Outchurched

From ELCA (h/t Street Prophets):

CHICAGO (ELCA) — When 8-year-old Lauren Wanders and her 6-year-old sister Katie Wanders, La Crosse, Wis., set-up their lemonade stand Aug. 30 at a local grocery store, they expected to raise about $200 in free-will donations to support neighbors affected by storms and floods that struck southern Wisconsin earlier in the […]

From MSNBC:

A priest has been arrested on charges of stalking late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien by writing him threatening notes on parish letterhead, contacting his parents and showing up at his studio, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Rev. David Ajemian, a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston, was arrested last week while trying to enter a […]

Here’s some brilliance from Kentucky:

As a woman bitten by a rattlesnake during a church service in London struggled to breathe, hospital employees made derogatory comments about her religious beliefs rather than providing proper care, contributing to her death, a lawsuit charges. The case arises from the Nov. 5, 2006, death of Linda F. Long, 48, a […]

I made it to 1:33. How’d you do?

From the BBC:

Speculation that authorities might be contemplating a zero-alcohol limit for drivers has raised fears among Catholic priests because drinking consecrated wine at Masses could put them over the limit. The Catholic priesthood in Ireland is suffering from a shortage of new recruits, meaning that some priests now have to serve several Masses a day, […]

KPHO Phoenix (a CBS affiliate):

Controversy is swirling over a foot-long, talking Jesus doll that Wal-Mart has put up for sale at more than 400 of its stores in at least 20 states, including some in the Valley. It’s the first time the world’s largest retailer has carried a full line of religious toys. The battery-powered, button-activated doll […]

From CBS:

CBS News has learned Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is investigating six prominent televangelist ministries for possible financial misconduct. Letters were sent Monday to the ministries demanding that financial statements and records be turned over to the committee by December 6th. According to Grassley’s office, the Iowa Republican […]

I find it frightening (sorta) when I run across a blog post or an article or whatever that mirrors a lot of what’s currently already in my head. Case in point is this blog post from Ungodly Cynic:

An Atheist Sick of the Theological Debate Yes, that’s me that I’m talking about. It’s not my cup of […]

In Kentucky, the Good Ole-boys Party is demonstrating the love of Christ pandering to religious hatred. While there’s not anything particularly new about that, they’re using a recorded message from Pat Boone to share God’s love for all of His Creation preach their gospel of hatred for other people.

The state GOP is now sending […]