Comments on: Black magic versus prayer in Islamic Indonesia

By: Carnival of the Godless #125 -- a Nadder!

Carnival of the Godless #125 -- a Nadder! — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:30:12 +0000

[...] kings shall point at those they call witches, in an attempt to distract from their own [...]

By: alan

alan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:08:58 +0000

Sad but true.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:07:15 +0000

I guess it shows that he’s not alone in being partial to silliness. And that specifically the countries with the largest populations don’t have much to show off in being better than Indonesia.

By: alan

alan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:22:11 +0000

Well, the US has taken a step in the right direction at least. But essentially what you’re suggesting is – everywhere is fucked?

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:41:18 +0000

Let’s take a look at the most populous countries

China – worship a mass murderer
India – right wing Hindu nationalists in power; police turning blind eye to religious-based massacres; goddess of smallpox
USA – former president used to speak to God; less than 50% accept evolution
Indonesia – black magic.

Puts things into perspective a bit

By: alan

alan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:40:34 +0000

Yeah – our scandals are embarrassingly lame!

By: Benjamin Solah

Benjamin Solah — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:37:57 +0000

Us Aussies are so much better. We have exciting scandals such as UteGate.