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Does Tom Make Suri Talk To Bottles And Door Knobs?
According to a new tell-all book, Tom Cruise spent three weeks talking to inanimate objects as part of his Scientology training in the '90s. Supposedly, it’s an upper-level exercise to help improve your ability to control things. Sounds like something out of Harry Potter, right? In his new book, Blown for Good, former Scientologist Marc Headle...
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John Travolta Is Still A Devout Scientologist
Rumours that John Travolta was about to escape the clutches Church of Scientology were apparently just that: rumours. Though John recently acknowledged his son Jett’s autism—contradicting some of the Church of Scientology’s beliefs—insiders say that the force is still strong with him. According to an insider close to John, the grieving f...
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When The Priest, The Stripper And Their Baby Is Not A Joke
I read all the way through the story about the priest, the stripper and their newborn daughter. And nowhere in it is there a punchline. But there is the story of a man in a job known for its vows of poverty who is now being sued for child support. All the juicy details appeared in the Miami Herald this week, from the relationship kicked up be...
Arts & Culture
Let’s Talk About God
They say you should never talk about religion or politics at the dinner table, but Mark Macleod wants to bring God back to kid's bookshelves. The author of a new children's picture book, God Is, Macleod turned his hand to writing after a successful career as a publisher and lecturer in children's literature. He was raised as a Presbyterian but turn...
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Anglican Clergy Not to be Left With Children
A new report has revealed the extent of child sexual abuse within the Australian Anglican church. The report, released this week, showed the church averaged nearly a complaint a month between 1990 and 2008, and that boys between 10 and 15 were most at risk. Most victims took more than two decades to complain - and that's just the ones who did sp...
Droolicious
Bookworm: God Is by Mark Macleod
God is in the hands that steadied you the first time you learnt to walk and the hands that will be there when you learn again. And more. So begins new picture book God Is, written by Mar Macleod and illustrated by Kirrily Schell. The book features a series of poetic meditations, coupled with quirky cartoon-like drawings, to answer th...
Strollerderby
Video: Baby Gives Rousing Sermon From Church Stage
We get that he's feeling it, but if only we could understand what he's saying! I wonder if the kid has been watching too many evangelical videos. [Via Boing Boing]...
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Vatican Archbishop Defends Abortion for Pregnant 9-Year-Old
Finally a Vatican official has come to the defence of doctors who performed an abortion on a Brazilian 9-year-old who was pregnant with twins as a result of rape by her stepfather. The doctors, as well as the pregnant girl and her mother, were excommunicated from the Catholic church last week following the abortion, which is deemed a mortal sin...
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Faith-Healer Parents Charged After Daughter’s Death
The parents of Kara Neumann, an eleven-year old who died of untreated juvenile diabetes are being charged with reckless endangerment after refusing to seek medical care for their daughter due to their religious beliefs. The court has ordered regular medical checkups for their two surviving children. The case might help to set precedent for an un...
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