Bodhisattva with 1,000 Hands

Cheng Cheng, an 18 year-old hearing impaired dancer, leads the performance of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Bodhisattva with 1,000 Hands), the Buddhist goddess of mercy. Presented by deaf and mute dancers, the China Disabled Persons' Art Performing Troupe was set up in 1987 and has won a reputation for extraordinary performing art Wow! That's pretty cool! Just for reference, here's a picture of the Guanyin Buddha

A 1000 lb Rosary?

On a small plot of ground his his rural Nokomis yard, Bernard Clark felt like constructing a giant rosary to help push the message of prayer to passing motorists. The 1000 lb. rosary  is made of old bowling balls and probably weighs close to 1,000 pounds, give or take. Chub has linked each ball by ¼-inch log chain and attaching a 2-foot by 16-inch cross hewn from 4-by-4 treated lumber at the center.

One Scary Diety

The Goddess Kali - it's probably not a good idea to piss her off!

Hill of Crosses

The Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage in northern Lithuania. The first crosses were placed on the former hill fort in the 14th century. Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The real reason for the Hill's existence lies buried in Lithuania's history. Over the centuries, the place has come to signify the peaceful endurance of Lithuanian Catholicism despite the threats it has faced throughout history. Invaded by Russia during the 1795 partition of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth Lithuania disappeared altogether from the map of Europe. When the old political structure of Eastern Europe fell apart in 1918, Lithuania once again declared its independence. Throughout this time, the Hill of Crosses was used as a place for Lithuanians to pray for peace, for their country, and for the loved ones they had lost. Most recently, the site took on a special significance during the years 1944-1990, when Lithuania was occupied by the USSR. Continuing to travel to the Hill and leave their tributes, Lithuanians used it to demonstrate their allegiance to their original identity, religion and heritage. Although the Soviets worked hard to remove new crosses, and bulldozed the site at least three times, the new crossess continued to appear and by 1985 the authorities had given up. On September 7, 1993, Pope John Paul II visited the Hill of Crosses, declaring it a place for hope, peace, love and sacrifice.

Some Interesting Yin Yang Images

Yes, it's true!

We were created by the Flying Spaghetti Monster (also known as the Spaghedeity)! We know it's true, because he left this sign in the sky! The canonical beliefs of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism are set forth in the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The central belief is that there is an invisible and undetectable Flying Spaghetti Monster, which created the entire universe "after drinking heavily." All evidence for evolution was planted by the Flying Spaghetti Monster, in an effort to test Pastafarians' faith. When scientific measurements, such as radiocarbon dating, are made, the Flying Spaghetti Monster "is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage." The Pastafarian belief of heaven stresses that it contains beer volcanoes and a stripper factory. Hell is similar, except that the beer is stale and the strippers have VD. The religious text of the Pastafarian religion is called the Loose Canon. In place of the Ten Commandments, it contains the Eight I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts, which is arguably a somewhat looser moral code. The official conclusion to prayers is "RAmen", contained in certain sections of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and so on. It is a portmanteau of the Semitic term "Amen" (used in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and Ramen, a noodle. While it is typically spelled with both a capital "R" and "A", it is also acceptable to spell it with only a capital R. So, you better believe it!

The Penguin Church

Penguins go to church? Who knew? But apparantly it's true. They go in the day time. They go at night. Yeah, I know, it's probably not "church" as we know it. But still... This is quite an intriguing bunch of pictures, don't you think?

Help me Jesus!

Somewhere in Alabama...