gift from Jehovah’s Witnesses who … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Religion & Philosophy
Tagged Allah, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Old Testament, Torah, Yahveh
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Thanksgiving: The Untold Genocide of the Native Americans
The real story behind Thanksgiving is nothing to be thankful about. Watch and find out what really happened in the New World when the European pilgrims and native Americans met in 1620. Most of us associate the holiday with happy … Continue reading
Against the Grain 