Tag Archives: faith-based delusion

Old news: faith healing event ends in tragedy, death

Posted on May 11, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

It wasn’t directly the fault of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Nigeria, but he was the person 150,000 people had traveled to see in Cape Town back in March. He has a reputation as a miraculous faith healer so people who … Continue reading →

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Old news: Lady Gaga is evil; South Koreans beg God to intervene

Posted on May 3, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

Lady Gaga had a concert set up for Seoul back in April but the Korean Association of Church Communities hoped God could do something about that. It’s vital he save the children of South Korea from “being infected with homosexuality … Continue reading →

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And does the couple thank God for the husband’s stupidity as well?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

He gets credit for finding their jeep. He ought to get credit for making them stupid enough to leave it in a position to be so easily stolen: A Crawfordsville couple’s Jeep was lost but now it’s found, and they … Continue reading →

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“Is it possible that …Jesus learned to purify his mind using ancient Vedic techniques?”

Posted on August 22, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I love how people get so worked up about Christ’s missing years that they’ll go through this much trouble to invent one for him. There’s a three part set of documentaries suggesting Jesus was in India at the tender age … Continue reading →

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CNN is shocked by the bible…

Posted on June 6, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

This blog post put me in mind of the series I did for Joe Kovacs’ book called “Shocked by the Bible.” John Blake is reporting on the fact that many people have no flipping clue what’s in that book but … Continue reading →

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Secular groups remind Toronto: alcoholics can be good without god

Posted on June 4, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Saskatoon’s next Secular Organizations for Sobriety meeting is on June 12th. Repeats: 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, 8:30 p.m. Where: The Avenue Community Centre, 201-320 21st St. W., Saskatoon, SK Contact: sos_sask@cficanada.ca A secular group in Toronto called … Continue reading →

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Which country will next battle it out in the Jesus wars?

Posted on June 4, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Morning amusement: For years, Brazil held the title with its imposing Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro. The 30m statue of Christ with arms outstretched has been struck by lightning, vandalised and infected by fungus but remained the … Continue reading →

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So Camping just “misunderstood” the kind of Judgement?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

He’s still attempting to still cash in on his latest apocalypse fumble. Justifying all previously failed doomsday predictions, Harold Camping has said that God did come in 1994 and that He has come this time too for the final ‘judgement’. … Continue reading →

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So, Christ’s second coming happened in Australia…

Posted on May 17, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

At least, a guy who seriously thinks he’s Jesus happens to live there. What’s more, he’s joined with a woman who prefers to go by the name Mary Magdalene. Unsurprisingly, some people have a problem with this. The pair, real … Continue reading →

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“Don’t blame God for world’s heartaches”

Posted on May 7, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Rev. Jeff Barnes of Newsong Fellowship Church has a piece in his local paper with the same title and it’s worth some comments from this peanut gallery. The question that inevitably surfaces is, “Why doesn’t God keep all these bad … Continue reading →

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