A Westboro Baptist Church protest was overshadowed last week when demonstrators dressed as zombies gathered at a DuPont military base to counter the radical group’s efforts. After members of the church announced plans to picket Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a military base south of Seattle, 27-year-old Melissa Neace decided to organize a counter-protest, launching a Facebook group titled “Zombie’ing Westboro Baptist Church Read more
Religious professor at the Luther College in Iowa Robert F. Shedinger has made a controversial claim in a new book, arguing that Jesus Christ was a Muslim. Shedinger, who is the head of the religious studies department at Luther College in Iowa, argues that Islam is a better fit for Jesus since it is not Read more
Whitney Cerak has recently married in the same church where hundreds once mourned at her funeral. After suffering significant injuries and facial swelling in a car crash, the then 19-year-old was mistaken for another girl of similar appearance – Laura VanRyn. Ms VanRyn’s family held a 24-hour vigil beside her bed for five weeks before realising Read more
A religious ruckus took place at Victory Church in Edmond in Oklahoma, USA. A woman was playing a tambourine too loudly during a service. When she refused to stop, the woman was escorted out by an off duty Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Deputy. He had to physically escort her outside the church. Once outside, she broke Read more
Should we fill those big spaces on the walls and notice boards of churches with corporate logos? How long will it be before churches go into partnerships with big companies for sponsorship? The church notice board could have a big golden M, or have the coke or other logo all over it. The side of Read more
Christ Church Cathedral has been rebuilt in Lego form as part of the first Lego Annual Brick Show this weekend. Sponsored by Canterbury University, the show will see Lego enthusiasts from all over the country display their creations in Christchurch. The theme is ”rebuild” to support the earthquake recovery effort and to give exhibitors the Read more
A New Mexico woman called Lori put her soul up for sale on eBay. Bidding jumped from $US100 to $US405 in just one day. Describing it as a “slightly used soul,” Lori offered buyers a “Carfax” so they could see the black and white marks her soul has accumulated over the years. Religious bidders could save Lori’s Read more
Guess who, of all the world’s peoples, consumes the most wine? At 55 litres per person a year, it’s the Vatican City. It must be all the communions. Or maybe it is because you don’t have to drive to get home if you live in the Vatican. It’s interesting to watch trends, as consumption rises in Read more
Michael Abney-Hastings, a forklift driver has recently passed away in Australia. He may have been the legitimate King of England. Abney-Hastings was born in England and educated at at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire before moving as a teenager with his family to the small town of Jerilderie, population 768, about 400 miles from Sydney. King Read more
According to a study published by Cambridge University, men actually like to do the housework. Domestic arguments decline and the general happiness of the home gets better when men do more of the job of looking after the house, it says. Husbands and boyfriends feel guilty when they don’t do their share of the work Read more