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Thousands of Orthodox Jews took to the streets of Jerusalem last Saturday. They were angry about a municipal parking lot being open on the Holy Sabbath.

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You may or may not have heard of the Ryan Commission report on child abuse within institutions run by the religious orders in Ireland - a depressing story all round.

This fella however is my hero.

Prayer: You're Doing It Wrong.

Spiritual research has shown that even negative energies can answer prayers, to our detriment! One’s spiritual level is the single most important factor in ensuring that one’s prayers are answered. Praying for world peace, while a noble thought, is most likely not to be answered due to lack of spiritual level of the people praying. Saints but They see the futility of praying as they are totally in alignment with God’s will and don’t see it separate from Theirs. Lastly the posture of prayer also contributes in the prayer being answered.

What God Would Allow This?

Godly Torture

Just last week I was wondering if there might be a correlation between faith and acceptance of torture. So today I see this on digg: the more you go to church, the more likely you are to approve of torture. Funny, that. I wasn't very impressed with Pew Research's sample sizes, though (fantasy headline: Pew Skews Churchgoer Poll), so I googled around for supporting evidence, and soon landed here:

It is hard to resist sarcasm. With our US government now transitioning from one based upon Christian Principles to one based on the Quran, it seems to have become fashionable lately to rename ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ as torture... Fine, let’s call it torture and let’s accept that Christians, like Jesus Christ before them, will be unjustly brought to trial and face death for their acts of torture. When this happens, let us Prayerfully give thanks, taking solace in how it reminds us that persecution is precisely what defines Christians as a great Religious Movement. The fact of the matter is, we are compelled by our Christian Faith to perform whatever uncomfortable acts are necessary to prevent islamojihadists from committing mass murder.

I'm pretty sure Rev. Hipple is a hoax, which can only mean that life is sadly starting to imitate sarcasm.

Crist Christ

Gov. Crist of Florida has no problem at all with this proposed custom plate. Crist is sometimes mentioned as a Republican presidential candidate. Anyone still wondering why Arlen Specter just bolted for the Democrats?

Say, is that a juicy Florida grapefruit in the background? Or maybe Jesus is working on his tan in the hot Ft. Lauderdale sun. Yeah, that's it; so the first vanity plate will be SUN TAN. Perfect. Though KIL ME would be, um, more perfect.

God SHOWERS pastor in GOLD

"God told me all week, 'I got you.'" the Rev. Brad Braxton said to thunderous applause.

Braxton was installed as senior pastor despite some parishioners filing a lawsuit to trim his $600,000 in salary and perks.

Call it the stimulus package from God.

$250,000 in salary.

$11,500 monthly housing allowance.

Private school tuition for his child.

A full-time maid.

Entertainment, travel and "professional development" allowances.

Pension and life insurance benefits.

An equity allowance for Braxton to save up to buy a home.

On top of that, Braxton immediately hired a new second in command at more than $300,000 a year.