Tag: ceremony
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rabbi destroys tv’s in religious ritual
from forward: Check out this video. What’s the story? Any guesses? It looks like a video of a garbage processing plant, or maybe a recycling project. In fact, as the noisy truck starts to tip out its load, so begins the newest bizarre religious ritual in Israel. Amnon Yitzhak, the charismatic outreach rabbi, decided to…
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oregon church uses hallucinogenic drug for religious ceremonies
federal court to hear appeal on the case from god discussion: A Federal High Court has agreed to hear the appeal on the case of an Oregon church known as the Holy Light of the Queen which uses a hallucinogenic substance called ayahuasca which it brews for its members to drink in religious services. The…
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self-help guru convicted in arizona sweat lodge deaths
from cnn: Self-help guru James Ray has been convicted of negligent homicide in the deaths of three participants in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony, but he was found not guilty of manslaughter charges. The case will continue June 28, when the jury will convene to make a decision regarding aggravating circumstances in the case. Prosecutors…
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pilgrims gather in rome for pope john paul ii beatification
from abc13: Thousands of people came to a prayer vigil Saturday night at Circus Maximus, just a few miles from the Vatican, showing that Pope John Paul II can unite the masses in death just as he did in life… After the prayer vigil, the city is holding its first white night of prayer to…
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As Royal Ritual Approaches, Coincidences Connect the Dates
Do the future king and queen need to hire a new wedding planner? The couple and their entourage spent weeks deciding on a wedding date, repeatedly liaising with officials at Buckingham Palace, No. 10 Downing Street and Westminster Abbey.
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Baptism By Ice: Russia’s Trend of Dipping Children In Frozen Rivers
When an amateur video of a screaming, naked boy being plunged by a priest into an ice hole in Siberia appeared on the web, it caused a massive outcry in the Russian media and blogosphere. The boy appears to be no more than five or six years old.