Morning Newsdome: Religious round-up
October 27, 2009 at 12:44 pm by Bobby Feingold in News
SNAKES: Want 14 of these bad boys taped to your body?
>> Traditional religious customs are often difficult to transfer into modern life, but thank goodness one of Israel’s leading rabbis are taking these matters to heart: nose-picking is now allowed on the Sabbath. After all, what else are you going to do when everything else is forbidden? (MSNBC)
>> A French court has convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud, but have yet to follow through with banning the organization which they do not recognize as a religion. Bet those nasty thetans caused those judges to make such a ill-considered decision. (BBC News)
>> Now coming out of the Middle East: The Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt is going after the big-guns in protecting Islamic law, and they’re targeting Beyonce, scheduled to perform in November! But don’t they get it? Burkas totally don’t go with “Single Ladies” metallic gloves. (Foreign Policy)
>> Former President George W. Bush is looking into becoming a motivational speaker, making his first post-White House speech in Fort Worth and frequently referring to his faith in God. If anyone’s going to motivate people through the eloquence of the English language, it’s definitely him. (the Washington Post)
>> And finally, a 22-year-old Norwegian man was caught by customs carrying a tarantula in his bag and later after a full body search found to have 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to his body. The police were surprised to find more than one python when he dropped his pants. Har har. (Reuters)
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
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