Archive for 'Religion'
Half-naked Scientologist on roof with lasso
Posted on 02. May, 2010 by rents in scientology | No Comments
Spotted on the roof of one of the many buildings owned by Scientology in Hollywood, this is indeed a half-naked Scientologist practicing the lasso. Nothing really newsworthy here; I simply like saying “half-naked Scientologist on roof with lasso”. You could use it a a metaphor for how cultists trap their own mind, but really it [...]
Vatican defines irony in Foreign Office memo flap
Posted on 25. Apr, 2010 by rents in Religion | 1 Comment
Remember that whole thing about Catholic priests raping children, and how the Holy Mother Church covered up for their crimes by moving the priests to other jobs? The Vatican is currently feigning outrage over a British Foreign Office memo which suggested the Pope should open an abortion clinic, sell Benedict-branded condoms, and other obvious jokes, [...]
Nothing says Christian like a red carpet première
Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by rents in christianity | No Comments
I knew something was wrong when I emerged from the subway. Hollywood was closed again, on a Tuesday. A Tuesday? They don’t have movie premières on Tuesdays. But there it was. Miracle number one. Then there were the nuns. The nuns? Oh yes, the nuns. Nuns on Hollywood Blvd. Lots of ‘em. Laughing, giddy, getting [...]
Pirate Bay displays Scientology spoof banner
Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by rents in scientology | 3 Comments
Like most people, I enjoy visiting The Pirate Bay for finding downloads of classic literature long in the public domain, and I can’t understand the controversy surrounding the site. Well apparently they’ve got some upcoming legal troubles in Sweden, and apparently one of the lawyers against them is a woman affectionately known as Miss Wasted, [...]
Move over, Darwin: St. Augustine discovered evolution
Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by rents in Charles Darwin, Religion, Science, evolution | 5 Comments
The Catholic Church, ever the survivor, has a long and noble history of apologizing for misdeeds and accepting established facts… as long as at least one hundred and fifty years have passed. The most famous example must be that of the persecution and rehabilitation of Galileo: tried and imprisoned by the Inquisition for heresy in [...]
