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Islamophobic Facebook Post Lands County Commish in Hot Water

Islamophobic Facebook Post Lands County Commish in Hot Water

By Josh Wolford May 1, 2013

Over the weekend, Coffee County, Tennessee Commissioner Barry West posted a photo on his public Facebook profile that has many in the area and across the country up in arms (no pun intended). The image, which is being called a …

Pope Francis Finally Tweets to His 2M Followers Pope Francis Finally Tweets to His 2M Followers

Last Wednesday, a plume of white smoke emerged in Vatican City, signaling that the papal conclave had chosen a new leader for the Catholic Church. Shortly after, Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio addressed the crowd as Pope Francis, the 266th …

New Pope Chosen, Twitter Account Reactivated New Pope Chosen, Twitter Account Reactivated
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With a plume of white smoke, the papal conclave has just selected Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a cardinal from Argentina, as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. He will be called Pope Francis and is the first ever pope …

Deacon Arrested for Child Porn after Verizon Tip Deacon Arrested for Child Porn after Verizon Tip

A deacon at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fullerton, a suburb of Baltimore, has been arrested and charged with multiple child pornography counts after Verizon tipped authorities to materials stored on the company’s online cloud backup system. 67-year-old William …

The Bible Miniseries Comes to the History Channel The Bible Miniseries Comes to the History Channel
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A new miniseries titled The Bible has begun airing on the History Channel. The show premiered on Sunday March 3, and subsequent episodes will air each Sunday in March, with the last episode coming on March 31, also known as …

The Pope’s Twitter Account Goes ‘Sede Vacante’ The Pope’s Twitter Account Goes ‘Sede Vacante’

After the death or resignation of a pope, the Sancta Sedes (Holy See) becomes vacant. Today, the Twitter account of former pope Benedict reflects this reality and has gone “Sede Vacante,” or latin for vacant seat. As such, all of …

Pope's Twitter Account to Be Put on Ice, Not Axed Pope's Twitter Account to Be Put on Ice, Not Axed

Despite earlier reports that Pope Benedict’s resignation means curtains for the official @Pontifex Twitter account, it looks like the account will stay alive while the Papal Conclave selects his replacement. At least according to the Secretary of the Pontifical Council …

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Cardinals Barred from Twitter Use at Conclave Cardinals Barred from Twitter Use at Conclave
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Twitter-using Cardinals are going to have to shutter their devices when they all convene to select a new Pope to replace the outgoing Benedict XVI. The 117 Cardinals who will participate in the upcoming Papal Conclave will be barred from …

Google Puts Genesis And The Ten Commandments Online Google Puts Genesis And The Ten Commandments Online

Google announced today that it is helping bring 5,000 images of scroll fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls online by providing Google Storage, App Engine, Maps, YouTube and Google image technology to the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library. …

The Pope Started Tweeting Today, Just So You Know The Pope Started Tweeting Today, Just So You Know
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If your Twitter stream needed a little more Jesus, you’re in luck. Pope Benedict XVI, or simply “the pope” to me and you, has officially dipped his toes into the wide world of Twitter. The Pope actually joined the social …

Rubio: Age of the Earth is 4.5 Billion Years Rubio: Age of the Earth is 4.5 Billion Years

When the shift in U.S. demographics became a major story after this year’s presidential election, Florida Senator Marco Rubio‘s name began to pop up as a possible Republican candidate for president in 2016. Rubio’s Cuban American background was highlighted as …

Pope, Meet Twitter: Best of the #AskPontifex Hashtag Pope, Meet Twitter: Best of the #AskPontifex Hashtag

As you may have heard, the pope is now on Twitter. Pope Benedict actually sent out his first tweet over a year ago, but it was from an official Vatican account. This time, the pope is opening up his own …

The Pope Is Now on Twitter (in Eight Languages) The Pope Is Now on Twitter (in Eight Languages)
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It’s official: The Pope is now on Twitter. @Pontifex, as well as seven other variations of that handle that sport different language tags (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Polish, Arabic and French) are now active on the site. Although the pope …

Russian Orthodox Church Thinks Apple Is Sinful Russian Orthodox Church Thinks Apple Is Sinful

Apple fans, like many other fandoms, create what could be called a religion around the company’s products. It’s usually all in good fun though with only a few fans taking their dedication to extreme ends. Now, what would happen if …

Einstein Letter on God to Be Auctioned on Ebay Einstein Letter on God to Be Auctioned on Ebay
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On January 3, 1954, Albert Einstein mailed a letter from Princeton, New Jersey to Eric B. Gutkind in Germany. The letter was Einstein’s response to Gutkind’s book, Choose Life: The Biblical Call to Revolt, which Gutkind had mailed to him. …

Jehovah's Witnesses Anti-Masturbation Vid, Remixed Jehovah's Witnesses Anti-Masturbation Vid, Remixed
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Jehovah’s Witnesses teach followers to refrain from masturbation, as they say it’s unclean and greedy. Over the years, the Jehovah’s Witnesses semi-monthly publication The Watchtower has touched on the issue – saying at one point that the practice can lead …

Amish Beard-Cutting Trial Begins Today Amish Beard-Cutting Trial Begins Today

The trial of Sam Mullet Sr. and his followers begins today in Cleveland. Mullet and 15 of his entourage are standing trial for hate-crimes against fellow Amish after a series of bizarre attacks in which they clipped the beards and …