Best of 2009 – My 10 Favorite Posts From the Last 12 Months
In no particular order, here are my 10 favorite posts from 2009. Happy New Year!
What Kind of God…?
Almost every day I see a report or hear of some sort of ridiculous rituals being performed by people purely for religious reasons. I usually blow them off as they’re typically silly, pointless mechanisms that really don’t hurt anyone other aside from maybe wasting someone’s time.
But every once and again, I become truly appalled that people – real living, breathing, thinking, loving human beings can perform such excessively malevolent acts in the name of their Deity.
This headline definitely caught my attention:
200,000 animals to be sacrificed at Nepal festival
More than 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons will be killed Tuesday and Wednesday at the temple in the jungles of Bara district, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Katmandu, to honor the Hindu goddess Gadhimai…
…The slaughtered animals are taken back by devotees to their villages and eaten during a feast. The meat is considered blessed and consuming it protects them from evil.
The Most Disturbing Church Choir Ever
Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself? Apparently not.
Since my ticket to hell has long since been punched, I predictably laughed my ass off at this.
God’s Facebook Page
I don’t know if you’ve seen this or not – I just ran across it on some foreign language site. I figured that since my ticket to hell has long since been punched, I’ll throw it up here and let you heathens have a look at it. Sin vicariously through me.
Classic Post: Messing With a Bible Thumper
Would you mind participating in our survey? I’ll only take a minute or two of your time.”
“OK, but I worship the devil,” I offered matter of factly.
This Ad From AIG is Quite Disturbing
Honestly, can anyone tell me what this ad from AIG is supposed to mean?
Religious Fiction?
I was walking through a “Barnes and Noble” store yesterday when I happened to notice a sign for the “Religious Fiction” section. I couldn’t help but utter out loud how redundant this phrase seemed.
