No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.
Florida! picked by suebe 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 9 months ago

Fred Phelps peddles his hate from a church in Kansas. His followers picket the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq - because he says they died defending a "fag country". Should he be free to preach his poison? picked by Mershaullk 2 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 1 year ago

The Attorney General says the barber shop needs a liquor license to hand out beer. "Offering a complimentary beer is not something that we created," says the owner. "It's an old-fashioned service that was done years ago. We just brought it back with the other old-fashioned services that we provide." picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Welcome to the Church of Reality. Welcome to the real world. That is our church greeting. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

As a woman bitten by a rattlesnake during a church service in London struggled to breathe, hospital employees made derogatory comments about her religious beliefs rather than providing proper care, contributing to her death, a lawsuit charges.

If that statement is true, then there's no way it can be justified....but handling a snake during a church service? WTF?! picked by Nicky666 9 months ago

Federal court rules against extremist group. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

The Internal Revenue Service has concluded that Senator Barack Obama’s church, the United Church of Christ, did not violate nonprofit tax laws when Senator Obama addressed the denomination’s 50th anniversary General Synod in June 2007. picked by sicc 3 months ago

Beer, beer, beer
We're going for a beer.
Beer, beer, beer.
I like drinking beer.
Lovely, lovely beer.

A Rob Manuel, Daniele Davoli and Joel Veitch collaboration. picked by Pocksucket 7 months ago

"In our church, we believe in forgiveness," says Del Kirkpatrick, a deacon who was one of the people who decided to hire Jeff Hannah...

Huh??? picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

Australians, long regarded as a nation of beer drinkers rivalled only by the Germans, seem to be turning soft, or sober. After 113 years, the country's biggest selling beer, Victoria Bitter, or VB, is to be produced in a mid-strength version to keep pace with the country's fast-changing beer tastes. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A mob torched a church sheltering 100's of Kenyans fleeing election violence, killing as many as 50 continuing the bloodshed after the disputed vote that gave the president a second term. The opposition leader accused the government of "genocide".

I'm not usually so moved by a foreign countries political skirmishes, but Kenya is definitely grabbing my attention of late. picked by bevissimo 8 months ago

13-year-old Adam Race and his family did not go to mass at the Church of St. Joseph Sunday morning like they usually do.
The Todd County Sheriff told Adam's mom if she did take him to St. Joseph's, she would be arrested. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

Yes you read that right. 24 hours before Cecil Howard Sinclair's service was to begin. The church's website is here if you feel so inclined to read about them. Sometimes I wonder if we are not evolving backwards. UGH. picked by Moe 1 year 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 3 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 month 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 2 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 10 months ago

The man who accused the pastor of New Life Church of having a homosexual affair with him visted the now-former pastor's church. The reception from the members was surprisingly overwhelming and positive. They were grateful for exposing the "deceptions" picked by kellenheller 2 years ago