Submitted by Steve Lambert: An Evangelical Christian version of Punk’d by comedian Rich Praytor:

Faking the Rapture

There Are No Atheists In The White House: Beware Of Politicians Following Divine Orders
by Paul Krassner
The Arthur Blog
January 7, 2007

With the New Hampshire primary fast approaching, Republican presidential candidtate Mitt Romney has tried to posture himself as the standard bearer of much of George Bush’s foreign policy. He suggested that “We are doing God’s work now, in my opinion, by keeping al Qaeda and Hezbollah from establishing a safe haven.”

Domestically, Romney wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Yet, in 1994, when he was running for the Senate, he came out in favor of choice for women. Although he claims not to be dictated to by his church, he admitted to Mormon feminist Judith Dushku that “the Brethren” in Salt Lake City told him he could take that position, and that in fact he probably had to in order to win in a liberal state like Massachusetts. Pandering trumped religious belief.

Romney’s opponent, Mike Huckabee, was one of three presidential wannabes who raised their hands during a Republican “debate” to signify that they didn’t believe in evolution, although Huckabee admitted, “I don’t know if the world was created in six days, I wasn’t there.” He has also said, “If there was ever an occasion for someone to have argued against the death penalty, I think Jesus could have done so on the cross and said, ‘This is an unjust punishment and I deserve clemency.’”

Whenever anybody claims that God talks directly to them, I think they’re totally delusional. President Bush is no exception. Not only was he told by his senior adviser, Karen Hughes, not to refer to terrorists as “folks,” but Bush was also being prompted by God Him-Her-or-Itself. “God would tell me, ‘George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq.’ And I did.” As if he was only following divine orders. (more…)

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Religious scholars mull Flying Spaghetti Monster
by Justin Pope
November 16, 2007

(AP) — When some of the world’s leading religious scholars gather in San Diego this weekend, pasta will be on the intellectual menu. They’ll be talking about a satirical pseudo-deity called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose growing pop culture fame gets laughs but also raises serious questions about the essence of religion.

The appearance of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on the agenda of the American Academy of Religion’s annual meeting gives a kind of scholarly imprimatur to a phenomenon that first emerged in 2005, during the debate in Kansas over whether intelligent design should be taught in public school sciences classes.

Supporters of intelligent design hold that the order and complexity of the universe is so great that science alone cannot explain it. The concept’s critics see it as faith masquerading as science. (more…)

Submitted by Peter Markus: An out of focus, wind blown blue piece of paper, lint or maybe even a feather dangling in front of security camera lens is declared a ghost by the locals and the media at this “haunted gas station. No arrests were made.

Parma, Ohio, November 11, 2007:

‘God’ apparently responds to lawsuit
by Nate Jenkins
Associated Press
September 21, 2007

Lincoln, Neb. — A legislator who filed a lawsuit against God has gotten something he might not have expected: a response. One of two court filings from “God” came Wednesday under otherworldly circumstances, according to John Friend, clerk of the Douglas County District Court in Omaha.
“This one miraculously appeared on the counter. It just all of a sudden was here - poof!” Friend said.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha sued God last week, seeking a permanent injunction against the Almighty for making terroristic threats, inspiring fear and causing “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants.”

Chambers, a self-proclaimed agnostic who often criticizes Christians, said his filing was triggered by a federal lawsuit he considers frivolous. He said he’s trying to makes the point that anybody can sue anybody.

Not so, says “God.” His response argues that the defendant is immune from some earthly laws and the court lacks jurisdiction. (more…)

Editor’s Note: Perhaps a restraining order would be prudent…

Nebraska State Senator Sues God
by Nate Jenkins

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) — The defendant in a state senator’s lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He’s everywhere.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he’s trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody.

Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants.” (more…)

A documentary by Max Blumenthal about the Christians United for Israel’s (CUFI) annual Washington-Israel Summit held on July 16, 2007. Founded by San Antonio-based megachurch pastor John Hagee, this year’s CUFI conference featured Senator Tom DeLay, Senator Joseph Lieberman, and other key Washington power-players. According to Blumenthal:

I have covered the Christian right intensely for over four years. During this time, I attended dozens of Christian right conferences, regularly monitored movement publications and radio shows, and interviewed scores of its key leaders. I have never witnessed any spectacle as politically extreme, outrageous, or bizarre as the one Christians United for Israel produced last week in Washington. See for yourself.

Rapture Ready: The Unauthorized Christians United for Israel Tour from huffpost and Vimeo.

Read more from Max Blumenthal here.
Videography by Thomas Shomaker
Thanks Toni Dalton

If you thought Disneyland was fun… now there’s the Creationist Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, which presents a “walk through history”, albeit a short one. The $27 million dollar museum opened its doors to the world yesterday.

From their Website:

Designed by a former Universal Studios exhibit director, this state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life.

A fully engaging, sensory experience for guests. Murals and realistic scenery, computer-generated visual effects, over fifty exotic animals, life-sized people and dinosaur animatronics, and a special-effects theater complete with misty sea breezes and rumbling seats. These are just some of the impressive exhibits that everyone in your family will enjoy.

Meanwhile, Defcon America, a Web site devoted to defending the American Constitution is waging a campaign against the museum’s purpose, which is to show how science supports creationism.

Here’s what Defcon is up against: (more…)

Anderson Cooper interviews Christopher Hitchens
Anderson Cooper 360
CNN
May 15, 2007