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22 Oct 2010 23:48

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Offbeat: Man tumbles off cliff, is not resuscitated by prayer

  • sad Guy at faith-healing school falls off 200ft cliff whilst drinking with friends.
  • stupid Rather than call paramedics, friends attempt to “pray him back to life.”
  • awful When that fails, friends debate for hours about whether to call the police.
  • resultThe victim survived, is now paraplegic, and is suing his old friends. source
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16 Jul 2010 19:19

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Offbeat: Indonesian Muslims: You’re praying in the wrong direction

  • It has been decided that actually the mosques are facing Somalia or Kenya, so we are now suggesting people shift the direction slightly to the north-west. There’s no need to knock down mosques, just shift your direction slightly during prayer.
  • Indonesian Ulema Council head Cholil Ridwan • Informing Muslims in the country that they’ve been praying in the wrong direction. Because that’s not alarming or anything. The group, also known as the MUI, says that people’s prayers have not been wasted, and that Allah still heard them. It’s not often that iPhone users have something in common with Muslims, but both have apparently been doing it the wrong way. source
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06 May 2010 10:55

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Culture: National Day of Prayer: Twitter’s on a Jesus kick today



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25 Nov 2009 18:25

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Politics: PETA’s latest ploy: An anti-factory-farming Thanksgiving ad

  • If PETA is trying to convince us that we shouldn’t eat turkeys, this video kinda sorta does it. But man, is it ever harsh. NBC said they’d be willing to air the ad in late-night time slots, but PETA wanted it to air during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where tons of families – clearly, the target audience – could see it. Not so much, guys. source
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05 Jun 2009 10:56

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World: A blast at a Pakistan mosque leaves a large death toll

  • 30+ died in the attack, which happened during Friday prayer services
  • 40+ were wounded, including some critically source
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