An interview with Emunah Alon, the wife of Israeli right-wing parliament member Benny Alon, took place in March 2003 on the IDF radio channel. The interviewer asked her about certain rumors, saying that Yigal Amir had discussed Rabin’s murder with her husband before performing the act. Mrs. Alon explained how that specific discussion was about […]

“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” – John Locke In 2003, Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal was put in jail for nine years. The judge recommended that el-Faisal, from Stratford in east London (UK), should serve at least half of the sentence and then be deported. Abdullah el-Faisal had […]

New York, NY — Is religion a virus that infects otherwise healthy individuals? That is a question raised by a provocative new book entitled, The God Virus. It is by noted psychologist and student of religion, Dr. Darrel Ray. In a cogent and highly readable analysis, Dr. Ray traces the contagion course of religion as […]

Here is a short and very partial list, just to get an idea of some of the more peculiar religious Jewish verdicts mentioned in the Israeli media during the last few years. All have good religious explanations. Note that some of them obviously contradict others: It’s not allowed to pick your nose on the Sabbath. […]

Some two millenniums ago, Jewish priests were not allowed to be near dead people or even cemeteries. This ancient law evolved into religiously forbidding people carrying the last name of, say, ‘Cohen’ (Hebrew for ‘Priest’) from entering cemeteries. But what is the extent of a cemetery? It appears that the Jewish god also regards the […]

“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent van Gogh Picking your nose in public is certainly not a nice thing to do. Picking your nose in private is probably okay… unless it’s Saturday and you’re one of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s followers. The interesting verdict […]

“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” – Groucho Marx This is chapter thirteen of this book! Therefore, in order for it not to fail, quickly go to the next chapter. Do not collect $200. << Prev Contents Next >>

The following is a suggested video clip ad for The Truth Is Wrong. If you happen to create it, let me know – I’ll be delighted. [Black picture] [Traditional church music increases] [The traditional figure of Jesus (with the halo around the head) gradually appears] [Music gradually changes to traditional Jewish music] [The traditional figure […]

But even the Western mainstream religions don’t ignore sex altogether. When the German composer Carl Orff published the beautiful ‘Carmina Burana’ in 1937, it was based on very old text – poems about women and love, which had been found in the Benedictine Monastery of Beuren. It appears that those medieval monks were extremely talented […]

“Why sex is better than gods? It’s ok to yell ‘Oh God’ during sex, but it’s not ok to yell ‘Oh Fuck’ in church.” – Unknown In order for this book to sell properly, it must of-course contain some text about sex, and words such as intercourse and orgasm should be mentioned. A quick search […]