Outchurched

From the Arizona Republic:

A 48-year-old Phoenix man whom authorities say was choking his 3-year-old granddaughter during an exorcism early Saturday died after struggling with police officers who went into the home to investigate, Phoenix police said. Police reportedly found Ronald Marquez, of Phoenix, shirtless and choking his granddaughter as her 19-year-old mother, naked and bloody, looked […]

This is a great song from Chris Smither ’bout the Origin of Species:

(h/t Stragglyr Chris)

From Reuters:

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, a former televangelist who helped lead a huge television ministry before its collapse in a sex and corruption scandal, has died, her Web site reported on Saturday.

Messner died on Friday at age 65 after a long battle with cancer. CNN’s Larry King, who interviewed Messner on his “Larry King Live” […]

I just couldn’t resist saying something about this part…

(h/t J-Walk)

From The Sun (visit story to see picture)

PAGANS have pledged to perform “rain magic” to wash away cartoon character Homer Simpson who was painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant. The 17th century chalk outline of the naked, sexually aroused, club-wielding giant is believed by many to be a symbol of […]

18-year-old daughter with ripped shirt/bra and covered with olive oil.

It sounds like it should be a bad Halloween movie, but it’s three months too early.

An attorney for an Edgewater City Council member and her husband denied Saturday that they performed an exorcism on their daughter, who police said they found screaming and bruised at home […]

You must watch this, it’s great.