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September 15, 2007

Religion

Top 10 Cults
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Cult roughly refers to a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream, with a notably positive or negative popular perception. Many cults... Read more

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Wed

September 12, 2007

Religion

Top 10 Bizarre Aspects of Catholicism
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The Catholic Church claims that it is the oldest Christian Church in the world, dating back to Jesus himself. In the time that the Church has been on earth, many unusual traditions have arisen. While most of... Read more

Recent comment by derek

I can see how much of this list would look strange to some people. Well done though, I appreciate the...

Mon

September 10, 2007

Religion

10 Curious Biblical Lessons on Morality
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The Bible is a constant source of consolation and guidance for billions of people in the world. Most people know that there are some curious or questionable aspects to the Bible but few can quote them. Here... Read more

Recent comment by Johan Philip

The passage is in Matthew 21:18-21. If you read the passage with your logic,it will appear 'curious'. But there's a...

Thu

September 6, 2007

Religion

Top 10 Religious Scandals
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Religious Leaders Scandals There are many incidents in the history of various religions that are a cause of embarrassment for that religion. Some are not considered embarassing to adherents of the faith -... Read more

Recent comment by Seeker of truth

While it's true a majority of Sunni Muslims believe Muhammad married Aisha when she was six, the source for that...

Tue

August 21, 2007

Religion

Top 10 Incorrupt Corpses
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Throughout the years the Roman Catholic Church has found the bodies of some of their saints to be incorrupt. When this happens, the body is often put on display (quite often they are put inside a Church altar... Read more

Recent comment by RAB BANERJEE

THESE ARE THE TRUE SUPER PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD. THEY ARE NOT ONLY LIMITED TO THE CHRISTIANS . MANY INDIAN...

Fri

August 17, 2007

Religion

Top 10 Most Wicked Popes
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Out of the 266 Popes to have ruled the Catholic Church, ten in particular stand out for their wickedness. This is a list of the ten with a description of their errors and faults. 1. Liberius, reigned... Read more

Recent comment by geronimo

they are all dodgy even today

Fri

August 17, 2007

Bizarre

Top 10 Problems With Scientology
300 Comments
The Church of Scientology is a cult created by L Ron Hubbard (Elron) in 1952 as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system called Dianetics. Unfortunately there are some problems with the organisation and... Read more

Recent comment by jprecon

Total farce religion......Tom, let Katie go!!!!!!!!!!

Mon

August 13, 2007

Bizarre

10 Weird Religious Practices
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Most religions have one or two unusual practices or devices but occasionally you find one which is just completely weird. This list contains ten of the more unusual things found in modern religions. 1... Read more

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میں اپنی ویب سائٹ پر کچھ اس طرح کی پوسٹ چاہتا ہے اور اس نے مجھے ایک خیال دیا تھا....

Tue

August 7, 2007

History

The 8 Crusades Explained
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Most people know about the Crusades but know very little about the cause and effect of them. This list explains the main eight crusades. There were additional crusades in later years but they were much... Read more

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