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

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 4 months 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

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

Pastor Bill Elliff and other leader at the Southern Baptist church in Arkansas told its congregation that instead of offering plates going around asking for money, the plates would go out giving money away to those in need. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Parishioners who questioned the pastor were sent letters telling them they would be arrested if they set foot on church grounds. picked by kyot 2 years ago

"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

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

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Ottawa branch of the Anglican Church of Canada has thrown a challenge to the worldwide Anglican movement by asking the Ottawa bishop to authorize the blessing of homosexual marriages. picked by wags273 2 years ago

The LDS Church is the only true church. The Lord told Joseph Smith personally that all other churches are an "abomination." Any non-Mormon church is automatically part of the "church of the devil." No other church has the valid priesthood. The devil has even made a pact with many Christian pastors to teach Christian doctrines about the Trinity and salvation by grace. But in pub... read full post picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

Those at the accentuate-the-positive church on Arrowood Road agreed to try to stop complaining for up to 21 days straight -- time enough, they hope, to break bad habits that cover everything from gossiping to criticizing. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Woman wanted a "spiritual, and sexual experience."

I don't even need to mention which State this was in. It should be obvious.

But, on the bright side, this may mark the first time in which church sex involved an actual woman. picked by zzz 2 years ago

A Midlands church is offering free gas cards to first-time visitors.

The pastor of the church says she hopes the offer will help people realize there is a different kind of fuel you can fill up on in this recession. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

In what actually seems like more of a slight than a good-willed apology acceptance, the Church of England's Very Reverend Rogers Govender was quoted as saying "we do forgive Sony for what they have done, even though they still believe they have done nothing wrong." picked by punthe 2 years ago

Bua is a tiny Fijian with an unusual Sunday ritual - their menfolk are banned by the leaders of the Methodist Church from wearing trousers for fear of offending God. Instead they must wear sarong (also known as a sulu).

"We can't understand how wearing a sulu vakataga on Sunday will help us forge closer relations with the divine," said one villager. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

“If we only catered for saints our churches would be empty,” a church spokesperson said. “Fortunately, we also look after sinners, and are thus reasonably full during services. picked by kissmenow 2 years 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

Bete Giyorgis (church of st. george) in Lalibela, Ethiopia, is the most incredible and impressive rock-hewn church on earth. As you look at these photos, remember that the entire building was carved and chiselled from a single piece rock, a structure which itself had to be isolated from the mass of rock that now surrounds it. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago