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Category: Religion

Jesus Freak Documentary

A fascinating time capsule from 1971. Thirty minutes long, but watch at least the first five or so.

Merry (Weird) Christmas!

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Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Dec 25, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (4)
Category: Holidays, Religion, Royalty, Children, Foreign Customs, 1970's

High Weirdness by Mail

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The year 2008 marks the twentieth anniversary of a classic tome: HIGH WEIRDNESS BY MAIL.

In those antique pre-internet days of the book's debut, your only resources for contacting and receiving strange information was the USPS. There are plenty of cheap copies of HWBM available online, if you want to get a nostalgic snapshot of that era.

But the SubGeniuses behind the book have also launched THE HIGH WEIRDNESS PROJECT, which strives to replicate the book as a web-based experience.

Pay them a visit, and get your slack on.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (9)
Category: Eccentrics, Religion, Weird Studies and Guides, Books, 1980's

Teen Devotionals

Some examples of the curious genre of the Teen Devotional:

Can I Be a Christian Without Being Weird?
I'm not sure, but what I want to know is, can I believe in giant space lizards without being weird?

Fifty-six Days Ablaze
Fifty-six days burning in the fiery pits of Hell!

Anybody Can Be Cool-- But Awesome Takes Practice
These guys are still practicing.

If God Loves Me, Why Can't I Get My Locker Open?
First your locker won't open, then you get left behind during the Rapture. Sucks to be a Christian.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Wed Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (44)
Category: Literature, Religion

Tarvuism

You may not have heard of Tarvuism before, but it claims to be one of the oldest and largest religions in the world.

Tarvuists worship Tarvu, who came to Earth over 3,000 years ago as a tiny baby boy. After landing in the oceans, and swimming with Oobu the holy octopus, Tarvu came ashore and lived amongst men and women so that he could teach them "to live".

It's easy to become a Tarvuist. All you have to do is say Tarvu's prayer:

Tarvu tarvooti,
Oboonoo cTooti,
Mimmin O'tibbi noonah,
Mdfitty fitty noonah,
Arvu immentiBarvu,
Tarvu.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Mon Nov 24, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (24)
Category: Religion

Lucifer in Chatanooga

More proof that Chatanooga is a happening place.



Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (7)
Category: Regionalism, Religion, Video

Candy Canary

Evangelical female body-builders. I don't believe my brain has ever had cause to assemble that phrase before. But then I learned of Candy Canary.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (11)
Category: Body Modifications, Human Marvels, Religion, Women

Summum

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Most Supreme Court cases are as dry as a particle-board sandwich. But not the one you can read about here. That's because this case involves a genuine wackjob cult named Summum, which believes, amongst other things, in sacred mummification of pets.

A visit to their site will be time well spent.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (17)
Category: Animals, Business, Products, Death, Eccentrics, Frauds, Cons and Scams, New Age, Pets, Religion, Lawsuits, Myths and Fairytales

Shannon Ethridge

Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Nov 11, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (29)
Category: Death, Religion, Sexuality, Video

The Elves of Iceland

Maybe the Icelandic banking meltdown can be remedied with pots of elvish gold.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (9)
Category: Cryptozoology, Fictional Monsters, Eccentrics, New Age, Paranormal, Regionalism, Religion, Foreign Customs, Europe
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