Tag: RELIGION
A federal court ruled yesterday that the city can uphold a ban on religious services in schools, overturning an earlier decision in which a lower court called such a ban unconstitutional. The religious lobby shouldn’t worry quite yet, however, as it’s not certain that the appeals court’s ruling will have any effect. As the Times points out, […]
The Satanic Temple, an NYC-based organization, is angling to have a Baphomet statue installed beside an existing monument to the 10 Commandments near Oklahoma’s state capitol. Douglas Mesner, the Temple’s spokesman and apparent leader, seems pretty reasonable. In an interview with The Atlantic, Mesner — who also goes by the distinctly more satanic moniker Lucien Greaves — gives some […]
Pussy Riot, fresh out of prison, is set to make an appearance at the Barclays Center February 5 for an Amnesty International benefit concert. Certain members of Brooklyn’s Russian Orthodox community, predictably, are not happy about it. Serge Lukianov, an Orthodox priest, called the event “satanic,” and called it appalling that “people are making them into […]
In response to the Ten Commandments monument that was erected at Oklahoma’s state Capitol last year, the NYC-based Satanic Temple has petitioned to have a Baphomet statue installed as well. Here’s what their proposal looks like. Friendly, right? The Satanic Temple has already surpassed its $20,000 funding goal on IndieGogo, with 11 days left to […]
The NSA leaks of the past few months have united a pretty amazing cross-section of people, on all shades of the political spectrum, against federal government surveillance. Case in point: Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, the host of a Christian YouTube show called Pray in Jesus Name, recently devoted a segmented to praying away the “satanic, evil spirit” […]
An Atheist monument was recently unveiled nearby the monument of the Ten Commandments sitting in front of the Bradford County Courthouse in Florida. The monument itself the form of a 1,500 pound granite bench, complete with quotes from Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the founder of American Atheists. It may appear to be an agressive […]
Perhaps inspired by the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn’s recent forays into so-called “hipsterdom,” a Jewish group has launched a campaign called “Unite the Beards,” aiming to bring Williamsburg’s hairy masses closer to Hasidic Judaism. In the video above, with the tagline “Hasid and hipster, not as different as you think,” four white guys in various […]
Brooklyn-based artist and designer Michael J. Silber created Kaleidopope, which is exactly what you think it is. From Francis and Benedict on back, the Kaleidopope takes generation upon generation of His Tripiness and sends them into an abstracted swirl. Here’s what Silber has to say: KaleidoPope is an hypnotic interactive kaleidoscope. I composed a photo […]
Monday, we learned the porn preferences of the denizens of Vatican City, via a little digging around in their torrenting history by TorrentFreak. Among the titles downloaded was TPH: Tiffany Starr and Sheena Shaw (that’s “Transsexual Pussy Hunters,” for those of you who are unfamiliar), which, yes, features M-to-F transsexual porn actress Tiffany Starr. Chase Hoffberger at the […]
It’s not unusual to see religious leaders railing against the policies of a Democratic president, but this time, it’s a sentiment plenty of liberals can get on board with as well. “From a New Testament point of view, drones are completely appalling,” retired Episcopal rector Paul F. M. Zahl told CNN in a recent interview. “The […]
