July 2009 – Spirit Cry

Nigerian wedding scam?

I just received one of the most creative 419 style spams I think I’ve ever received. Given the nature of my occupation I actually thought it might be real for the first sentence or so. If I were Catholic and lived in England, I may well have fallen for it! Hello, I am Martin Vrzal,Continue reading “Nigerian wedding scam?”

Convert an atheist… and win!

This is bizarre. A Turkish reality TV show will be pitting a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, an imam and a Buddhist monk to see who can convert the most atheists to their respective religions. There’s no word about what will happen if the religious guys lose their faith. Thanks, boingboing!

Repaying a curse

I was at a meeting of various Christians this week and one of the guys made an interesting comment. It turns out, he said, that the main difference between the Vietnam War and the wars that had gone on before it was that American (and presumably Australian) troops were cursed by Buddhist monks when theyContinue reading “Repaying a curse”