Noumenal News

It seems like discussions in faith circles about the evils or virtues of Harry Potter have simmered down since the first books and movies originally came out.
Or at least there seem to be fewer news stories about the religious debate.
The British Gobe and Mail did a story this week saying that, as we approach the […]

Something big is in the works at Nevada’s legendary Area 51 military base. A massive new building is under construction at the top secret location. Aviation experts say there’s a good chance that a new, highly classified aircraft might soon be zipping around the Nevada skies.
What kind of aircraft? One possibility is a successor to […]

The fate of stars that venture too close to black holes could be even more violent than previously believed. Not only are they pulled apart by the black hole’s tremendous gravity, but the process can also trigger a nuclear explosion that tears the star apart from within, a new study says.
Scientists have long understood that […]

They call themselves wiccans and practise magic and witchcraft. No, they are not in Harry Potters world but in good old Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. Parag Rabade goes behind the wiccan veil.
While the Harry Potter series has portrayed witchcraft and magic in a cinematic way, there is actually a group that practices witchcraft in a […]

THE leading exorcist of Mexico’s main archdiocese said the popular Harry Potter book and film series could allow the devil to enter children’s minds, and does “a lot of damage”.
Father Pedro Mendoza, a Roman Catholic priest and exorcist coordinator of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, made the comments at the end of a five-day exorcism […]

Pam Hobbs has been very vocal over the past 14 years since the murders of three 8-year- old boys in West Memphis.
A jury convicted the West Memphis 3, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley for the murders of Michael Moore, Stevie Branch and Christopher Byers.
Stevie Branch was Pam Hobbs’ son.
Now, there are new developments […]

“Poor Harry Potter,” The Globe’s Patrick White wrote Thursday in his article Churches co-opt Potter’s magic
“As if battling Voldemort, Death Eaters and Dementors wasn’t enough, the boy wizard has also endured the wrath of religious conservatives in the decade since J.K. Rowling’s books first found their way into the hearts of young Muggles the world […]

The strongest evidence so far that some crop circles are not man made was presented to a choice gathering at the Coronation Hall in Alton Barnes yesterday.
Norwegian film maker Terje Toftenes presented the DVD he has made of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the creation of a massive crop formation in East Field, Alton Barnes, on […]

Growing up in Crystal Lake, Nathan Smith, like a lot of kids, says he “was fascinated by dinosaurs” and loved going to the Field Museum.
Now, though still only a grad student, Smith can lay claim to a major score as a scientist. He’s part of a small team of researchers who’ve discovered a new species […]

Someone should have told Lord Voldemort he needn’t have gone on murderous rampages and splintered his black soul to achieve immortality.
For he will live on in the halls of literary fame, alongside his creator J.K. Rowling, who can bank on being studied, archived, and enjoy critical acclaim for years on end.
As the arrival of the […]