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Moses and Mary-Jane

Posted by Jagannath on March 5, 2008 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds gets a whole new meaning if the claims of Benny Shannon are true. He states that hallucinogenics and religion were bedfellows in the biblical times and the use of such herbal remedies might have caused the bushes to burst into flames and speak to Moses.

Even the ten commandments might [...]

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Tinkering Turks Modernize Hadith

Posted by Jagannath on March 2, 2008 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

Hadith for modern day and women teaching about Quran, that is what Turks are up to.

The Department of Religious Affairs has gathered a team of troubleshooting theologians at Ankara University with a goal of dragging hadith to this century. They are trying to wipe away all the old cultural idiosyncrasies which were needed 1400 years [...]

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