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@ 5: http://members.xoom.com/0rpheus/rel/MISC_REL/OCCULT/PICS/DISCORDI.GIF
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# The Occidental Tourist. Are spiritual expeditions the next wave in travel?
"Certainly we plugged into the Buddhist Circuit to gain a new perspective
on the dharma, to 'deepen our practice.' But we were also outsiders, spir-
itual tourists. We sought insight, but we were also on a quest for the
tackiest dharma kitsch we could find,a quest that was satisfied by chintzy
holographic keychains ('shining Buddha' we were told) and a set of plastic
dinner plates smeared with fuzzy photo-transfers of Tibetan mandalas."
http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es268_master.html?alert
: Do you seek spiritual kitsch? Does it seek you? Did your karma run over my
dogma? Have you found a good religious circus? Are you a holy clown? Am I??
# Mr. Death: http://www.feedmag.com/daily/dy111999_master.html?alert
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# Art fans don't get to see condom-clad Jesus doll. (DN) The Guiliani-like
director of Detroit's Institute of Arts decided the public shouldn't see
artist Jef Bourgeau's works, including the Jesus doll, a urine exhibit,
and a menstruation-related video. Sez da artist: "The '90s is about shock.
What is disappointing is that there have been no complaints and they
closed it down." http://www.detnews.com/1999/metro/9911/22/11220078.htm
: Do your religious icons depict safe sex? If art doesn't shock, is it only
decoration? Do you know art when you see it? Does art know you? Do voices in
your head help you discern art from not-art? Are you a critic? Are you sane?
@ PATHWAY TO DARKNESS - Vampire culture: http://www.pathwaytodarkness.co
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# CHURCH RULES SAME-SEX WEDDINGS CAN'T BE CALLED 'MARRIAGES.' A Presbyterian
Church court ruled that New York's upstate churches can continue to hold
wedding-like blessings of same-sex couples as long as they are called
"unions" -- not marriages. Opponents vow to appeal to national church
court - see http://cnn.com/US/9911/22/gay.presbyterians/index.html
: If you want your same-sex or intra-species union blessed and recognized as
a wedding, why not come to The Church of the Otters now? http://tcoto.da.ru
# Drug-Running Priest Did It for the Kids? SAO PAULO (Reuters) A Brazilian
priest caught with 11 kilos of cocaine hidden beneath his cassock told
police he was trafficking the drugs to save a struggling day care center.
Ends and means: http://news.excite.com/news/r/991123/07/odd-drugs-brazil
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# Churches close in Holy Land. NAZARETH, Israel (AP) - The gates of churches
across the Holy Land swung shut in protest as church leaders made a final
attempt to block the building of a mosque in the heart of Nazareth, the
town of Jesus' boyhood. Increasingly volatile relations between Christians
and Muslims: http://infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562212873-7ea
# Vatican Says Israel Fomenting Religious Division. VATICAN CITY (Reuters)
The Vatican bluntly accused the Israeli government of fomenting religious
divisions by allowing a mosque to be built in Nazareth, the boyhood home
of Jesus. Moi? http://news.excite.com/news/r/991123/09/news-mideast-pope
: Does your govt like to foment religious divisions? Does your religion like
to foment political divisions? Do DIVIDE-AND-CONQUER strategies still work?
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Crash-A-Rama:
@ Air Crashes, Black Boxes & Unsafety Boards: More of the Same? The National
Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, and its predecessor federal agencies,
have a long, sorry history of covering up foul play in aircraft disasters.
"Sabotage" a dirty word to them: http://www.sightings.com/ufo5/crsh.htm
# FBI AGENTS IN CAIRO CHECK EGYPTAIR PASSENGER BACKGROUNDS -diplomatic
hot potato: http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/22/egyptair.01/index.html
# Egypt official reports on jet crash - crew is not to blame:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562213816-5d3
# 50% Of Gringos Now Afraid To Fly. NEW YORK (PRNewswire) In the aftermath
of the EgyptAir 990 crash, 50% of Americans who have flown on a commercial
airline say they are frightened at least sometimes when they fly, sez a
poll. That's up from 43% in a poll taken in May 1996, after the ValueJet
crash in Florida. http://www.sightings.com/politics5/afraidtofly_p.htm
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# Group Unveils Annual 'Dangerous' Toy List - MindControl Games Not Listed.
BOSTON (Reuters) Parents beware: Although they may look like perfectly
harmless presents, "Dipsy" the Teletubby bucket and Rad Repeatin' Tarzan
could be dangerous for children, a toy safety advocate said hypnotically.
Pokeman forever: http://news.excite.com/news/r/991122/15/news-life-toys
# SLOTS FOR TOTS? IS GAMING INDUSTRY GOING AFTER KIDS? The gaming & casino
industries are engaged in efforts to market gambling to children, sez a
coalition of academic and religious leaders who are asking Congress to
investigate what they call an "alarming trend" featuring "slots for
tots." http://www.capitolhillblue.com/Nov1999/112399/gambling112399.htm
@ Pokemon News: http://nt.excite.com/topics/top_stories/pokemon_first_movie
@ POKEPARENTS - Fight Back! http://www.topica.com/lists/pokeparents/read
# 21st century toys: http://www.feedmag.com/invent/resnick.html?alert
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SkeptiLinks:
# Dream Machines - Designers, authors, and imagineers envision the ideal
inventions of the future. http://www.feedmag.com/invent/dreaminvent.html
# Pop Economics - The turn-of-the-millennium's most critical invention is a
mass Net marketplace: http://www.feedmag.com/invent/ledbetter.html?alert
# A Nobelist talks about decoding the human genome and our evolutionary
right to invent ourselves. http://www.feedmag.com/invent/mullis.html
@ Bubbleboy News: http://nt.excite.com/topics/top_stories/bubbleboy_virus
@ XML FROM THE INSIDE OUT - if you dare, *sucker!!!!* http://www.xml.com
# YahooCompanion/NetFuture: http://feedmag.com/daily/dy111899_master.html
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