Inscriptions of Prophet Muhammad regarded with the same reverence as the Quran appear and then disappear on the body of a nine-month-old child born in a small village of Krasno-Oktyabrskoye, the Republic of Dagestan, RIA Novosti news agency reports. According to a representative of a local musk, the signs in Arab first appeared on the [...]
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Qur’an Inscriptions Appear on Little Boy’s Body
Posted: 20th October 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly Enough, ReligionTags: Muslim, Prophet Muhammad, Qu'ran
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Man Walks from Texas to Washington with a 12-foot Cross
Posted: 7th October 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly Enough, ReligionA man walking from Texas to his hometown in Washington state has had a cross to bear for months. James Strickland says he’s been dragging a 12-foot cross from Longview, Texas, to his Aberdeen home since May. The 39-year-old says he was praying about his troubled past when he received a message to start walking [...]
Moral Police Crack Down on Curvy Mannequins
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Veritas in Oddly Enough, Politics, ReligionTags: ahmadinejad, Iran, islam, moral, Muslim
Iranian police warned shopkeepers Tuesday not to use mannequins without headscarves or which exposed body curves, official news agency IRNA reported.
Israel Hit by Rockets Fired from Lebanon
Posted: 11th September 2009 by Veritas in Politics, ReligionTags: al-Qaeda, hezbollah, islam, Israel, lebanon, Palestine, rocket
At least two rockets from Lebanon struck northern Israel on Friday, prompting Israeli artillery to shell the fruit groves from which they were fired, security officials on both sides of the border said.
Already on Death Row, Might as Well Get a few More Years
Posted: 8th September 2009 by Veritas in Crime, ReligionTags: death, islam, mohammed, Muslim, saudi
RIYADH – A Shi’ite who has been on death row in Saudi Arabia for 16 years for insulting the Prophet Mohammed was sentenced this week to another five years in jail for criticizing the Saudi justice system, an activist said.
Pastor Fatally Shot by Police in Drug Sting
Posted: 4th September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, ReligionEmbedded video from CNN Video A north Georgia pastor was shot to death by police when he struck an officer with his car after he was seen in a vehicle with a drug suspect, authorities told CNN. Jonathan Ayers, pastor at Shoal Creek Baptist Church in Lavonia, Georgia, died after the incident Tuesday afternoon in [...]
German Court Allows Parents to Name Their Son ‘Djehad’ – or ‘Holy War’
Posted: 2nd September 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly Enough, ReligionA Berlin court has upheld rulings in favor of parents who sought to name their son Djehad, a variation on the Arabic “jihad,” or holy war.
We guess that biblical message got lost somewhere at a church near Gainesville. Last month, The Dove World Outreach Center drew protesters after posting a sign that read “Islam is of the devil” on its property.
The Poor in Paraguay Use Crucifixion To Get Government Attention
Posted: 7th August 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Politics, ReligionIt’s a gruesome tradition in Paraguay that gets results, at least from leftist priest-turned president Fernando Lugo. A half-dozen protesters have hammered long nails through their hands and tied themselves to crosses or laid in coffins in an appeal for land.
Man Disappears After Sexual Exploits on Saudi TV
Posted: 31st July 2009 by Veritas in Lifestyle, ReligionTags: islam, Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – A divorced Saudi man with four children has shocked Saudi Arabia, one of the most conservative countries in the world, with details of his sexual exploits on an Arabic television show.
Woman in Court Faces Lashing for Wearing Pants
Posted: 29th July 2009 by Veritas in Politics, ReligionTags: court, islam, law, sudan, trial, Woman
A Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public made her first appearance in a court packed with supporters Wednesday, in what her lawyer described as a test case in Sudan’s decency laws.