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Citation Needed on this Church Sign
There must be a rule about writing those illuminated messages for churches that no one can ever fact-check them or suggest that the messaging makes no sense. This is the sign one reader spotted over...
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Pope Francis Writes Letter to Gay Catholic Group
The saga of Pope Francis attempting to win over the gays continues, and once again, it’s quiet, underwhelming, and almost certainly a PR stunt. The Italian Catholic LGBT group Kairos of Florence wrote...
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Church Offers a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee to Tithers if God Doesn’t Reward...
Considering that one of the common criticisms people have of churches in general is that they’re all about taking your money, you’d think pastors would at least try to be subtle in how they ask for it....
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Pope Francis Calls Upon Atheists to Work with Believers for Peace
Image source Pope Francis, in his first Christmas address since becoming head of the Catholic Church, specifically called on atheists to join with believers of all stripes to work toward a global...
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Nasty Church Volunteers Almost Ruin a Family’s Christmas, But Atheists Save...
“Hand over the kid, or NO CHRISTMAS FOR YOU!” What an odd flare-up! In Chickasha, Oklahoma, Tiffany Wait and her husband brought their 7-month-old baby to the Bible Baptist Church’s toy shop for...
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London Vicar to Defy Church Leaders By Marrying Atheist Same-Sex Partner
A gay vicar with the Church of England has publicly and openly committed to marrying his same-sex partner, even though it will likely cost him his position in the clergy. Father Andrew Cain (right) and...
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These Church Leaders Can’t Officiate Gay Weddings Because Those Church...
The United Church of Christ made history on Monday when it filed a federal lawsuit challenging Amendment One, the voter-approved measure that banned same-sex marriage in North Carolina. A component of...
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Mormon Church Defends LGBT Protections — As Long As Religious Groups Can...
At a press conference in Salt Lake City today, Mormon church officials requested a truce with the LGBT community.The Mormon church will support nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people in matters...
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The Catholic Church’s Transphobia Has Never Been a Secret
I am so tired of writing to extremist Christians who believe they know transgender people better than transgender people know themselves. You’re probably tired of reading them.But a recent post from...
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Atheists and Believers Respond to Westboro Baptist Church with Unity,...
On their way to Hollywood to peddle their drug of addiction, hate, outside the Academy Awards Sunday night, half a dozen members of the Westboro Baptist Church paid a morning visit to my home town 50...
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White smoke finally billowed over Vatican City today to announce that Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been selected as the new Pope.There’s already a bit of controversy surrounding his...
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North Carolina Church Refuses to Marry Heterosexual Couples Until Gays and...
Green Street United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina says it won’t perform any marriages between opposite-sex couples until same-sex couples can legally marry in the church as well.The...
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Church Celebrates Marriage Equality With Rainbow Communion Bread
Revolution Church, a liberal congregation in Minneapolis, served rainbow-colored communion bread at services recently to celebrate Minnesota passing marriage equality.Pastor Jay Bakker of the...
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Is Pun.ctu-ation Im!portant?
Is punctuation important? For the First Christian Church in Gulfport, Mississippi, it’s a question mark.(Photo by Courtney Kirkham)
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Ask Richard: How Was Church on Sunday, Richard?
I went to church yesterday.Don’t worry, I’m still your friendly neighborhood atheist, and “neighborhood” is the operative term here. I’m literally the friendly neighborhood atheist because back in...
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Catholic TV Program Answers the Question, ‘What the Hell?’
Karl can’t catch a break.Thanks to a tip from reader Ed, I can present to you the following video clip from an Eternal World Television Network (ETWN) program describing Hell, as best as the Catholic...
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Because You Can Never Have Too Many White People in Your Church…
Makeda Pennycooke, executive pastor of operations at Freedom House Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, sent an email to church members this week introducing a new policy regarding which people she...
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Because if Anyone Knows About Clinging to Sacred Theories…
Reader DeAnne was driving through Huber Heights, Ohio when she passed Free Methodist Church… and turned around to double check the sign… and turned around again just to get a picture.It was worth it....
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Pope Francis: The Church Has No Right to ‘Interfere Spiritually’ With LGBT...
Building a reputation as the most LGBT-friendly Pope in history, Pope Francis said in an interview published today that the Church should not interfere spiritually with LGBT people, nor seek to cause...
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Pastor Punishes Gay Church Member Because Other Members of the Congregation...
Pastor Mark Brewer of Crosspoint Wesleyan Church in Fredericton, New Brunswick had to deal with a potential crisis this past week.One of the finest members of his church, 20-year-old Colin Briggs, had...
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Give Pastor Perry Noble Your Money… or You’re Stupid
Pastor Perry Noble of NewSpring Church in South Carolina tells his congregation that they’re stupid if they don’t give him (*ahem* I mean, God) money:I love the half-hearted applause at the 2:30...
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Pope Francis Excommunicates Priest for Supporting Women, LGBT People
All this talk of a progressive new Pope may have been jumping the gun.Writing for the National Catholic Reporter, Brian Roewe reported this week that Pope Francis has excommunicated an Australian...
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A Voting Glitch Almost Kept This Church From Approving Marriage Equality
Over the course of two days, the Anglican Church of Canada supposedly rejected a resolution allowing marriage equality... but then reversed that decision.
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Philadelphia Woman, Now Married to Jesus, Consecrated By Catholic Church As...
I guess she's not going on a honeymoon anytime soon.
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