Know for his wild predictions, and outrageous public statements, televangelist Pat Robertson is no stranger to controversy. His views on religion, feminism, homosexuality and abortion have been making headlines for years. continue reading...
Everyone lies, but some people make a great living out of it. Here are some people through the ages that have deceived thousands and have made millions. continue reading...
The Supreme Court of Wikipedia (whatever that is) has handed down a landmark and unprecedented decision in their effort to halt “self-serving edits.” All contributions to Wikipedia made from IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology or its associates are now banned. Apparently this is the first time Wikipedia has banned a high-profile organization from “pushing their agenda” on the site, which it’s the Web’s eighth most-popular. Wikipedia prides itself on the neutrality of its articles, and feel the Church had been compromising this reputation.
This is the second knock to the Church of Scientology in a short time – they are involved in a court case that could have the Church expelled from France altogether. Read more… continue reading...
W. Mark Felt, best known as Woodward and Bernstein’s (in)famous souce ‘Deep Throat’ who helped break the Watergate scandal has died of heart failure at the age of 95.
His identity as the informant was made public in 2005. In 1972, he was deputy associate director of the FBI when he began leaking information to journalist Bob Woodward. Read more… continue reading...
The leader of the far-right political party in Austria was dismissed yesterday after admitting to an affair with his former mentor, the man whom he succeeded. Jörg Haider, 58, died earlier this month in a high-speed car crash (after heavy drinking in a gay bar). The dismissed leader, Stefan Petzner, 27, had revealed his relationship with Haider in an interview, which led to his sacking. Read more… continue reading...