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- So, noted bigot and asshole Kirk Cameron went ahead and released a YouTube video entitled “Champion of Marriage: Kirk Cameron.” Got four-and-a-half minutes to spare and looking for a little refill in your rage intake tank? Give it a watch.- In Saudi Arabia, two men were killed during protests over the arrest of a prominent Shi'ite cleric. It doesn't sound like the men were protesting the specific arrest, as much as this just being the latest example of a religious-based persecution between the Shi'ites (a heavy minority, accounting for only about 10% of the Muslim population in the country) and the Saudi Arabian government.
- A bookstore chain called Family Christian released something called the Edifi, a tablet computer for the Jesus set! Included in the Edifi's offerings are a “Family Christian Reader” app, access to Christian internet radio, 27 translations of the Bible, and a safe search option that keeps from dirty, filthy porn desecrating your screen. All for the low, low price of $149.99!
- In Pakistan, gunmen expected to be with the Taliban opened fire on an army camp, killing seven.
- At least eight people were killed in a suicide bombing at a police academy in Yemen; most folks are pointing blame in the direction of the local branch of al-Qaeda. Another suicide bombing—this one most likely the work of Islamist militant group Boko Harem—left five dead in a northeastern Nigeria mosque. A third suicide bombing, this time at an Afghanistan wedding celebration, left 17 dead.- So much Scientology news this week, you guys! Where to begin? (1) Following the end of TomKat, leaders of Scientology are sending out creepy step-by-step guides for how to handle the media and get inflammatory blog posts or comments taken down (the plan essentially consists of getting a mass of people to complain and “flag” things). (2) The mother of a deceased Scientologist is claiming that religious leaders barred her from seeing her son's body. (3) A woman went to Scientology's headquarters in Clearwater, Florida to give the religion a shot during some weird Fourth of July celebration and was so disgusted she wrote all about it for UK's Daily Mail. (4) And finally—and awesomely—Scientology is going to open up their own TV studio in Hollywood, the results of which are sure to be basically Tim & Eric, but weirder.
- And our Person of the Week: John Wojnowski, a man who's spent most of his last 14 years standing outside of the Vatican embassy in Washington D.C., trying to spread the word about the sexual abuses that have been going on in the church. The Washingtonian has a pretty remarkable piece about his goings-on that's worth a read. - And, what's this? A BONUS Person(s) of the Week? Sure, why the hell not: Those glorious Episcopal bishops who voted during their General Convention in Indianapolis to (1) approve of an official prayer service blessing for same-sex couples in the next three years; and (2) start using all sorts of anti-discrimination language for transgendered clergy and members. This continues their trend of easily being the most progressive populist religion in the country, even if they still have the hardest name to pronounce.Previously - Heroic Chances@RickPaulas
