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'Guitar Praise' Lets You Jam to Jesus

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Sep 1st 2008 at 4:28PM

Rock Out With Your Cock Out... For Jesus!
We're not exactly sure why those crazy Christians need to make Jesus-centric versions of everything in sight. Talking Jesus Dolls; preachy, porno-free YouTube clones; cross shaped music players; they just can't leave anything alone.

So it came as no surprise when we heard the people who thought 'Dance Dance Revolution' wasn't godly enough were releasing 'Guitar Praise: Solid Rock.' We're pretty sure you can guess what it is, but let us spell it out for you: 'Guitar Praise' is a 'Guitar Hero' clone, filled with (wait for it...) Christian rock tunes. Hallelujah!

As if 'Guitar Hero' wasn't frustrating enough before now you can try and jam along with songs from bands you've never heard of, like Skillet, Day of Fire, and Family Force 5.

$99.95 nets you the PC and Mac compatible game along with a plastic wireless guitar controller, and of course eternal salvation. [From: Boing Boing]
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Science Taps into Your G-Spot (...God-Spot)

by Tim Stevens, posted Oct 8th 2007 at 5:36PM

God in a HelmetFor every religion in the world you'll find followers who have tales of experiencing moments of euphoric closeness to their chosen god at one time or another in their lives -- and it's not just because of the days they get off from work. Scientific American investigated this phenomenon in a recent article. Why is Scientific American writing about religious states, you ask? Because a team of scientists in Canada has discovered a way of inducing these feelings of religious euphoria.

For years, scientists have believed that the brain's temporal lobe is in some way responsible for or involved in these feelings. At Laurentian University in Ontario, Michael Persinger and team have developed a helmet that uses weak electromagnetic fields to stimulate this area of the wearer's brain -- the so-called "God spot." Once switched on, wearers almost universally describe euphoric sensations and the feeling of a spiritual presence in the room -- the very sort of thing described by the devoutly religious when praying or meditating. His guinea pigs? A group of 15 nuns who all responded to a call for volunteers, "who [had] had an experience of intense union with God."

So, is this helmet a shortcut to religious contentment? Is it scientific proof that the devout are just plain happier? That's one debate we're staying out of.

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