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Independent Catholic Church Group Ordains Its First Transgender Priest
Minneapolis just ordained its first transgender priest this week, but you probably won’t be reading a statement from the Pope about it.Shannon T.L. Kearns (via houseofthetransfiguration.com)The North...
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Catholic Church in Netherlands Puts Up Pictures of Defectors
A Catholic priest from the Netherlands (with the most appropriate first name *ever*) has figured out a way to shame the people who leave his Church: Put up their pictures so everyone knows who they...
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The Atheist Church in London Draws a Larger Crowd at Its Second Service
It turns out that the “atheist church” started by British comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans is only getting more popular. The initial gathering a month ago had about 200 attendees. Yesterday’s...
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What Would Jesus Say To Ellen DeGeneres?
Ed Young, pastor of Fellowship Church in Texas, gave a sermon over the weekend about what Jesus would say to Ellen DeGeneres.Turns out Jesus would be a dick and tell Ellen she shouldn’t be gay...
View ArticleWatch This Pastor Yell at a Member of His Congregation
As a teacher, I know students will talk during class. I can do a lot of things to curb it, but it’s bound to happen. One thing you probably shouldn’t do, though, is draw more attention to it.That’s...
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U.K. Church Ends Tradition of Catholic Mass for Gays
For six years, gay Catholics have congregated at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in London’s Soho neighborhood for their own Catholic mass. But no more: the Archbishop of Westminster has asked...
View ArticleDid the Pope Resign Because of Gay Vatican Networks?
Pope Benedict XVI’s surprise retirement may have been influenced by a “network of gay prelates within the Vatican,” according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica. [Original article in...
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Vatican Buys Europe’s Biggest Gay Bathhouse
The Catholic Church recently bought a $30 million share of real estate in Rome — including the largest gay sauna in Europe.Have they no shame?! (Wait, don’t answer that.)An advertisement for the gay...
View ArticleNew Pope, Same Old Homophobia
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 mark....
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