Jesus Christ's Ass-cension to Heaven: VIDEO

Hallelujah, indeed.

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(via reddit)

Jesus of Nazareth Responds To Rick Perry's Anti-Gay Ad

Here's another response to Rick Perry's anti-gay, Christian-exploiting ad, this one from Jesus of Nazareth himself. Mr. Of Nazareth is most displeased with Perry's performance, but throughout his rebuttal Jesus maintains his famously sunny disposition. Watch AFTER THE JUMP ...

Man Charged with Attempt to Assassinate Obama Says He's the Second Coming of Christ: VIDEO

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, the man who allegedly shot a bullet that struck a White House window and has been charged with the attempted assassination of Obama, made a video in which he says he is the second coming of JEsus Christ, CBS News reports:

In a 20-minute video posted by CBS Affiliate KBOI, Ortega-Hernandez claims to be the second coming of Christ, and talks about Nostradamus and receiving a "message thorough time."

"When I first saw that, there was no doubt in my mind that the message sent through time was solely for me," Ortega-Hernandez said.

The student who filmed the video, Ramon Bailey, told KBOI that he randomly met Ortega-Hernandez and was approached by him to film a "commercial." Bailey hesitated, but gave in when the phone calls wouldn't stop. The taping disturbed Bailey so much he never edited it and did not return Ortega-Hernandez's calls. Bailey has been subpoenaed to testify in front of a grand jury at a district court in Washington D.C. on November 22.

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The WaPo adds: "Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, who was charged Thursday with attempting to assassinate the president, had 'increasingly become more agitated against the federal government' in recent months, an FBI agent wrote in a court affidavit. Before leaving his home in Idaho Falls about a month ago and driving 1,800 miles to the nation’s capital, Ortega-Hernandez told acquaintances that he 'needed to kill' Obama and that he 'will not stop until it’s done,' Agent Chris Ormerod wrote, quoting those acquaintances."

God's Defenders At NOM Angry About 'It Getteth Better'

The National Organization for Marriage is most wroth with publishers Simon & Schuster for their "It Getteth Better Vid." In the vid, God The Father Almighty reassures LGBT teens not only that it gets better, but that the first couple really was Adam and Steve. He also reveals that He Himself has a crush on Ryan Reynolds.

On their anonymous blog, NOM wrote:

We guess Simon & Schuster thinks this is smart marketing -- mocking Christian pastors who preach the bible's teaching on sexuality (warning: many folks will find this deeply offensive).

Simon & Schuster is probably right about the marketing thing. As New Civil Rights Movement points out, "It Getteth Better" has about 132,000 Google matches. (By my own count, it's 129,000. In any case, there's a lot of linking going on.)

But what's this business about "warning: many folks will find this deeply offensive"? Is NOM really acknowledging that its audience is too lily-livered to handle a little light religious satire? Satire created, moreover, to make a bunch of depressed teenagers less likely to commit suicide? You'd think they'd be a little tougher, seeing as they've got the all-powerful creator of the universe on their side.

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'Jesus Camp' Evangelist Plays 'Who Wants to Be the Dead Person?' with Children: VIDEO

Conservative Christian pastor Becky Fischer, the controversial 'Jesus Camp' evangelist, visits a Singapore church and orders children to resurrect each other from the dead in the name of Jesus.

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(via jmg)

Jesus Appears on Receipt from Walmart: VIDEO

North Carolina NBC affiliate WYFF reports that the image of Jesus Christ (or possibly Charles Manson) has appeared on a young couple's receipt from Walmart.

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