Tag: bible
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#PopOcculture: Ziolympics, Monumental and More
2012 Zion Olympics in London Coincide with Tisha B’Av – Commemoration of the Destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem // Israeli President Shimon Peres cancels London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony visit over Sabbath travel issue // No memorial service for son of Scientology’s president? // ‘Cannibal cult members’ arrested for murder, eating raw brains and…
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10/20 pop occulture: versions, evictions & the netherworld
king james bible at 400 continues to inspire* british media, theaters celebrate 400th anniversary of the king james bible* video: celebrating the 400th anniversary montana government evicts jesus statue from park* susan sarandon says pope benedict a ‘nazi’* tibetan nun dies after setting self ablaze* penang temple medium ‘commissioned to sell iphone in netherworld’*
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survey says reading the bible frequently could make you more liberal
from god discussion: Reading the Bible frequently can make you a liberal, according to Christianity Today. Lifeway Research conducted a recent poll which found that 89 percent of American homes own a Bible, with the average home having 4.1 Bibles (what would .1 of a Bible look like?) Christianity Today reports that support for capital…
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9/22 pop occulture: devil’s rock & underground groups
lunar bible goes on sale in auction* dozens sue montana church for abuse* brad pitt jokes about pact with satan while promoting ‘moneyball’* william & kate pressured to break royal tradition of killing animals* movie review: the devil’s rock* security forces hound shadowy underground groups*
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Pastor Says Two Eclipses In June Are Biblical Signs & Wonders
NASA reports that there will be a partial solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse during the month of June. For June 1, a partial solar eclipse began at sunrise in Siberia and northern China.
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Last Goat Standing: Satanism Fear Stalks Village As Animals Tortured, Killed
Four goats have been cruelly slaughtered in a village, raising fears of ‘satanic rituals’. The animals were killed within a few days of each other, either with their heads twisted backwards or their throats cut.
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all-female sect worships vladimir putin as paul the apostle
from telegraph: Vladimir Putin has become the object of veneration for a bizarre Russian all-female sect whose followers believe that the tough-talking prime minister is a reincarnation of the early Christian missionary Paul the Apostle. Members of the sect that has sprung up in a Russian village some 250 miles southeast of Moscow believe that…
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5/12 pop occulture: countdowns, shrines & lifespring
doomsday craziness spreads across america!* as may21 judgment day draws closer, 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits spain* why i don’t buy the may21 prophecy* US air force creates pagan ritual shrine* models’ suicides blamed on return of ’70s US cult lifespring* paul thomas anderson’s next film is now ‘untitled western project’* bart simpson, scientology color springfield…
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we all know the story of the crucifixion…
but how much is myth – and how much brutal reality? from dailymail: The description of Jesus’s triumphal, palm-strewn procession into Jerusalem, his clash with Pontius Pilate and the Temple authorities, his agonised prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, his arrest by Roman guards, his torture, trial, Crucifixion and Resurrection is the most important Christian…
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4/21 Pop Occulture: Royally Cursed Rapture
Tabloid astrology prediction spells doom for royals // Terrorist threat possible at royal wedding // UK man gets 70 days for burning Quran // Bachmann: US ‘cursed if we reject Israel’ // Pregnant Kate Hudson dabbles in light-witchcraft to predict baby’s sex
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atheist publishes secular bible
from cnn: What if the book that billions have turned to for ethical guidance wasn’t tied to commandments from God or any one particular tradition but instead included the writings of Aristotle, the reflections of Confucius, the poetry of Baudelaire? What would that book look like, and what would it mean? Decades after he started…
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codices lead to allegations of jesus as an openly gay man
from guardian: What if the newly found codices provided evidence of Jesus’s same-sex activity? Michael Ruse imagines the implications. The most astounding finding from the newly discovered lead codices is that Jesus Christ was unambiguously and openly gay. He and his disciples formed a same-sex coterie, bound by feelings of love and mutual support. There…
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is this the first ever portrait of jesus?
from daily mail: The image is eerily familiar: a bearded young man with flowing curly hair. After lying for nearly 2,000 years hidden in a cave in the Holy Land, the fine detail is difficult to determine. But in a certain light it is not difficult to interpret the marks around the figure’s brow as…
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God Had A Wife, Asherah, Censored From Record
Early versions of the Bible apparently featured a fertility goddess, Asherah, who may have been God’s wife, at least according to one British theologian. Back in 1967, historian Raphael Patai mentioned ancient Israelites worshiped both Yahweh and Asherah, according to Discovery.
