Sunday, October 28, 2012

News To Peruse (October 28 - November 3)

If you're looking for some interesting news to share around the ole' water cooler, look no further! I guarantee some of these articles will amaze and mystify, especially if you take the time to read the last article on Swaziland's "divine" monarch.

Also, you might like the second article as a thought provoker, as it raises some great questions about the issue of modern racism in the church.

Hope you enjoy! If you missed the first two editions of my article finding, you can find them here and here.


Liquid nitrogen cocktail leaves teen in hospital

An 18-year-old teenager has had to have her stomach removed in an emergency operation after drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen.


Choice of new Archbishop a 'colonial' stitch-up

Tens of millions of Anglicans around world feel excluded by the “colonial” way the next Archbishop of Canterbury is being chosen, the leader of Church in Middle East and North Africa has said.


Quarterback moves to trademark 'Tebowing'

Thou shalt not Tebow, for the wages of Tebowing is trademark infringement.

A management and consulting firm representing New York Jets back-up quarterback and evangelical sports icon Tim Tebow has moved one step closer to holding the trademark "Tebowing" for use on things as widespread as clothing, pencil sharpeners and holiday ornaments.


First World Problems Anthem

A brilliant use of the "First World Problems" fad. Video made for the Water Is Life foundation, providing access to clean drinking water in third world nations.



Magical Thinking

King Mswati III, one of the world's last absolute monarchs, is a powerful man -- precisely because many think he isn't a man at all.

"He believes he is divine, believes he is magic," his former speechwriter, Musa Ndlangamandla, told me one evening. "And so do his people."

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