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Get Divorced In Three Simple Text Messages

Something like half of all marriages end in divorce in the US. But imagine if we had the kind of system they’ve got in Tajikistan: There, husbands can divorce their wives by simply sending them a text message that says “Taloq taloq taloq” (Divorce divorce divorce).


April 20, 2011
Geek Out

Rabbi Armed With Blowtorch Keeps Things Kosher

If you saw a 190cm man built like a football player armed with a 1m blowtorch, what would you do? Why if you’re Jewish, you’d hire him to clean your place before Passover.


April 18, 2011
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"Man Will Pay The Price For His Pride If He Believes Technology Can Give Him The Powers Of God."

Earlier this month it was the Internet making people into Satanists. This week it’s technology in general that’s the problem. We’re becoming too god-like, see, and the Pope has predicted eternal damnation for the lot of us if we continue.


April 4, 2011
Entertainment

Group Uses Gadgets, Chemistry And A Mouse To Educate India About Religious Charlatans

Why hasn’t this kind of critical thinking migrated out of India to the rest of the world? Methinks these educators (seriously, watch to the end) would do well to licence out their brand of debunking to other cultures.


April 1, 2011
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Garden Filled With Typography Not Flowers

The Gardens of the World in Marzahn Recreational Park in Berlin is home to various gardens that show off the world’s different cultures. This particular installation is the Christian Garden but really, it’s the Garden of Typography. The walls are, well, literally made with type.


March 24, 2011
Software

Apple Pulls ‘Gay Cure’ App From App Store

Exodus International, a religious organisation against homosexuality, had an app in the App Store that acted as a guidance tool to “cure” gays. It was part of the church’s agenda to have homosexuals to “grow into heterosexuality.” Right. The app has been pulled from the App Store. [Cult of Mac]


March 6, 2011
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Automatic Tattoo Machine Randomly Chooses Which Tattoo You’ll Get

In a statement art piece, Chris Eckert created this automatic tattoo machine that chooses what kind of tattoo you’ll get for you. That’s right, you won’t have a say at all. On top of that, the machine only tattoos religious symbols from the major religions. Why? Because Eckert believes that many people don’t choose their religion and are rather born into it. Is anyone up for it? [Chris Eckert via MAKE]


February 20, 2011
Online

Spanish Convent Gives Facebook Savvy Nun The Boot

I was hitting Command-R for the eightieth time this afternoon on Facebook when I stumbled across this story about a Spanish nun who was expelled from her order for spending too much time on Facebook. That’s ridiculous! Dislike!


February 11, 2011
Software

Vatican: Stop Confessing Your Sins To An iPhone

A few days ago something called “Confession: A Roman Catholic App” made its way into the Apple App Store and got a lot of attention. It’s a two dollar app designed to help you examine your conscience in order to “participate in the Rite of Penance” and it makes it a point to proclaim that it’s got the Catholic Church’s seal of approval:


February 8, 2011
Software

Catholic Church OKs Confession iPhone App

Catholic bishops have approved an iPhone app that walks the faithful through the confession process (though they must consult a priest for absolution). The app is called “Confession”, an improvement on the original name, “A Priest in Your Pocket”.