"You’re asking to take my 6-year-old kid to a church, knowing that I’m an atheist?"

"Well, I know you rejected god, but that doesn’t mean your boy has to grow up without knowing all his options, right? I’m not trying to offend you… " picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.
Florida! picked by suebe 3 years ago

A Norwegian church used lemon-flavoured cola instead of water in a baptism ceremony after its taps were temporarily turned off because of freezing temperatures. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The Church of England has backed the Catholic Church in its bid to be exempt from laws on adoption by gay couples. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

In a ding-dong battle between a Catholic church and city fathers, a priest is being slapped with a 5,000-euro fine each time he rings his church bell to call his flock to early morning Mass. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Welcome to the Church of Reality. Welcome to the real world. That is our church greeting. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

It's not every day a building just ups and moves... especially not when it's a 1,500-ton church. But that was exactly what happened to the Cathedral of St Dominic in Fuzhou, China today. Part of the church building was taken 75.6m (248ft) from its original position to move it out of the way of a construction project. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Four people were shot outside New Life Church, one of the largest churches in Colorado. Gunman still at large and may still be inside church.
This shooting may be related to an earlier shooting seventy miles away, link to article here on the shooting in Arvada: picked by Steffanie 2 years ago

It seems that the St. Mary’s Church in Wimbledon village has maneuvered itself into a rather tight spot: church officials let tennis fan park their car on top of graves for £20!
The proceeds of the unofficial parking scheme go to charity but some residents are angry with the plan, describing it as 'disrespectful'. picked by bingo 5 months ago

The Church of England published a set of green commandments today aimed at persuading Christians to help save the planet. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Richard Dawkins is helping to launch Britain’s first summer retreat for non-believers, where children will have lessons in evolution and sing along to John Lennon’s Imagine.

The five-day camp in Somerset (motto: “It’s beyond belief”) is for children aged eight to 17 and will rival traditional faith-based breaks run by the Scouts and church groups. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Who would say such a horrible thing? Why a pastor masquerading as an atheist picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Andy Craddock snapped photos of semi-naked models inside St Michael Penkivel Church in Cornwall, western England, before publishing them on his website and sparking the wrath of the Diocese of Truro. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Federal court rules against extremist group. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A church group that owns beachfront property discriminated against a lesbian couple by not allowing them to rent the locale for their civil union ceremony, a New Jersey department ruled Monday in a case that has become a flash point in the nation's gay rights battle. picked by sputum 11 months ago

South African Absolom Morifi canceled his life insurance to pay his church tithe. A few hours later he was being cut out of the remains of his car after it had been crushed in an accident. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

After a student complained in 2005 and a lawsuit was threatened, the school stated it was too late to reschedule the '05 ceremony but that they would find other venues in the future and would cover up any religious symbols if need be. Because of this the lawsuit was dropped. When 2006 graduation ceremony was again held in the church and a student complained, ACLU reopened their previous lawsuit. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Michelle Ammons said her 16-year-old son was baptized without her knowledge and consent, and she is upset that a public school bus was used to take players to a church service — and that the school district's superintendent was there and did not object. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

The advertisements claiming no god, have been allowed to be placed on 800 buses in London.
An update to this story. picked by funkfrost 11 months ago

In Bay City, MI, a naked young man said to police he was having problems with his parents and walked to a Catholic church without so much as a pair of shoes on - in sub-zero weather. A funeral was going on inside the church and several people called to report him. He apparently cursed at police and refused to cooperate and was tasered in the parking lot. picked by equinox 9 months ago