Posts Tagged ‘prayer’
Raiders cornerback thinks he was flagged because of his religion
An Oakland Raiders cornerback claims he was penalized on Sunday for making a religious display while celebrating an interception.After picking off a Matt Schaub(notes) pass in the end zone, Oakland Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson celebrated by dropping to his knees and raising his arms in triumph. [...]
Time to go through the looking-glass, even though thousands of (presumably christian) protesters gathered in front of the capital building last week.. it seems those very same people are outraged that muslims would gather at the same spot.
50,000 Muslims to Pray on Capitol Hill: Guess Who’s Not Happy?
The event sounds like yet another Tea Party [...]
See, religion DOES improve our lives. That is, by “improve”, you mean “doesn’t improve”.
Pilot who paused to pray in crash-landing sentenced to 10 years in jail
A Tunisian pilot who paused to pray instead of taking emergency measures before crash-landing his plane, killing 16 people, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by an Italian [...]
Atheist group sues Bush over national prayer day
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The nation’s largest group of atheists and agnostics is suing President Bush, the governor of Wisconsin and other officials over the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sued Friday in U.S. district court, arguing that the president’s mandated [...]
I’d be more annoyed, but, they’re clearing out their own gene pool.
Teenager From Faith-Healing Family Dies
GLADSTONE, Ore. (June 18) – Authorities say a teenager from a faith-healing family died from an illness that could have been easily treated, just a few months after a toddler cousin of his died in a case that has led [...]
At least they weren’t doing anything insane..
Woman dead in Wisconsin house; residents lived with corpse for 2 months
 A man, woman and two teenage children apparently shared a house in Necedah Township, Wisconsin with a corpse for two months before authorities found the body.
At least one of the adults in the house insisted the dead woman [...]
