An Enormous Religious Issue
I’ve just realised that a Jewish friend (lapsed), said when I phoned yesterday, Friday, that she had to hurry as she had to put the washing on.
Are there any religious restrictions on days, when doing your smalls is not allowed. I suppose Friday is alright for the Jews, but would a Catholic fishmonger wash his work clothes on that day?
I just do mine, when I’m short of underpants or socks.
Two Greedy Italians
Antonio Carluccio has said tonight, that his religion is food. So tonight he and Gennaro Contaldo are exploring Puglia looking at religion and food.
But Gennaro did come up with this glorious recipe. I’ll try it sometime. It’s gluten-free too.
Antonio seems to be rather dismissive of the religion and is much keener on the food. I’ll drink to that! As I sip a gluten-free beer!
Does God Believe in Arson?
I couldn’t believe the name on this picture.
Mountain of Fire & Miracles
But then I agree with Nietzsche about God. On the other hand I try to live my life against the humanist principles of some of the world’s great religions.
If At FIrst You Don’t Get It Right Try, Try, Try Again!
This seems to be Harold Camping ‘s motto as he says he’ll do his calculation again for the end of the world according to the BBC.
It will actually be his fourth time. He is also quoted as saying. “I’m not a genius, and I pray all the time for wisdom!”
Obviously, you’re not praying enough Harold! But perhaps if there actually was a God, he didn’t give you too many of those little grey cells. So you definitely, aren’t his chosen one?
If you want to get an objective view on Harold Camping read this web page.
Well perhaps not! I’ve just read some of the other pages on European-American Evangelistic Crusade.
GP Prescribes Jesus
If my GP did that to me, I’d report it immediately and move elsewhere as soon as possible.
But according to The Sunday Times today, a GP, Richard Scott, has been suspended for doing just that.
The End of the World Is Nigh!
I thought it was some time since the usual American Christian nutter said this, but the latest one has just been announced.
The guy behind it all has the name of Harold Camping. So does that mean he’s a bit like John Inman ‘s character in Are You Being Served?
I suspect it’s just another plot by a religious nutter to relieve the stupid of their money.
Wikipedia says this on its entry for Harold Camping.
He has used Bible-based numerology to predict dates for the end of the world. His current end times prediction is that the Rapture will be on May 21, 2011 and that God will completely destroy the Earth and the universe five months later on October 21. He had previously predicted that the Rapture would occur in September 1994.
So he got it wrong once! Well we might think that, but how much money did he make the first time? Perhaps he made a lot, so it is now time to fleece another few thousand victims with this outrageous fraud.
Unholy Water
There are reports on BBC London that Zam Zam water from Mecca containing arsenic is being sold in the UK. According to Wikipedia, Zam Zam water is prohibited from being exported from Saudi Arabia. So what does that mean about the water being sold in the UK?
I’ve never found any problems with London tap water.
Or is it just that religion gets people to do things, that their knowledge, intelligence or just common sense tells them is wrong? After all, transporting water half way around the world is an ecological crime anyway, as it generates just so much carbon dioxide.
But then many religions have been used by dodgy characters to fleece believers for thousands of years.
The World Has Problems, So What Does the Pope Do?
This sort of thing is what really bothers me about organised religion. Instead of taking a moral lead against dictators, poverty, bad health and the problems caused by lack of contraception, the Pope spends millions on a vanity ceremony.
He also invites Robert Mugabe.
The man is a disgrace! In fact both of them are a disgrace and a complete irrelevance.
Church says, “Parties Unite Nation!”
It’s all here.
A bishop I phoned up, was unavailable so he couldn’t comment, although his spokesman said that too much fun wasn’t good for people.
Melvin Bragg on the King James Bible
Melvin Bragg has just said on BBC Breakfast that the establishment was very much against publishing the bible in English, as then everybody could read it. He then said asomething like they thought it would destroy society and that there is still a view in the establishment that the general public shouldn’t know anything.
He also said that once the bible was in English, then everybody could discuss religion.
So did the King James bible break the superinjunction of its day?
The Anonymous Widower 