Whatever: October 2003 Archives

The demonic St. Matthew has conducted a quick, not-very-scientific poll of some neighbourhood kids to find out what they think Hallowe'en is about. The answers he got mostly concerned sweeties. Then he goes and falls for a spoof while looking for Christian anti-hallowe'en sites to take the mick out of. Fundamentalist Christianity and Halloween! - morons.org, 28th October 2003.

Texas, United States: A group of high school students who stopped to pray on a highway before going on a cross country-run were hit by a car, killing one of them and injuring three others. The driver of the vehicle was not charged. Car strikes praying high school runners, killing 1 - CNN, 12th October 2003.

Disinfopedia is:

a collaborative project to produce a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests.

Its remit includes religious organisations, often ones pretending to be something else. See the entry on the American Family Association for an example of its contents. (Thanks to Ian Gregory.)