Kolob is a heavenly body mentioned in the Book of Abraham, a Mormon scripture. If the text is read literally Kolob is a planet geographically close to God or where Mormons go in the afterlife. In a post on the LDS Church’s official website, “Becoming Like God,” say that the Latter-day Saints’ doctrine of exaltation Read more
The top ten countries for persecuting Christians over the last year were ranked: North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Pakistan, Iran and Yemen, according to Open Doors USA, an organisation that monitors and exposes Christian persecution around the globe. Particularly, the “2014 World Watch List”, a rather nuanced report, has highlighted these Read more
A secular couple were married on February 8, 2014 in a l ceremony attended by family and friends at their home. The ceremony, officiated by Prophet John Whiteside of the United Church of Bacon, is the first wedding performed by our clergy and is legally recognised by Clark County, Nevada. Continue reading.
The star of reality TV series “Snake Salvation” which focused on believers in a particular Bible passage that suggests poisonous snakebites won’t harm those anointed by God, has died from a snake bite Jamie Coots has died of a snakebite after refusing medical attention. Coots previously lost half a finger to a bite and was arrested Read more
As a new era of legal marijuana emerges in the United States, some Christians are scrambling to figure out a biblical stance on pot. Though pot is nowhere mentioned in the Old and New Testaments (unless you buy interpretations like this one), pastors and teachers have been pointing to a number of passages about sobriety, Read more
While the new pope has adopted a more austere approach to what he wears, the Vatican’s leading tailor and other outfitters are expecting a notable spike in business when the world’s cardinals gather in Rome to welcome new members to their ranks. The consistory, which is the first of Francis’ papacy, has created a flurry Read more
Chocolate artist Mirco Della Vecchia has created the heavenly treat out of a 1.5 ton block of dark chocolate. The statue was presented to Pope Francis at the Vatican last Wednesday The labour of love took the artist and his 20 students a full 30 days to complete. The chocolate pontiff is made out of Read more
One of the reason why you should not be too pleased about the Pope being on the cover of Rolling Stone is the last person to be called “Super Catholic” in the pages of Rolling Stone was Lady GaGa. It’s not 1978. Look, at one point Rolling Stone was a huge cover which granted the Read more
The Prime Minister John Key turned out to the Parachute music festival on 25 January, where he gave a speech and threw a few snags on the barbecue for enthusiastic revellers. Not everyone was impressed with the PM’s visit and some t called it an election-year stunt. Continue reading
A woman in Kuwait found the way her husband ate his peas to be such a “shocking sight” that she filed for divorce after they had only been married for a week. The woman decided that her husband’s habit of eating peas with bread instead of a fork was an issue that they could not Read more