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

No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.
Florida! picked by suebe 1 year 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

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

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

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

Teenagers find unmanned microphone linked to church's sound system. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

A little bit of Catholic church history they don't teach you in Sunday school: One thousand one hundred and four years ago a trial took place in Italy, a trial so macabre and gruesome that it easily qualifies as the strangest and most terrible trial in human history. At this trial, called the Cadaver Synod, a dead pope wrenched from the grave was brought into a Rome courtroom, tried in the pres... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Federal court rules against extremist group. picked by tomphoolry 2 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 11 months 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 4 months ago

The Pope is taking steps to revive the ancient tradition of the Latin Tridentine Mass in Catholic churches worldwide, according to sources in Rome picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Sexually-assaulted women who seek help at Catholic-controlled hospitals cannot be referred to rape crisis centres that supply morning-after pills, under church policy. picked by teaya21 2 years 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 1 year ago

I think that the irony of the church being filled with hot air may be escaping the manufacturers.

*Website seems to be designed to 1994 standards. picked by PulsisX 4 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 3 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