Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Daddy is the Devil edition.

Behold the power of True Belief and the harm it can cause:

Baby killed as family jumps from Paris window after ‘devil sighting’ – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

A baby died when a family of 12 leapt from their second floor balcony in Paris claiming they were fleeing the devil.

Eight more were injured, some seriously, in the . . . → Read More: Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Daddy is the Devil edition.

Jon Stewart on the Republican “Pledge to America.”

If you’ve been paying attention then you know the Republicans recently unveiled their “A Pledge to America” as an outline of what they hope to accomplish if they manage to regain control of Congress in November. If you’re old enough to remember when the Republicans unveiled their “Contract with America” back in 1994 then you . . . → Read More: Jon Stewart on the Republican “Pledge to America.”

Here’s proof that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.

Ah, the power of belief! Some say you can move mountains with it. Others that you can alter the flow of rivers.

But you have to learn to crawl before you can walk so you should probably start with a small-scale test of your belief in yourself. Something simple like, say, breaking a board over . . . → Read More: Here’s proof that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.

Daniel Hauser’s father now has leukemia.

Remember Daniel Hauser, the (at the time) 13-year-old illiterate kid out of Minnesota who was ordered by the court to get chemotherapy to treat his cancer over the protests of his alt-med preferring parents? His mother took off with him rather than follow through on the court order, but after a few days they eventually showed up . . . → Read More: Daniel Hauser’s father now has leukemia.

SEB Safety Tip: Eating raw gastropods for a dare could kill you.

Ah the stupid things young people will do on a dare. Down in Sydney, Australia a young man is fighting for his life after eating a slug infected with rat lungworm:

The 21-year-old contracted rat lungworm disease – a rare form of meningitis – after the stunt.

Rat lungworm disease is caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, . . . → Read More: SEB Safety Tip: Eating raw gastropods for a dare could kill you.

14-year-old autistic boy charged with making terrorist threats over stick figure.

Down in Georgia the officials at the Ridgeview Charter School are having a fit over a stick-figure drawing by a 14-year-old autistic boy which depicts him shooting a teacher:

The sketch shows two stick-figures. One of them is labeled ‘Me’ and is shown shooting a gun at another with a teacher’s name above it.

Karen . . . → Read More: 14-year-old autistic boy charged with making terrorist threats over stick figure.

Teen nearly kills himself for a free soda.

Are you stupid enough that you would clamp wires to your nipples and give yourself a 120 volt zap just to win a bet for a free soda?

High schooler Kyle DuBois is and he damn near killed himself:

Police released an interview with Kyle DuBois and his teacher, Thomas Kelley, after the teen shocked . . . → Read More: Teen nearly kills himself for a free soda.

Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Spiritual Molester Edition.

It’s not just the Christians who allow their faith to get in the way of common sense and critical thinking. Sometimes it’s the more nebulously defined crystal huggers.

Take for example the following case of a woman who invited what she believed to be a female spiritualist into her home to “cleanse” herself and her . . . → Read More: Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Spiritual Molester Edition.

Group wants “Confederate Southern American” recognized by the Government.

There is a repressed minority in this country that is crying out for an end to the harassment and persecution they have suffered under for so long. You may even know some of them without realizing it. Who are these poor put upon people?

They are southerners with Confederate ancestors and the folks at the . . . → Read More: Group wants “Confederate Southern American” recognized by the Government.

Frat boy’s ass branded by his “brothers” while he’s passed out.

Here’s a tragic story of a fraternity initiation gone awry.

Who am I kidding? I find this funny as hell:

“Most college students returned for the spring semester rested and relaxed. Amon Carter IV headed back to class with the mark of his fraternity burned into his backside.The family of Texas Christian University student, who . . . → Read More: Frat boy’s ass branded by his “brothers” while he’s passed out.