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POPSIsraeli Blockade Creates Food Shortages in Gaza
Collective punishment. War crime. 1.4 million peope & refuges being slowly starved to death in front of the eyes of the world. THIS IS NOT POLITICS. THIS IS NOT WAR. THIS IS GENOCIDE. Unfortuntely almost all USA politicians have sold out to the policies of Israel. Starving a million and a half people to death is okay but criticizing the Jewish State is not. Sold out, by the way, for a worse deal that Judas' 30 shekels of silver; they get maybe $100K and vote for Israel getting billions. They also get re-elected which, apparently they feel they achieve without the support of Jewish lobbies, like AIPAC, American Enterprise Institute and dozens of others. Why can we do? Maybe try to get the case to the World Court? -- But the U.S. would certainly veto it. (as with so many other attempts to bring justice to Israel's war crimes). Maybe churches? But many also think you can't criticize Israel; bizarre. It helps see why Pontius Pilate could only wash his hands of t
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POPSBrawling Monks Another example of the peace and unity (not) attributed to organized religion.
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POPSChurch of the Holy Sepulchre Endangered by Battling Factions &Time Ah, Christian brotherhood and love at it's very best. "Rival denominations often battle for access or space and the congregation at the annual Easter service sometimes resembles the terraces of a boisterous football match. The keys to the main entrance of the church have been held by a Muslim family since the 12th century because the Christians do not trust one another."
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POPSThe Witching Hour The best time to go ghost-hunting, some say. :) The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Full Movie)
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POPSShroud Stirs A New Controversy It's like looking for Noah's Ark to me. Why would you want to search when the truth is right here before you? Regardless of that, I'm awed and amazed by the story.
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POPSStrange Rites From an outside perspective, this truly is a bizarre ritual that is reminiscent of old B-movies of virgins being thrown into volcanoes to appease the gods. I would bet that most believers don't share this viewpoint.
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POPSBirmingham Builds Bridge to 12th Century In keeping with the image of the regressive South the Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama decided that the best way to fight a rising crime rate was to don biblical costumes and ask his invisible friend for help. Is it any wonder the rest of the nation views the South with scorn and ridicule? I live in the South and I hold that sad view too. But I do like the climate!
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POPSExecution of the Day An interesting look at historical figures who were executed and how they died, featuring one or more deaths each calendar day. Referenced by day and by execution method. With tags denoting different execution methods it is easy to find people who have in common death by beheading, garrote, firing squad, crucifixion, hanging or other means. Macabre, but fascinating. And educational.
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POPSByte THIS We have reduced crucifixion to a 10 second sound byte. Remember all they said about Jesus is "He said he could destroy the Temple." Do we really want GE and Rupert Murdoch to have the power to destroy a good man in 2-3 sound bytes?
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POPSChristian Pilgrims Mark Good Friday In Jerusalem's Old City Many pilgrims prayed in the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally the site of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection. Some chanted hymns or played instruments; others prostrated themselves on a smooth rose marble slab marking the spot where Jesus' body was placed after it was removed from the cross, passing their personal belongings over it for blessings.
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POPSMan Crucified for the 22nd Time "Of course when we express our faith to the Lord the Church does not want us to hurt ourselves for us to experience the Love of God. But we cannot question somebody's faith. It's just an expression of their faith. We do not lead their lives so we do not know what happens to them while experiencing that, so we might as well respect it." Hmmm . . . the Church seems to be talking out of both sides of their mouths here. I think the point is that you don't have to go on these self-mutliating missions to thank God for having your "prayer's answered".
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POPSCIA Rendition Victim RAPED Twice: Account "He describes how he was twice RAPED. He mentions, almost casually, the hearing loss in his left ear from the beatings, and how he still wakes up at night screaming, takes tranquillizers, finds it hard to concentrate, and has unspecified "problems with my wife at home." He is, in short, a broken man. ,,,MotherJones He's now living in Egypt, where he was tortured. Some terrorist!
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POPSGospel of Judas - 2 I was asked to watch the National Geographic movie; I did and found this web site. I think the Gospel of Judas reveals how an ancient text in very bad shape (15% is missing ) still has the ability to say something authoritative to this age. Although 15 out of every 100 words are not there the Gospel of Judas… suggests new insights into the disciple who betrayed Jesus. strengthens the claim that there was a Jesus, disciples, a Judas, authorities, an arrest, a crucifixion, etc. affirms the Gnostic teaching that the body is evil, the spirit good and that the spirit is locked up in the prison of the body. All of these assertions we are to believe based on a text written hundreds of years after the fact. Could this line of reasoning apply to other Gospel accounts like Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John for instance? What National Geographic would have us believe is… that we can learn something substantial from corrupt texts that we can learn someth
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