StratoPastor

It's raaa-aaa-pture...

Fab Five Freddie told me everybody's high...

Yikes...they'd have to be...

This is the latest in the Left Behind franchise of goodies designed to create a force of cheeto-munching gnostics who believe the earth is destined for destruction, as opposed to the grand narrative of hope for God's new creation.

Gee, whatever happened to all that concern among the Dobsonalia for violence in video games? Oh, wait...I get it...that doesn't apply if you're fighting for Jesus.

Oh, well...get ready...

And out comes a man from Mars
And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head
And then you're in the man from Mars

I am 16, going on 17...

Park Service Can't Give Official Age Of Grand Canyon For Fear Of Offending Creationists... via HuffPost

This ain't no disco...

This site has every imaginable genre of music...all played on ukuleles. You can hear anything from the classic Tiptoe Through the Tulips up to and including Ziggy Stardust and Smells Like Teen Spirit.

So, for those of you with way too much time on your hands, I give you...

THE UKULELE DISCO!

21st Century Schizoid Televangelist

Shouldn't there be a creepy puppet in here somewhere?

Better living through hormone therapy

This woman REALLY wants to be like Jesus.

Scenes from our secure republic

Newark's finest TSA screeners flunk the test.

Organzapalooza

This comes from Thomas Bara, instructor in organ at Interlochen Arts Academy, as he bemoans the dwindling number of organists entering programs.

As fewer young people hear the organ in their houses of worship, Bara says, fewer are inspired to learn to play it. "We are clearly in a downward spiral that threatens to extinguish both the organ as a viable instrument and the church's relevance as a haven for arts culture and education."

The story was in USA Today this morning.

While I can appreciate Bara's passion, I don't necessarily correlate the fading popularity of pipe organ in churches with a "downward spiral" that will threaten the "church's relevance" in terms of its commitment to art and education. See, that's the thing about art...it changes...

When Beethoven and Bach first started using organs in churches, the outcry was similar to what you hear today over electric guitars and drums.

Besides, when these kinds of things get pushed to the forefront in the church, Jesus has got to be saying to himself, "I died for this?"

Jesus on Mars

For those who might have thought Santa Claus Conquers the Martians may have been too secular a movie, Mark Pirro is working on a new film featuring Jesus Christ as the main character in what appears to be a biting politico-religious satire built around the notion of Jesus going to Mars.

From the Fangoria website: “After watching evangelist programs on Earth television, children of Mars are sad and depressed. They’re upset because Earth has the superhero Jesus Christ to watch over them, love them and answer their prayers, and on Mars everyone has always been self-reliant and independent. On Mars, there are no gods, saviors, martyrs or idols to worship and the Martian children feel jealous and cheated.

“The leaders of the Martian people decide that to placate the children, they will travel to Earth of the year 33, kidnap Jesus Christ and bring him to Mars, so he can entertain the Martian children with his magic and powers. However, when Jesus arrives on Mars and performs some magic tricks and illusions, chaos ensues as the Martians stop fending for themselves, start forming religions, misinterpret every move Jesus makes and provoke wars on the once stable and peaceful planet. With more and more Jesus-related cults forming on Mars, and the world heading toward total destruction, the leaders of Mars decide that Jesus either has to be immediately sent back to Earth, or killed."

The film is set for release (I'm guessing a very LIMITED release) in 2007.