According to DailyMail, the Hindu believers regard the cow as a holy animal and say her urine has divine healing properties. However, they insist that the cow whose urine one has to drink, should be a virgin – she must not have delivered a calf. Also, the urine is to be collected just before sunrise – that’s the urine that has the best effect.
They also claim that drinking cow pee is the only effective solution for treating baldness.
‘I had diabetes, but ever since I have started drinking cow urine, my diabetes levels have been under control. Someone told me drinking cow urine is good for health. We have
had cows here for over 12 years now, so first thing in the morning we take cow urine and drink it.’
For the cow owners, Singhal, they are excited at the amount of people that come to their ranch to drink urine. He said:
‘Lots of people come here. And of late, the numbers have been rising. We all gather in the morning and drink fresh urine that Mother cow offers us. Just a few years ago, there would hardly be anyone interested in taking cow urine from our shelter. But today lots of people come to our cow shelter. There are cancer patients sometimes – they want to see the benefits of cow urine. It is just a matter of time before people realise the utility of cow urine.
Olamide, Phyno, Davido, Waje and other winner took the award home as Sean Tizzle got the Next rated Award thereby winning a new HYUNDAI jeeep>>>See full list on winners below:
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in year under review.
I WISH – WAJE
GOOD MORNING – BRYMO
NATURAL SOMETHING – SOUND SULTAN
THIS YEAR – JAYWON – WINNER
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.
PHEELZ – DUROSOKE
DTUNES – SHO LEE – WINNER
DEL B – LIMPOPO
LERIQ – LIKE TO PARTY
LEGENDURY BEATS – EMI NI BALLER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.
ALINGO – JUDE OKOYE/CLARENCE PETERS – WINNER
OLIVER TWIST – SESAN
GAGA CRAZY – AJE FILM WORKS
AZONTO– MOE MUSA
YES/NO – CLARENCE PETERS
BEST R&B/POP ALBUM
A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).
IYANYA VS. DESIRE – IYANYA
O.B.O. – DAVIDO – WINNER
R&BW – BANKYW
BLESSED – FLAVOUR
AWAY & BEYOND – 2FACE
BEST R&B SINGLE
A category for the best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group).
DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
GOOD GOOD LOVING – BANKYW – WINNER
LIKE TO PARTY – BURNA BOY
RICH & FAMOUS – PRAIZ
OMOTE – ESE PETERS
BEST POP SINGLE
A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)
IHE NE ME – 2FACE – WINNER
The KICK – WANDE COAL FT DON JAZZY
GOBE – DAVIDO
CATCHING COLD – TUNDE EDNUT
UR WAIST – IYANYA
GOODY BAG – D’PRINCE
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in year under review (by single individual or group).
I WISH – WAJE – WINNER
RIHANNA – OREZI
GIVE IT TO ME – GENERAL PYPE
GO DOWN – BABA DEE
BEST RAP ALBUM
A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.
OGA BOSS – ILL BLISS
THE SECOND COMING – VECTOR
YBNL – OLAMIDE – WINNER
BOOK OF RAP STORIES – REMINISCE
BEST COLLABO
A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).
GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT. OLAMIDE – WINNER
TONY MONTANA (REMIX) – NAETO C FT. D’BANJ
BADDEST BOY – EME FT. WIZKID, SKALES & BANKYW
EZIOKU – LYNXXX FT. IKECHUWKU, ILL BLISS & PHYNO
EMI NI BALLER – CHIDINMA FT. SUSPECT & ILL BLISS
BABY MI DA (REMIX) – DR. VICTOR OLAIYA FT. 2FACE
BEST RAP SINGLE
A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.
MAN OF THE YEAR – PHYNO – WINNER
ANAM ACHI KWANU – ILL BLISS FT. PHYNO
DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
2 MUSSHH – REMINISCE
GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT OLAMIDE
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.
RICH AND FAMOUS – PRAIZ – WINNER
OMOTE – ESE PETERS
DON’T LET GO – CAPITAL FEMI
YES/NO – BANKYW
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.
I WISH – WAJE
TOH BAD – NIYOLA
IRAWO - SEYI SHAY
TOTALLY YOURS – ZAINA
ONLY YOU – NIKKI LAOYE – WINNER
NEXT RATED
This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming officially unreleased (or signed) act in the year under review.
SEAN TIZZLE – WINNER
DAMMY KRANE
BURNA BOY
SEYI SHAY
PHYNO
HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION
A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.
W.A.J.E – WAJE
OMO BABA OLOWO – DAVIDO – WINNER
FRENZY – D’PRINCE
THE YEAR OF R’N’B – CAPITAL FEMI
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
A non-voting category for the Rap Artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.
OLAMIDE – VOICE OF THE STREETS
BOOGEY – SANCTUM
MODE 9 – LET IT GO – WINNER
PHYNO – MAN OF THE YEAR
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE
A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.
TERRY G – RUN MAD
DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE – WINNER
MY DEAR – DAMMY KRANE
SKIBO – SOLID STAR
ALAYE – LKT
BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG
A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.
REPETE – BLACKMAGIC – WINNER
OMO PASTOR – AJEBUTTER FT. BOJ
FEEL ALRIGHT – SHOW DEM CAMP FT. BOJ & POE
THIS YEAR – JAYWON
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges requirements of excellence (in every realm: Songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).
IYANYA VS. DESIRE– IYANYA
O.B.O. – DAVIDO
R&BW – BANKYW
BLESSED – FLAVOUR
YBNL – OLAMIDE – WINNER
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.
IYANYA – WINNER
DAVIDO
WIZKID
FLAVOUR
OLAMIDE
ICE PRINCE
SONG OF THE YEAR
A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review. This category is usually decided by voting.
DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE
UR WAIST – IYANYA
ALINGO – P-SQUARE
SHO LEE – SEAN TIZZLE
LIMPOPO – KCEE – WINNER
BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE
A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste with the most outstanding album and astonishing achievements in year under review.
R2BEES
MAFIKIZOLO
LIQUID DEEP
SARKODIE
MICASA
HALL OF FAME
Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
ONYEKA ONWENU
KWAM 1
Music producer, OJB Jezreel has revealed he is currently writing a book about his life titled The Celebrated Beggar. According to him, the book will talk about his life as a music producer and musician and will also reveal details about his kidney transplant. He also says even though the surgery has been successful, he still needs a job to be able to cater for his family.
Even though doctors asked me to chill for six months, I cannot because I have a family to take care of, I have to get back to work. I think the help anyone can render me at this time is to give me jobs to do. I don’t want to just sit down and be idle. This production thing has always been my passion and so I need to get back to it. He told TheNETng.
A female fan of Wizkid sent a personal message to his manager Godwin Tom, inquiring about him and wanted him (Godwin) to tell the starboy, wizzy that she ‘misses’ him. . .Apparently, for some reason, Godwin felt it was a great idea to post a screenshot of their convo on his instagram page, with the girl’s identity on display..well
A lot of people seem to think he’s wrong and just an attention seeker for sharing the grab and for not trying to conceal the identity of the sender..
See some of the replies below
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly reward the club’s physiotherapy team by buying each of them a brand new car of their choice following his Ballon d’Or win.
The Portuguese forward promised Madrid’s physiotherapists that if he won the Ballon d’Or, they would each get a new car, as a present for helping keep him fit in the last 12 months.
According to Metro.co.uk, many think Ronaldo edged Lionel Messi for the prize because of the Argentine’s recent injury trouble, which has seen him miss the last few weeks of action.
Meanwhile, Manchester United ace Rio Ferdinand had been saved from running naked on the street after Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or.
Ferdinand had vowed to run naked if his former United mate failed to win the award. (ANI)
I was less than enthused about the last person I dated, but could not put my finger on why. He was nice, smart, attractive and I had enough fun with him, but something wasn’t right. At first, I chalked my indifference up to a personal tendency towards being overly critical. I had shoved off the detritus of my last long-term relationship and was feeling open to new things and experiences. Dating him felt like something I should be doing -- or at least trying -- so I did. My enthusiasm never peaked, though. It merely flatlined at a “I guess this is good enough” level for six months. It was only after we broke up that I was able to identify what was really going on: I was in a panic relationship.
A panic relationship is one that is formed by reaction as opposed to desire. Perhaps you meet someone, and you’re in a delicate emotional state, emerging from a long, drawn out breakup. Perhaps the future looms ahead of you, with a vision of yourself greying slowly into spinsterhood. Maybe you’ve decided that you are ready to drop your mantle of shunning new experiences and will let someone in, completely and totally. Or maybe it’s fall and the prospect of romping through foliage is enticing. So you do it, you commit. You go on some dates, you settle into a routine -- and then what?
We can argue that at the heart of it, every relationship is a panic relationship, operating out of the innate desire to stave off loneliness. Humans are social animals, and this extends to every aspect of personal interactions, from being nice to your coworkers to forming a necessary but taciturn communication with your bodega guy. Every relationship has its ups and downs, because nothing is perfect. However, once the dust settles, and the shiny newness wears off a little, it’s essential to take stock of how you really feel.
We want to please people, and we want to have faith that relationships will work out, because despite how much you don’t believe it, to be in a successful relationship with another human being proves to society that you are a functioning adult, capable of loving and being loved. Listen to me; there’s nothing wrong with you if you find yourself in a situation that feels as perfunctory as paying taxes or calling your mother. Here are some key signs that you’re panic dating someone:
1. Your time together is an obligation, not a desire.
I enjoyed spending time with my ex, but every time we were together, I was casting glances at my phone and sending clandestine texts from the bathroom of bars. At the core, relationships are a set of desires. You want to be with someone, so you are. You want to go to the movies with this person, so you do. You want to spend a day in bed with this person, so you do, with no other desire to be anywhere else. The minute you wake up in the morning and find yourself wishing you had the bed to yourself so you could just read and play Candy Crush, do what you can to get out. I’m not saying that all mornings should be killer sex and secret smiles under the sheets, but you should wake up not silently wishing the person next to you would find their things, get up and leave.
2. You are reluctant to address the person as your partner.
It’s never easy to have “the conversation” with someone you’ve just started dating, because it’s scary and new and it puts you and your messy, weird feelings out there, quivering quietly on a table. When my ex and I had “the talk,” it was three in the morning on the walk home after my birthday. Standing under a streetlight, in my stocking feet, holding a pair of boots, I watched as he told me he wanted me to be his girlfriend. I was drunk, I was tired, I was uneasy, but I agreed, out of an attempt to end the conversation and get to bed, and because I felt like it was something I should try. Here’s a hint: You should feel happy to be in this relationship! Having the “are we or aren’t we” conversation should be something both of you want. Once you’re booed up, you should be happy! If you’ve been dating someone for a period of time and keep referring to them as “the person you’re f**king,” then you need to consider getting out. It’s better for the both of you.
3. You speak more negatively than positively about this person.
Infatuation often invades your mind space, causing almost everything you mention to friends, passers-by and pets to be about this person that you’ve just let into your life. Take stock of what you’re saying -- is it positive or negative? When I heard myself delivering a 15 minute monologue on how my ex’s habit of singing in public made me want to die, I realized that I couldn’t remember the last time I had anything nice to say about him. There’s a smug satisfaction in complaining about a relationship, because, even if you don’t realize it, you’re taking a small comfort in the fact that you have something to complain about. Recognize this feeling, acknowledge it, but then examine the words that you’re actually saying. If you find yourself saying things that are more negative than positive. That’s not a good thing.
4. You’ve considered cheating.
Let’s be clear. It’s perfectly natural to imagine yourself sleeping with people other than the person you’re currently sleeping with. Celebrities, that hot dude you see on the train on your way to work or even old flames -- all these impulses are perfectly natural, completely normal and perfectly fine to have. Monogamy is not a comfortable state of being, so it’s healthy to imagine what it’d be like to be with someone else. These imagined romps are much different than actually following through. My last relationship was such a dud that I spent about a week or two telling friends that I’d sleep with my ex if he came into town and it wouldn’t “really count”. That’s an issue.
5. You can’t imagine much of a future.
I’m not saying that when you start dating someone, you should take to scribbling your names together in your spare time. I think a good sign in a relationship is being able to envision past the next two weeks. If you can’t see yourself making plans in the future, for anything, be it a concert or a brief trip out of town or really, anything that involves planning on your end, then that’s a sign, too. My ex got us tickets to a concert for Christmas, and all I remember thinking to myself is that it was mighty presumptuous of him to assume that we’d still be together in February. We had been dating for 5 months.
To know whether or not you’re in a panic relationship is to know yourself very well, and often it’s not clear until it’s all over. Keep in mind -- all relationships don’t have to work, and it’s not necessarily something that’s your fault. Be aware of yourself, your feelings, and know that sometimes, a relationship is not the best answer. Embrace being alone, take a minute for yourself and approach a relationship with the best version of you.
Bed Bath & Beyond
Hanging artwork and photos in an artful arrangement is a budget-friendly way to fill up a big blank wall. Use frames of a similar color or shape for a pulled-together look that's still completely homey.
To buy: Seven-piece gallery frame set, $49.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond
Lamps Plus
Throw pillows are one of the quickest and most affordable ways to add an on-trend pattern or pop of color to your space. For extra sizzle, mix and match prints and patterns.
To buy: Safavieh chevron accent pillows, $89.91 for a set of two at Lamps Plus
Urban Outfitters
Pow! We love how a graphic area rug can totally transform a space. Try one with an unexpected pattern for a whole new look.
To buy: Plum & Bow Zooey dot rug, from $19 at Urban Outfitters
West Elm
A new pair of lamps on your side tables in an on-trend material like mercury glass can revitalize any room.
To buy: Mini Abacus table lamp in mercury, $69 at West Elm
Z Gallerie
Even just one new accessory can make a room feel fresh and exciting, so long as it's bold enough (and no, we don't mean expensive!).
To buy: Branch Bowl, $69.95 at Z Gallerie
JCPenney
Toss a couple of patterned poufs in front of the coffee table or in a corner for instant color and handy overflow seating. Since poufs are so small, it's okay to choose ones with an extra bold pattern.
To buy: Happy Chic by Jonathan Adler Charlotte round pouf, $83.99 on sale at JCPenney
Overstock
A storage ottoman with clean lines not only looks smart, but it also helps clear away any untidy-looking miscellany. Plus, it can have your space company-ready in no time flat.
To buy: Faux leather storage ottoman bench, $98.58, Overstock.com
Crate & Barrel
Faded or torn curtains or drapes can make a space look tired and outdated. Swap out tired window coverings with a new pair of curtain panels in an unexpected color or pattern.
To buy: Alston curtain panels, from $89.95 at Crate & Barrel
West Elm
A throw blanket is not only a warm item to cozy up with over a book or TV binge, but it's also an affordable way to add color, texture and pattern.
To buy: Striped Softest Throw, $49 at West Elm
Etsy/TerrariumHouse
Even a single pop of green can invigorate a lackluster corner or surface. Potted succulents or a terrarium filled with with ferns or begonias look great and require next-to-no maintenance.
To buy: Tropical Eclipse terrarium, $98 at Etsy
Alesandra Dubin is a Los Angeles-based writer and the founder of home and travel blog Homebody in Motion
Jan. 15, 2014 at 9:20 AM ET
Soon-to-be "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon busted out his musical comedy chops once again on "Late Night" Tuesday, and this time, he had a little fun at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's expense.
The 2016 GOP presidential hopeful has been facing scrutiny after reports tied one of his aides to the George Washington Bridge traffic snarl after lanes were closed last fall in retaliation against a Democratic mayor who didn't endorse Christie's re-election.
The late-night host, dressed as an '80s-era Bruce Springsteen, reworked the rocker's classic hit "Born to Run" and delivered a slowed down, acoustic tune with lyrics from the working man's point of view.
"In the day we sweat it out on the streets stuck in traffic on the GWB," Fallon-as-Springsteen sang. "They shut down the tollbooths of glory because we didn't endorse Christie. ... We gotta get out but we can't. We're stuck in Gov. Chris Christie's Fort Lee, N.J., traffic jam!"
Midsong, the real Boss himself — also dressed in his signature '80s look — joined the comedian in the reworking of his hit. "The press conference went on and on, it was longer than one of my own damn shows," Springsteen crooned. "Someday, governor, I don't know when, this will all end but 'til then you're killing the working man who's stuck in Gov. Chris Christie's Fort Lee, N.J., traffic jam!"
The governor gave a two-hour press conference after the scandal broke. Springsteen himself made headlines in 2012 after giving his first four-hour concert, which happened in Helsinki, Finland.
One thing viewers likely noticed during the Sprinsteen-Fallon jam, thanks to the sleeveless denim shirts, were The Boss' well-toned arms. They certainly didn't escape the comedian's notice.
"We had a little push-up contest going backstage. We had to get the look right," Springsteen said of the pair's performance outfit.
"I was doing it because, I didn't tell you, 'cause your arms are so jacked, I'm like, 'I got my wimpy comedian arms!'" Fallon laughed. "I did, like, 100 push-ups! ... You out-push-upped me! I just broke down! You beat me! You killed me!"
Fallon wasn't the only admiring The Boss' arms.
"When we showed that video here on the set for the first time, all the girls could say is, 'Check out Bruce's arms. Guns!' " TODAY host Matt Lauer joked Wednesday. He also called the Springsteen-Fallon performance "so creative" and "so clever."
Springsteen just released his 18th studio album, "High Hopes," Tuesday.
Jan. 13, 2014 at 5:51 PM ET
Beyonce Knowles-Carter wrote the following essay for "The Shriver Report," published in partnership with Center for American Progress and focusing on women in economic peril. Maria Shriver is reporting on these challenges with her TODAY series, #DoingItAll.
We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t a reality yet. Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but the average working woman earns only 77 percent of what the average working man makes. But unless women and men both say this is unacceptable, things will not change. Men have to demand that their wives, daughters, mothers, and sisters earn more—commensurate with their qualifications and not their gender. Equality will be achieved when men and women are granted equal pay and equal respect.
Humanity requires both men and women, and we are equally important and need one another. So why are we viewed as less than equal? These old attitudes are drilled into us from the very beginning. We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up, gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.
We have a lot of work to do, but we can get there if we work together. Women are more than 50 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of voters. We must demand that we all receive 100 percent of the opportunities.
This piece is an excerpt from "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back from the Brink" in partnership with Center for American Progress and was originally posted on ShriverReport.org, a digital destination aimed at inspiring conversations that modernize America's relationship with women. You can download the full report at ShriverReport.org.
Founded in Minnesota in 1965, the Eckankar movement promotes the idea that one can separate their soul from their body and experience the “Light and Sound” of God by journeying beyond the mortal form.
The group has been heavily criticized for the fact that nearly all of founder Paul Twichell’s works have been plagiarized from other spiritual material or blatantly fabricated. The group has also come under fire for the fact that the primary spiritual leader is also the CEO of the company that sells the founder’s materials for profit.
Raëlism itself began prior to its official 1976 formation during a series of conventions hosted in France. Raëlism devotees believe that extraterrestrials genetically engineered humanity thousands of years ago and have been guiding us throughout history through their representatives on Earth who typically have taken the form of major religious figures such as Buddha and Jesus Christ.
Members of Raëlism currently believe that the cults leaders are the modern-day versions of past Raël visitors and that they must teach the world to become peaceful enough to allow the Raëlist extraterrestrials to return to Earth and visit humans at embassies the Raëlist members have built around the world.
The New Mathura Vrindaban group is an offshoot of Hare Krishna founded in 1968 by Kirtanananda Swami and Hayagriva Swami. Under the leadership of Kirtanananda Swami, the group became infamous for a wide range of multi-million dollar racketing schemes, mail fraud, and the illegal sales of copyrighted material. Using the money earned from illegal business, Kirtanananda Swami was able to greatly expand New Vrindaban and form communities throughout the Northeast and Midwestern United States.
Based in Florida, the movement of Kashi Ashram was founded in 1976 by an individual called Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati who believed that she had received visions first from Jesus Christ and then from several Hindu deities. The group promotes actions of compassion and understanding while also encouraging a community-driven lifestyle.
Many former members of the Kashi movement have criticized the group for brainwashing the cults members into believing that Ma Jaya was a God and that they should give themselves and their children, in some cases through informal adoption, to her for training. Though Ma Jaya herself died in 2003, the movement continues to this day.
Founded in 1971 by American Jimmie T. Roberts, The Brethren exists as a radical group that believes that the only way to prepare for the inevitable end of the world is to purify oneself by giving up all modern comforts and conveniences.
Brethren are expected to make or forage for anything they need and live in groups that ignore most modern social conventions. Members of the Brethren are also forbidden from celebrating or playing, since it is believed that all forms of celebration should be saved for the return of their savior at the end of the world. Members of the group typically sever all ties to the world upon joining, which has led to movements formed by families trying to find missing family members post-Brethren joining.
North Korea remains the world's most restrictive nation in which to practice Christianity, according to the 2014 World Watch List released by Open Doors, a nonprofit organization helping persecuted Christians worldwide. The hermit kingdom is at the top of the rankings for the 12th consecutive year.
The list is compiled of countries where Christians face the most pressure and violence. Other nations included are Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran.
In an interview with Fox News’ Lauren Green, Dr. David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, said in North Korea, “it’s very dangerous to identify yourself as a Christian.”
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s absolute rule over the country and the lack of accurate information coming out of Pyongyang makes it difficult to know exactly how the Christian community is treated.
“In some countries there are some freedoms and violence against Christians is noted in news media … in North Korea the control is total,” said Curry. “Reports that have been getting out that have been identified and confirmed by the U.N. about what is happening to Christians, the kinds of torture that are happening to them … is absolutely inhumane.”
Curry said Kim’s regime might feel threatened by people in North Korea practicing Christianity.
“There’s a weird theocracy that’s been developed over three generations … that’s is especially fearful of any sort of spirituality or personal faith that would run contrary to the fact Kim Jong-Un [and his predecessors] … consider themselves Gods,” said Curry.
A Satan statue design is a Satanist monument proposed by Oklahoma Satanists to compete with the Ten Commandments and the Atheist monument already on government grounds around the United States.
As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the designers of the Atheist monument readily admitted it was an attack on the Ten Commandments monument. They even said they’d take the Atheist monument down if the Ten Commandments was removed.
Atheist leader Dave Silverman almost predicted the Satan statue design when he opined on what the Atheist monument meant for the future:
“So if the Christians are allowed to put up the 10 Commandments and we’re allowed to put up a monument to secularism and the separation of church and state, yes the Muslims should be allowed to put up a monument to pedophile prophets and yes, the yes, a Scientologist. Yes, they should all be allowed to put up whatever they want because this is a free speech zone.”
Oklohoma’s Satanic Temple spokesman Lucien Greaves says Satan will be depicted as Baphomet, which has a goat body, horns, and wings. They plan on building the Satanist monument next to the Ten Commandments. The Satan statue design calls for smiling children next to a pentagram throne, which is said to make the Satanist monument functional:
“The monument has been designed to reflect the views of Satanists in Oklahoma City and beyond. The statue will also have a functional purpose as a chair where people of all ages may sit on the lap of Satan for inspiration and contemplation.”
If you happen to recognize the name Lucien Greaves from somewhere, it’s because he officiated the Satanist Westboro Church “pink mass” that was alleged to have turned Fred Phelps’ dead mother into a lesbian. And while Greaves obviously wasn’t too serious about the pink mass, he says the group is serious about Satan statue design and has already raised almost half of the $20,000 necessary to build the Satanist monument.
This request for a Satanist monument in OK came alongside pleas from Hindus, an animal rights groups, and an atheist group wanting to mock Intelligent Design with a Flying Spaghetti Monster monument. As such, the Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission is putting a hold on any requests until a lawsuit by the ACLU concerning the Ten Commandments monument is settled.
Do you think the Satan statue design should be allowed on government grounds because of free speech and religious freedom laws in the United States?
Nov. 27, 2013: Pope Francis waves as he conducts his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.Reuters
It’s common knowledge that St. Peter guards the pearly gates. But what many people might not know is Pope Francis used to guard the door at a bar in Argentina.
That’s right: Pope Francis used to be a bar bouncer.
The 76-year-old pontiff disclosed his previous vocation in a parish visit to the church of San Cirillo Alessandrino in a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome on Sunday, the Catholic News Service reported.
The nugget from Francis’ past, when he used to be known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was disclosed during a four-hour conversation, in which the pope also mentioned he used to sweep floors and run tests in a chemical laboratory as a teenager.
The anecdote is yet another example of Francis’ growing reputation as a “pope of the people.” Since ascending to the papacy in March, Francis has eschewed such trappings as the Popemobile, washed the feet of prisoners and has shown a penchant for showing up unannounced wherever the faithful gather.
Last month, photos of Francis cradling and kissing the head of a man covered with tumors went viral, providing a powerful image of a pope dedicated to helping the poor.
In turn, Francis’ popularity has sparked renewed interest in the church. A recent survey by sociologist Massimo Introvigne of Catholic clergy in Italy noted an increase in the numbers attending Mass and confession since Francis’ election. In Italy alone, more than 100,000 are “returning,” often after decades of non-attendance.
These hot guys (Ryan! Liam!) made 2013 a super sexy year to remember
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