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Entries from August 31st, 2009

‘Left-Behind’ Pet Article Sparks Debate Among Evangelists

August 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Opinion, Rants, Religion

By GG Qlarq
The Hewdge article about a group of atheist animal lovers, who for a fee, promise to look after any ‘left-behind’ pets, after their Christian owners have been taken up to heaven or “raptured”, has sparked a firestorm of debate among our evangelical readers

The article, posted on Saturday, features the American website: http://www.eternal-earthbound-pets.com [...]

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Atheists Offer To Care For Christians’ Pets After The Rapture

August 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Religion, Uncategorized

By Matthew Moore www.telegraph.co.uk
It’s a question that all animal-loving Christian evangelicals must address: who will look after their pets on Earth when the Rapture comes and they are taken up to heaven?
Belief in the Rapture is widespread among US Christians Photo: REUTERS
Now a group of atheists in the US have come up with a tongue-in-cheek [...]

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Dutch Bible Belt – 90 Minutes From Amsterdam

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Amsterdam, Opinion, Religion

By Mariette le Roux (AFP) – Aug 17, 2009
STAPHORST, Netherlands — A 90-minute drive from liberal Amsterdam, a pocket of orthodox Calvinism thrives where women shun trousers, swearing is banned and television is scorned as an ungodly intrusion.

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Why Do Some Brits Fail In America? Posh Responds

August 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Celebrity, The Beckhams, Uncategorized

Victoria Beckham, wife, mother and controlled eater, responds to critics’ claims that some Brits are failing in America (see previous article below)

Why do some Brits fail in America? Well, I don’t  fink they do fail. Jus cos my David ‘as been ‘aving an ‘ard time in LA lately, it don’t mean that we’re failures. Jus [...]

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Why Do So Many Brits Fail In America?

August 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Celebrity, Uncategorized

After Clashes With His US Fans, Is The Odyssey Of David Beckham Bound To End In Jeers?

David Beckham planned to crack America. Two years after his triumphal arrival in Los Angeles, however, the suspicion is that it might be America that’s cracking him. By Luke Leitch via www.timesonline.co.uk

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French 007 Tells Of Great Escape From Dubai Wearing Wetsuit Under Burka

August 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Middle East, Weird

Via www.dailymail.co.uk
A former spy convicted of fraud in the United Arab Emirates has told how he made a bid for freedom by donning a wetsuit disguised under a burka before diving into the ocean.
Frenchman Herve Jaugbert, an ex-naval officer, alleges the Dubai secret police had threatened to insert needles up his nose and that he [...]

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Foul Language Prompts Letter From The Editor

August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

We admit we have a Hewdge problem with foul language. As a reputable source of news and information, Hewdge has a responsibility towards its readers for the site’s content. Since we published Helga Hewston’s memorable Beirut interview with hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg (see interview below), we have been inundated with complaints over the foul [...]

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Snoop Dogg On Life, Love And Lebanon

August 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments · Arts and Culture, Celebrity, Uncategorized

Snoop Dogg, America’s favourite hip-hop superstar, award-nominated rapper, record producer and actor, is in Lebanon for his debut concert at the Forum de Beyrouth.
Snoop Dogg, who grew up in a tough Californian neighbourhood, or ‘hood’, is known for his bad-boy lyrics or ‘gangsta’ rap. He also popularized the slang term and catch phrase suffix [...]

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Snoop Dogg Appears Live In Beirut

August 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Celebrity

Beirut, LEBANON — It’s official, American Hip Hop superstar Snoop Dogg is arriving in Beirut for one of the biggest rap concerts the Middle East has ever seen.

Billboard in the streets of Beirut. Photo and article by Habib Battah

Snoop will be performing for the first time in the region this Thursday at the Forum de [...]

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Times They Are A’Changing For Bob Dylan

August 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Celebrity, Uncategorized

Via Associated Press
Rock legend Bob Dylan was treated like a complete unknown by police in a New Jersey shore community when a resident called to report someone wandering around the neighborhood.

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