The blog Film (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Ben Child: Despite claims the new film of Evelyn Waugh's film plays down the novel's religious elements, the only critic we can find who ringingly endorses it is from Christianity Today. Will you sing its praises?
Approaching Lost (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
LostLost Season 5Spoilers Lost did some filming at Kaneohe District Park last night. The neighborhood pool was converted to film scenes of a stormy sea. The floor of the pool was blacked out and black canvas was hung around the perimiter. The crew then put up giant fans, crane-mounted lights, and huge rain rigs. [...]
Geoff Arnold (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Stephen Law is bemused, because in Nigeria… Muslims are attacking Christians because they think that Christians prayed for the death of their leader, and their prayers worked. Why would their prayers work, though, if, as Muslim’s think, Christianity is a false religion? I assume that this is a rhetorical question, because the answer is pretty clear. Once you [...]
One Utah (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
So, the back story goes something like this: Old, white haired Catholic guy in Great Britain issues stupid statement attributing a host of things to demonic possession - which he deems contagious. Promiscuity, as well as homosexuality and pornography, says 73 year-old Fr. Jeremy Davies, is a form of sexual perversion and can lead to [...]
The Newsstand Sophisticate (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Ed Brayton delves into the beliefs of a Catholic priest in England who recently announced that “among the causes of homosexuality is a contagious demonic factor.” The priest, Father Jeremy Davies, also said that “extreme secular humanism, ‘atheist scientism,’ is comparable to ‘rational satanism,’” which is one of the more ridiculous terms of abuse I’ve [...]
Geoff Coupe's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Father Jeremy Davies sounds like a real bundle of fun . What I find astonishing is that he apparently studied at St. Bart's Hospital in London and graduated with a medical degree in 1967. Perhaps Westminster residents should carry the equivalent of a donor card: "In the event of my hospitalisation, please do not let Fr. Davies anywhere near me". (hat tip to PZ Myers for the link )
Slap Upside The Head (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
A 73 year old Catholic exorcist, Father Jeremy Davies, has warned that gays are at serious risk of demonic possession, if they aren’t already controlled by Satan. In a book entitled Exorcism: Understanding Exorcism in Scripture and Practice, Davies, who believes that there has been an “explosion in homosexuality” in recent years, said that most of [...]
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
The I'm not sh*tting you news of the day, from a priest in the leading diocese of the Catholic Church of England and Wales. Promiscuity, as well as homosexuality and pornography, says 73 year-old Fr. Jeremy Davies, is a form of sexual perversion and can lead to demonic possession. Offering what may be an explanation for the explosion of homosexuality in recent years, Fr. Davies said, " Among the causes...
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Police have unveiled their latest weapon in the fight to clean up the streets - a brush and a bucket of hot soapy water.
LOST -- The Tail Section (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Envelope.com is slowly getting its hands on the possible Emmy nominees in the acting categories. A few days ago I reported that Lost is on the final top 10 list for possible drama nominees, and now a couple of the show's actors have made the list for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Here's the list:
The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
There has been a lot of interest in the Catholic Truth Society (CTS) pamphlet on Exorcism written by Jeremy Davies. I wrote about this recently (Cf. Good pamphlet on exorcism ). Many of the stories have been of the type "Yoga makes you possessed" and have ignored the important spiritual advice given by Fr Davies but the internet provides people with the links to get the original text so I hope that...
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
“Lost” showrunner Carlton Cuse confirmed recently that Claire’s son Aaron is aging normally -- and that something like three years has transpired since the 100 days Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid and Sun spent on Dharma Island. Three years.ABC says:The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people continues, and the Oceanic Six find themselves closer to rescue. Guest starring are Jeremy Davies...
causa nostrae laetitiae (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
A British exorcist has warned against the "thin edge of the wedge" which is the dabbling in Eastern religious practices like Reiki, Yoga, acupuncture, etc which may give evil spirits a foothold in our lives. " According to Father Jeremy Davies, exorcist for the leader of Catholics in the UK, yoga puts people at risk from devils and the occult is closely associated with the scourges of "drugs, demonic...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Father Davies, the exorcist for Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the most senior Roman Catholic clergyman in England and Wales, has said that activities such as yoga, reik
Of course, I could be wrong... (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
From THE MAIL : Father Jeremy Davies, exorcist for Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales, says that activities such as yoga, massage therapy, reiki or reading horoscopes could put people at risk from evil spirits. In a new book, he also argues that people with promiscuous lifestyles could find themselves afflicted by demons. And he says that the occult is closely...
