Tag: islam
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Calls to Destroy Egypt’s Great Pyramids Begin
from www.aina.org: According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt’s Great Pyramids–or, in the words of Saudi Sheikh Ali bin Said al-Rabi’i, those “symbols of paganism,” which Egypt’s Salafi party has long planned to cover with wax. Most recently, Bahrain’s “Sheikh of Sunni…
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Director Oliver Stone’s Son Converts to Islam
US filmmaker Sean Stone, the son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, has converted to Islam and chosen Ali as his Muslim first name, the Iranian news agency Fars reported Tuesday.
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11/3 pop occulture: pilgrims, prophets & secret messages
2.5m pilgrims arrive in mecca for annual hajj that begins nov4* french satirical weekly firebombed after portrays prophet mohammad* ireland closes embassies in vatican, iran as cost-saving measures* scientology leader miscavige fed gourmet meals every few hours* detroit official who owns church charged by feds* stolen phoenix jesus statue returned* william peter blatty on ‘exorcist’…
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The Chimera Androgyne: The Esoteric Mystique of Baphomet & Abraxas
This particular blog shed a significant light upon the more esoteric study of the figure known as Baphomet. The study of Baphomet, being a subject of particular interest to this writer, takes many twists and turns. It is easy to see how this particular character gets a reputation for association with “devil worship” or “Luciferian…
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merry ‘chrislam’?: tennessee church lends sanctuary to local muslims
from beliefnet: A Tennessee pastor startled his neighborhood, his congregation and local Muslims when he invited the local Islamic community to celebrate Ramadan inside his church. Their own cultural center was under construction nearby. So, Pastor Steve Stone offered the main sanctuary at his 550-member Heartsong Church in Cordova, a Memphis suburb, as a place…
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‘faith shared’: dozens of christian churches read from the koran
another step closer to a one world religion?: 50 US churches read from the quran on sunday from nbc washington: Sunday services at the National Cathedral today included readings from the Torah and the Quran. It was one of dozens of services taking place all across the country today as part of the Faith Shared…
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6/23 pop occulture: influence, censorship & noah’s ark
churches call for US to pull out of afghanistan* evangelicals see declining influence in US* video: nbc apologizes for cutting ‘under god’ from the pledge of allegiance during US open golf broadcast* leaving god out of pledge tees off ohio congressman* video: irked viewers not buying nbc apology* dutch populist geert wilders empowered after being…
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France Starts Ban on Full-Face Veil
France’s ban on full face veils, a first in Europe, went into force on Monday, making anyone wearing the Muslim niqab or burqa in public liable to a fine of 150 euros or lessons in French citizenship.
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Obamessiah to deliver major speech on personal faith
President Barack Obama plans to give an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday at a high-profile prayer breakfast in Washington, a White House official said Wednesday.
