Protestants procreate through meiosis

 

Our man Joshua discusses some new denominations (or Churches...or God-knows-what) in the United States. 

The most "normal" is a Mennonite denomination which voluntarily split into three, to avoid making its bureaucracy too unwieldy. The others are marked by scheming, serious abuse allegations, or utter theological confusion. Delusions of grandeur play a part in some kind of new "Catholic" Church yada yada. 

I´m not a (Roman) Catholic, but I have to say that the picture of contemporary Protestantism which emerges here isn´t entirely sympathetic! 

Night and day

 

Varuna and Aditi. Suitable for Sundays? Note Makara in the water!

HA HA HA

 

OK, this was interesting...

Neo-Pagans and Magickians are mocking the Iranian regime, which recently organized a burning of Baal in effigy. Which according to Western occultists mean that you effectively *worship* the god in question. Apparently, the effigy was marked with the Star of David.

Styx (link above) points out that the hexagram wasn´t originally a Jewish symbol. Exactly. Last time I looked, the hexagram might also be a symbol of Saturn or of Shiva-Shakti. Let´s hope they like fire!  

Petigt

 

Kan inte Kanadas curlinglag sluta peta på de där jäkla stenarna? Eller är de alltför curlade? 

Holy mermaid

 

The article is a bit click-baity, since everyone already knew the "mermaid mummy" was fake, but note the claim that it was supposed to be worshipped! There is more to explore here, clearly. 

Haunting "mermaid" mummy even more bizarre than researchers thought

Hybrids like us

 

OK, the dog-fox hybrids are strange. Sure of that one? And why would conservationists "condemn" big cat hybrids? I mean, I assumed everyone loves ligers! Note also that polar bears are moving further south and hybridize with grizzlies as they go along. Are these hybrids fertile? If so, it seems the polar bear doesn´t need "saving", after all. Life will find a way. Finally, what´s up with those strange fish accidentally "created" by some crazy scientists in Hungary (I mean, where else)?   

10 of the strangest hybrid animals

Scientists accidentally create "impossible" hybrid fish

Oh no, Eugene McCarthy was right

 

Ahem. Please don´t tell Eugene McCarthy and the creationists! 

Rare blue-and-green hybrid jay spotted in Texas

Fossils in our genes

 

Ghost lineage? 

Scientists believe they can "de-ghost" so-called ghost genes in the genomes of living animals and identify long lost species which left no fossils. For obvious reasons, ghost lineages of "superarchaic" humans are of special interest to the general public. But apparently, the same technique has also been used on frozen specimens of mammoths, yaks and lemmings. So if you are a superarchaic nerd with a longtime interest in lemming evolution, I suppose these are interesting times, LOL. 

What are ghost lineages?

Thriving before Armageddon

 

Here we go again. New evidence confirming that the (non-avian) dinosaurs weren´t in decline before the asteroid hit. Nupe, they were thriving and doing just fine, making that impact a genuine disaster. 

Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid annihilated them all

Celebrate forever

 

- Is this the way to the festival? 

So is Mahashivaratri tomorrow or on Tuesday? Asking for a friend named Mahadev.