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@ Wonder Of The Day: http://www.penncen.com/7wonders/7wonders.html
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# Pokemon cruises? Afraid so: A Chicago travel agency is charging $2,600 for
a family of four for a Pokemon cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico. Says one
mom: "It sounds miserable. I'm exposed to Pokemon in my own home and don't
want to be surrounded by Pokemon merchandise while on vacation." Good luck
lady - give'em up: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/poke16.html
: Are children in your vicinity reprogrammed by Pokeman? Do they spend vast
amounts of money on Pokemon gear? Do they engage in strange rituals? Do they
sacrifice cats, birds, each other? Who runs the Pokemon mindcontrol effort?
# ALSO - Burger King perplexed by Pokemon shortage:
http://www.latimes.com/business/19991116/t000104219.html
# "Little girls" suspended for having hit list:
http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/shart?ID=404575&TP=getarticle
# BEHIND "THE PLAN" TO SHOOT UP A CLEVELAND SCHOOL:
http://www.cleveland.com/news/pdnews/metro/ca14sou.ssf
@ California will help you get rid of your assault rifle before
you take out a school. http://www.sksbuyback.org/
@ Psycho-dissection bares menace of the madman with a weapon:
http://www.seattlep-i.com:80/books/boox103.shtml
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@ If you happen to be one of those freaks who actually believes that D&D
<http://wizards.com/dnd/Welcome.asp> is not a game of evil, luring kids
to Satan, Role-Playing Defense <http://hoboes.com/html/RPG/Defense.html>
may be of some use to you in providing counter-point to the righteous
Crusaders who seek to defeat you and save their children from your dark
lord. And see: http://www.memepool.com/Subject/Games/ or be damned.
: Do you play demonic games? Do you win? Do bothersome Xians try to make you
stop? Do you brush aside their puny efforts? Do they wave crosses at you???
# Bad Weather in Cuba? Must Be the CIA. Of course:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/991115/11/odd-cuba-weather
# Climber Plans Millennium Celebration on Everest:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/991115/11/odd-nepal-everest
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# Bloody event relics to be auctioned. SAN DIEGO (AP) Armed with cash and a
taste for the macabre, Cathee Shultz & J.D. Healy hope to buy a relic from
the worst mass suicide in US history. The duo, owners of a bizarre shrine
known as the Museum of Death, say they will be among the expected hundreds
at a Nov.20 auction of property belonging to 39 Heaven's Gate cult members
who committed suicide at a mansion nearby. Anyone looking for arm patches
embossed with the group's logo or artwork featuring space aliens, however,
should stay home. Other than the famed bunk beds, few if any of the items
have much connection to what happened March 26, 1997, at the cult's rented
home. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562083993-d27
: Who are your favorite doomsday cult? Did they suicide? Do you want relics?
Do these souvenirs have power, aura, mana? Do you use them in your rituals?
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Church-O-Rama:
# Martyrs: Their Blood Still Flows. SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. It is a testament to
the resilience of spirit & humanity's propensity for religious intolerance
that even on the threshold of a new millennium, the price of professing
faith can still be persecution, torture and death. Especially for arrogant
dunces: http://www.sltrib.com:80/1999/nov/11131999/Religion/Religion.htm
# Israeli plans Dalai Lama meet. JERUSALEM (AP) Israel's parliament speaker
said he was under pressure from Chinese and Israeli officials to cancel a
meeting with the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader. Bang a gong:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562093076-db5
# Catholic League to Filmmaker: Curb Your 'Dogma', Dewd:
http://www.sltrib.com:80/1999/nov/11131999/Religion/46615.htm
# Secret Escape Passage Opens At Vatican - 17 Nuns Flee:
http://www.sltrib.com:80/1999/nov/11131999/Religion/46616.htm
# Can Spirit World Contact the Living? Check My Wallet:
http://www.sltrib.com:80/1999/nov/11131999/Religion/46624.htm
# Group aims to unify the teachings of all world religions. (U-WIRE) TAMPA.
Most world religions have a prophet giving them eternal knowledge, be it
Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Buddha or Abraham. Members of the Baha'i Faith
learn from them all. http://news.excite.com/news/uw/991112/university-207
# Spanish priests, nuns apologize for past errors:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,130007563,00.html?
# Bishops mull Vatican rules for schools:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,130007936,00.html?
# Rally hails posting of 10 Commandments:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,130007939,00.html?
# S. Korean Buddhist elect new leader. SEOUL. Dissident monks boycotted the
vote, vowed to take control of Chogye's main temple in Seoul once again.
Holy war: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562088287-545
# Hindu guru, 'Sex' rabbi discuss the meaning of life. NEW YORK - "What
we all want," he said, "is a connection to the creative power of the
universe." http://jta.virtualjerusalem.com:80/index.exe?9911122
# Scientologists convicted in France. MARSEILLE (AP) A French court found 5
members of the Church of Scientology guilty of fraud, a setback for the
cult's efforts to become recognized in France as a religion, not a sect.
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562094899-cd7
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562088684-128
# Religious parliament to focus on tackling world problems:
# Government of Hungary to compensate 4 religions:
# A 2nd miracle is attributed to socialite turned nun:
# Nun becomes a hip DJ for an hourlong radio gig:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,130006655,00.html
# Supreme Court mulls prayers at school games, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562089032-7a6
# Also: Past court rulings on school prayer, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562093117-df0
# Catholics are protesting the wrong movie with "Dogma":
http://www.phillynews.com/daily_news/99/Nov/12/features/FGAR12.htm
# That "satanic rave" wasn't so devilish after all:
http://www.citypaper.net/articles/111199/news.cb.killith.shtml
# Ministers want "Huck Finn" off required reading list:
http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/shart?ID=401583&TP=getarticle
# Falun Gong members appeal to Annan - but he's already married:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562088783-270
# Beijing cops bust Falun Gong members - kicking & pushing them:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562099852-4c0
# Underground Christian church leader arrested in China again:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562088229-382
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