In the passive-aggressive protest of the day, I offer the Gay Nativity in Italy.
Two deputies with Italy’s small but vocal Radical Party caused an uproar among legislators in this predominantly Catholic country on Wednesday when they placed dolls representing two gay couples in Parliament’s scene.
The gesture by deputies Bruno Mellano and Donatella Porretti was [...]
I thank Gerrard Fess, the messy Canadian youth worker, for this installment of sermon fodder.
Dateline New York…
NEW YORK - A labor rights group alleged Tuesday that crucifixes sold in religious gift shops in the U.S. are produced under “horrific” conditions in a Chinese factory with more than 15-hour work days and inadequate food.
“It’s a throwback [...]
Dateline Germany…
A German church steeple has knocked the leaning tower of Pisa from the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most lopsided building.
The tower in the village of Suurhusen applied in June for the title and has now officially beaten the famous landmark in Pisa.
Guinness Book of Records confirmed the award after officials measured [...]
Dateline Bosnia…
A Bosnian couple are getting divorced after finding out they had been secretly chatting each other up online under fake names.
Sana Klaric, 27, and husband Adnan, 32, from Zenica, poured out their
hearts to each other over their marriage troubles, and both felt they
had found their real soul mate.
The couple met on an online chat [...]
Dateline Mankato, MN…
A Blue Earth County jailer who hit a prisoner with a Bible in February has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fifth-degree assault.
Under the plea agreement, two gross misdemeanor charges of
mistreatment of a confined person and misconduct by a public officer
filed against James Lee Sheppard, 6, were dismissed.
A jail surveillance video showed part of the [...]
From the Washington Post…
The rhythmic clapping began the minute Amr Khaled stepped through the door of the packed Crystal City ballroom. Surrounded by security guards, the Egyptian preacher had to weave his way through the crowd — men both clean shaven and bearded, women both fashionably coifed and dressed in conservative Islamic dress — [...]
I used this one last Sunday….it preaches my friends.
Dateline Tampa…
A man pleaded guilty in federal court to giving his 13-year-old son steroids while the boy trained to compete internationally on a roller-skating team.
James Edward Gahan, 41, formerly of Lady Lake, entered his plea on Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III.
Asentencing date has [...]
From Gizmodo
In an effort to bribe new members, Church by the Glades will be handing out $15 iTunes vouchers to attendees of their iThemed services. The bribe will run for three weekends, but it looks like you have just missed the first. In return you will have to complete a connection card. We imagine [...]
