Category Archives: Mystical woo

New Age or ancient beliefs not directly linked to belief in a personal god or a widely-held religion.

Internet: So THAT’S how it’s done!

If you know about pyrokinesis, I have a technique for you: Ground. Then u change into a stance(make sure that its a comfortable stance). Cup your hands and then position them in front of your dan-tien. Create a fire ball … Continue reading

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Australia: And when I say ‘personal success’…

…I mean my personal success. SMH A hypnotherapist and motivational speaker whose clients include the Adelaide Thunderbirds netball team and the West Coast Eagles AFL side has been banned from practising for 12 months after complaints he groped the breast[s] of … Continue reading

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UK: Fortune teller sees hard lines for neglected children

SMH Linda Clappison changed after seeing a fortune teller from a caring mother to a woman who tortured her children, a court had heard…. … Clappison, who has shown no remorse since her arrest, was given two concurrent terms of … Continue reading

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US: United Methodist vote dominated by African bigots

OneNewsNow.com The United Methodist General Conference, which meets every four years, has decided to retain current language on the denomination’s treatment of homosexuals — i.e., that clergy cannot perform homosexual union ceremonies; and single pastors must be celibate, meaning homosexuals … Continue reading

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New Zealand: Jesus — contents may have settled during transit

Stuff.co.nz A church billboard proclaiming that “Jesus Heals Cancer” has breached advertising standards by suggesting the church can offer something other churches cannot, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. Napier’s Equippers Church had a billboard saying “Jesus heals cancer – … Continue reading

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UK: Wrong for forty-four years…

…is this a record? Telegraph Blogs Paul Ehrlich, the author of The Population Bomb and the 20th century’s keeper of the Malthusian flame, has popped up in The Guardian. “The world’s most renowned population analyst has called for a massive … Continue reading

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US: Two out of three ain’t bad…

… unless you’re supposed to be all-loving and omnipotent. SMH  A pregnant woman who was declared dead after suffering a brain aneurysm has given birth to twins after her body was kept alive for a month on a respirator. Christine … Continue reading

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UK: Imaginary zombie carpenter not woman, but gay!

guardian.co.uk Jesus was a Hebrew rabbi. Unusually, he was unmarried. The idea that he had a romantic relationship with Mary Magdalene is the stuff of fiction, based on no biblical evidence. The evidence, on the other hand, that he may … Continue reading

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US: Five impossible things before breakfast

William Lane Craig is at it again. The Hell with Christianity « Evangelical Realism The Hell with Christianity April 15, 2012 — Deacon Duncan (Book: On Guard, by William Lane Craig. Chapter 10: “Is Jesus the Only Way to God?”) … Continue reading

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US: Amish hair-cutting mastermind appears in court

His name? Samuel Mullet. Honestly, you can’t make this stuff up. cleveland.com Samuel Mullet Sr. and 11 of his followers from an Amish splinter sect returned to federal court Thursday, joined by four more defendants, in a hate-crimes case that … Continue reading

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