Kabalah the New Scientology! Word from: Mordy

In reference to Radar's remark that scientology is Hollywood's favorite new cult, I asked my local Scientologist on the street (In front of Loew's on 7th) how they feel about being displaced.

"Uh - That's misinforma - It's not true, people just say that. Scientology isn't a cult." I was hoping that what wasn't true were the claims that Scientology had lost its throne as cult to the stars.

Meanwhile the Village Voice spotlighted Post Secret this week, implying that most of the revelations are fake. If you haven't visited the website yet, though, you definitely should. It's like a private Vidui broadcast for the entire shul to hear on Yom Kippur.

I heard Meshuggah's new album, and it rocks hard. Alternative Press gave it a good review in the last issue. But no, just because the word means crazy in Yiddish, doesn't mean that Scandinavian thrash has anything to do with Judaism. In related metal news, the new issue of Decibel Magazine discusses As I Lay Dying's Christianity. In a religious explanation, they make the following comment:

"Whatever the case, we have no way of knowing exactly who or what Jesus Christ really was. Even the "Son of God" tag doesn't tell us much. Early on in Judaism, "God" was a composite entity -- the Elohim. Yahweh, our "God the Father" wasn't even the most exalted part of the organism; that distinction fell to for El Shaddai, "The Almighty" -- most likely a very ancient stellar diety who antedated Judaism's solar, patriarchal society and somehow managed to avoid the demonization inflicted on his Egyptian counterpart -- Set."

Uh.... ok. Well, the music sounds great, even if the explanation is confusing. I thought Judaism was more lunar than solar.