1965: ‘If I Were the Devil’ (Warning for a Nation) – Paul Harvey
This speech was broadcast by legendary ABC Radio commentator Paul Harvey on April 3, 1965: If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would...
Category: Superstition
Atheist organizer takes ‘movement’ to nation’s capital
Silverman is billing the weekend as a watershed movement in the atheist “coming out,” of recent years. “We want people to know we are huge, we’re everywhere, and we are growing,” he says. “The...
Wyoming Native American tribe gets rare permit to kill bald eagles
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken the unusual step of issuing a permit allowing an American Indian tribe in Wyoming to kill two bald eagles for religious purposes. The...
Joseph Kony: Brutal warlord who shocked world
(CNN) — If Joseph Kony wasn’t the most wanted man in the world, he may be now. In the past week, a documentary detailing accusations of vile acts committed by the Ugandan warlord has...
Saint’s ancient heart stolen from Dublin cathedral
DUBLIN – Somewhere in Ireland, a burglar has the heart of a saint. Officials at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin said Sunday they’re distraught and perplexed over the theft of the church’s most precious...
Witchcraft is growing threat to children in Britain, warn police
Children in Britain are being abused and murdered in increasing numbers because the belief in witchcraft is rife in some African communities, police said. The warning was issued as a couple from the Democratic...
Japan’s post-disaster reconstruction efforts hindered – by ghosts
Japan’s reconstruction following the devastating earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago exactly is being delayed by an unlikely factor – ghosts. Numerous reports of ghost sightings have reportedly been made by residents in...
Mormons apologize for posthumous baptisms of Wiesenthal’s parents
(CNN) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has apologized for “a serious breach of protocol” in which the parents of the late Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal were posthumously baptized as Mormons....
Healing rituals and bad spirits on a Philippine island
Siquijor is one of more than 7,000 islands in the Philippines – it has tropical sun, white sand and an azure sea, but it is also famous for witchcraft. How do you go about...
Pagan mom challenges Bible giveaway at North Carolina school
WEAVERVILLE, N.C. – A pagan mother’s challenge to the distribution of donated Bibles at a local school has prompted the Buncombe County Board of Education to reevaluate its policies regarding religious texts. Ginger Strivelli,...
