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Mr. Deity Season 2

Mr. Deity is one of the most creative religion-based satires I've seen in a very long time. They made a splash on YouTube last year, then disappeared. Or did they?? No!! They're alive and well and have a whole new season on Crackle.com! Here are the videos. I LOVE Mr. Deity!

From Crackle: Mr. Deity and the Intel - Season 2, Ep 1

If you haven't already seen season 1, they're included here too. It's best viewed in sequence so start at season 1, episode 1.

The Best Optical Illusion in the World!

Homosexuals and Fundamentalists

Christian Fundamentalists take the Bible literally when it says that homosexuality is a sin and worthy of death - either physical death as described in the Old Testament, or eternal torture (damnation) as described in the New Testament (see supporting verses below). What's more, they view this extreme condemnation of homosexuality as God's 'perfect justice'. Yet these same Fundamentalists also believe that God created each of us, including homosexuals, just as we are...

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Reverend Charles

See more Larry "Coop" D. Veal (a.k.a. Rev. Charles) on MySpace.

Strobel Says that Wallace Says that Ehrman Says...

In "The Case for the Real Jesus," Lee Strobel attempts to discredit Bart Ehrman's book, "Misquoting Jesus," using his interview with Daniel Wallace as his "argument". Here is a video clip of Strobel summarizing his attack on Ehrman:

In this video, as in his book, Strobel objects to Ehrman's critical position, but does not tell why Ehrman's evidence is unacceptable or why his reasoning is wrong. He doesn't even tell us what his specific objections are. He simply tells us that he objects based on what another scholar, Wallace, tells him. How does Strobel know which of the two scholars, Ehrman or Wallace, is right and which is wrong? He doesn't say.

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Temporal-Lobes Seizure

Part 1

Some people have all the "luck". Thanks to a natural brain disorder, Temporal-Lobes Epilepsy, they are able to "see God". I can't help but wondering how big a role disorders like these played in the development the world's religions. Whatever the answer, I think temporal-lobes seizeres can help us learn a lot about our own beliefs, and experiences.

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