After Anders Brevik murdered scores of mostly youth in Norway, American pundits were quick to deny he was a Christian fundamentalist. He wrote a 1500 page manifesto outlining a Christian crusade but that couldn’t shake the selective amnesia (You would swear some on the right practice it as a religion to get closer to Reagan) …
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2wfQQQDw_8&w=425&h=349] This Ras Kass track goes at religion as well as our former president George W. Bush. It’s classic Ras Kass, filled with witty, abrasive and thought provoking bars. He even has the stones to rhyme over a Christian sample and cite Bible verses. Whether you love it or vehemently hate it, B.I.B.L.E. will …
The Huffington Post recently posted column on texts that didn’t make it into the Bible. In the story they list six of the more interesting stories we aren’t told about Jesus and his associates including this eye catcher: “According to this tale, Jesus took Mary alone up onto a mountain, and as she watched, he …
Is there a such thing as dishearteningly inspirational? I read a blurb on The Root this evening that might fit the term. While discussing 13 year old prodigy Autum Ashante’s push to be reinstated at the University of Connecticut, writer Lynette Holloway stated that one possible reason the school rescinded her acceptance was because of …
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