Hulleye Comes By!

in case anyone is interested, karen armstrong has written an op-ed in the guardian in response to the pope’s speech and comments.

found via ifaqeer.

and in today’s news in religion aside from burning effigy’s,

• World doesn’t end, sect upset - A Kenyan sect that predicted the world would end Tuesday in a nuclear war ended the day in some confusion.
• Sharia could come via democracy: Dutch minister - Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner has provoked an angry response by stating it has to be possible for Sharia Law to be introduced in the Netherlands via democratic means.
• Cult leader’s trail of lies - Cult leader Debra Geileskey has been allegedly travelling on a false passport claiming to be a diplomat from a fictitious country called Caledonia Australis: had postage stamps issued from the fictitious country, used them to send mail to the US.

The Best of Borat. If you’re wondering why the Kazakhstan government is so upset, this 25 minute compilation should give you a pretty good idea. This is also why Sacha Baron Cohen is genius.

the top ten dumbest secret identities ever.