Friday, January 11, 2008

Oldest parliament in the world burned down

In the past week since the judge handed down the 27 year sentence to a Icelandic cult leader, there has been civil disobedience all throughout the city of Reykjavik.

It all started on the second day of the year 2008. Two hundred traffic signs where taken down and about three hundred traffic lights broken. 172 people where arrested that night.

On the morning of the third day, the Icelandic stock exchange took the biggest dive that has been seen in any stock exchange around the world. The markets main OMXI index fell 45% midday, but ended up loosing 21%. A analyst was quoted saying “This situation cuts to the moral fiber of our society.”

The forth day started early for many civil servants. Around 5:30AM police and the fire department where called to the oldest parliament in the world (Althingi) because of reported fire. When police and firetrucks entered adjoining streets to Althingi, they where greeted by human blockades.

All in all, the police estimates that there where around 1500 people taking part in the blockades. Around 250 people where chained together at each entrance point to Althingi, six in all. The gathering was meticulously planned said a police spokesman.

It took police about three hours to break through the first blockade and by the time the firetrucks got passed the first blockade and arrived outside the house, Althingi had burned to the ground.

The prime minister was quoted later that day saying “This is a sad moment for the world.”

Friday, January 4, 2008

Icelandic cult leader sentenced to 27 years in prison for slavery

The Icelandic Christian cult Krossinn has been found guilty of enslaving it’s parishioners by an Icelandic court today. The cult leaders have been found guilty of systematically brainwashing it’s followers with a highly effective psychiatric conditioning that, according to the court, has been going on since 1990.

According to the court ruling, psychiatric conditioning took place for over 15 years up until 2005 when the police forced it’s way into the cult’s headquarters to arrest it’s leaders. Apparently the leaders where prepared for invasion, since they had installed various booby traps around the building.

One trap ignited into the face of one Mr. Gunnar Hnjóðsson, an officer off the law, extracting a navy blue colour all over his face. Mr. Hnjóðsson had to take a one year leave of absence because of the incident. Apparently he is still not rid of the entire blue colour from his face, two years later. In a comment made to Surtur, Mr. Hnjóðsson said “I could not leave my home for the first 3 months.” And added “I looked like I’d just taken a part in a Blue Man Group performance.”

According to the ruling, the leaders of the cult conditioned about 200-300 followers to perform various deeds for them, some of whom where to perform illegal acts against state and country. As a consequence, the investigative department of the police department has solved at least 150 previously unsolved crimes, some of them being prostitution.

It turns out that the leaders where just lining they’re own pockets with money while turning they’re followers into criminals. As one follower stated “We have been made to be fools!” While other say “He is still our leader, nothing will change that!” Inside sources informed Surtur about an upcoming demonstration, but were reluctant to disclose any information as to where and when.

Krossinn has about 5000 members that donate 25% of they’re earnings to the religious cult. When asked why people have to give so much, a spokesman for the Krossinn said that they would like to be sure that they’re members where true believers, true believers do not worship money, he added.

Some of the religious leaders around the country have stated that they don’t want to have anything to do with the followers of the cult. Some have even said that they do not want them into they’re church.

The Icelandic government is looking at some tough questions to answer because of this fiasco. This brings into the light the governments sponsorship of religion and religious organisation that have been debated about for many years. The fact that the government was sponsoring the cult with money at the same time the cult members where being brainwashed to act out against the government. The Prime minister was quoted saying “This threatens our core moral fibre as society.