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Nebraska State Senator Sues God
Associated Press - Sun Sep 16, 2007
LINCOLN, Nebraska - The defendant in a state senators lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still.. More»

NY Bishop Rape Shames Abuse Victims: Boys Are 'Culpable" For Their Actions At 7 Years Old
Church and State - Sat Sep 17, 2016
Bishop Robert Cunningham of the diocese of Syracuse, NY doesnt think priests should take all of the blame for decades, if not centuries, of sexual abuse against young boys.. More»

Ohio politician admits raping four-year-old child but claims it was 'her fault'
Independent, UK - Mon Sep 19, 2016
The mayor of an Ohio town between 2010 and 2011 has been indicted with eight counts of rape and 12 charges of attempted rape and gross sexual imposition.. More»

Oklahoma Republican Declares That Rape Is The ‘Will Of God’
Church & State UK - Wed Mar 22, 2017
Women should get as far away from Oklahoma as soon as possible because Christian Sharia law is about to make their lives a living hell.. More»

Oklahoma To Require Anti-Abortion Signs In Public Restrooms
Huffington Post - Mon Dec 12, 2016
Oklahoma may require public restrooms in restaurants, hospitals, public schools, hotels and nursing homes to post signs with anti-abortion sentiments as part of a drive against the procedure.. More»

Palin blessed to be free from 'witchcraft'
Associated Press - Tue Sep 23, 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A grainy YouTube video surfaced Wednesday showing Sarah Palin being blessed in her hometown church three years ago by a Kenyan pastor who prayed for her protection from "witchcraft" as she prepared to seek higher office.. More»

Palin: Iraq War 'A Task That Is From God'
Associated Press - Tue Sep 2, 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is from God.. More»

Pastor Claims He Was Sucking Demons Out Of Sexually Assaulted Men
Newsweek - Thu Jul 18, 2019
A Presbyterian minister in New Jersey is accused of sexually assaulting several parishioners under the guise of exorcising evil spirits.. More»

Pat Robertson: Your Neighbor’s Buddha Statue ‘Will Bring Curses Upon You’
DeadState - Wed Mar 20, 2019
This Tuesday on the 700 Club, Pat Robertson tackled the ever-encroaching threat of garden decorations.. More»

Pope Condemns "Corrupting Influence" Of Harry Potter
Times Online UK - Mon Jul 11, 2005
A letter written by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, before he was elected Pope in April, condemns the boy wizard as a potentially corrupting influence on children.. More»

Pope, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic
Reuters - Sun Apr 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the worlds poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous".. More»

Preachers Say They Need To Fly First-Class Because It’s Impossible To Talk To God In Coach
DeadState - Sat Mar 30, 2019
In a strange, rambling discussion, Evangelical ministers Ken Copeland and Jesse Duplantis claimed they talked to God regularly while on private jets - conversations that would be impossible while riding in coach.. More»

Priest ousted after performing exorcisms to try to rid Biden from White House
The Independent - Thu Jan 28, 2021
A priest who live-streamed himself performing exorcisms of alleged election fraud in 3 Novembers presidential election, has left his post at a Roman Catholic diocese in Wisconsin.. More»

Rick Perry: 'Righteous' fossil fuels help prevent sexual assaults
Raw Story - Wed Nov 1, 2017
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said on Thursday that bringing fossil fuels to the developing world will prevent sexual assaults because rapes are less difficult in the dark.. More»

Some 9,000 children died in Ireland's church-run homes for unwed mothers
NBC News - Tue Jan 12, 2021
Some 9,000 children died in Irelands church-run homes for unwed mothers, a government report published on Tuesday found.. More»

South Carolina Ford dealership launches 'God, Guns and America' promotion offering a Bible, flag and $400 voucher for an AR-15 with every car sold
Daily Mail - Wed Oct 9, 2019
HONEA PATH, South Carolina - A South Carolina Ford dealership has launched a ‘patriotic’ promotion that gifts customers a free bible, an American flag and a voucher to buy an AR-15 assault rifle with every car purchased.. More»

Struggling Church Asks Aging Congregation To ‘Stay Away’ In Hopes Of Attracting Young Families
WSB-TV - Tue Jan 21, 2020
COTTAGE GROVE, Minnnesota - Members of the congregation at a Methodist Church in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, are upset that their church is asking them to stay away for two years so it might appeal to younger people.. More»

Televangelist Jim Bakker Ordered By Attorney General To Stop Selling Fake Cure For Coronavirus
Deadline - Sun Mar 8, 2020
Whatever televangelist Jim Bakker is selling, the New York Attorney General ain’t buying.. More»

Televangelist Jim Bakker threatens viewers' grandkids with eternal damnation unless they buy his pancake mix
Raw Story - Sat Nov 18, 2017
Disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker stoked fears of presidential assassination while claiming that their grandchildren of his audience could face eternal damnation unless they call a 1-888 phone number and send him $60 (plus shipping) for a bucket of pancake mix.. More»

Televangelist Paula White Suggests People Send Her Their January Salary or Face Consequences From God
Newsweek - Mon Dec 2, 2019
Donald Trumps spiritual adviser has suggested that people send her money in order to transform their lives, or face divine consequences.. More»

Tennessee megachurch pastor given standing ovation for admitting to past 'sexual incident' with teen
New York Daily News - Tue Jan 9, 2018
A Tennessee pastor admitting to and apologizing for a previous "sexual incident" with a high school student was met with raucous applause and a standing ovation from his Memphis congregation.. More»

Tennessee Scientology facility closed after cops find patients held against their will
Raw Story - Wed May 3, 2017
A series of psychiatric facilities run by the Church of Scientology in Cannon County, Tennessee has been closed after police found that patients there were being held against their will.. More»

Texas judge orders young man to marry girlfriend & write Bible verses to avoid jail time
Raw Story - Thu Aug 6, 2015
A Texas man facing jail time for getting into a fight with his girlfriends old boyfriend was given two choices by an East Texas judge: go to jail or marry his girlfriend in 30 days, reports KLTV.. More»

Texas pastor urges followers to stone a 'rebellious' student to death
Raw Story - Mon Jan 21, 2019
In a YouTube clip unearthed by the Friendly Atheist, a Texas pastor is seen exhorting his flock that the best way to control "rebellious " teens is to take one and stone him or her as a warning to other obstreperous youths.. More»

The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses
The Guardian - Thu Feb 8, 2018
Tucked away in Michigans Lower Peninsula, somewhere along the winding roads that hug Great Lakes shores, is an idyllic town named Bay View.. More»

The Pope Claims Child Porn is 'Normal'
Belfast Telegraph - Mon Dec 27, 2010
Victims of clerical sex abuse have reacted furiously to Pope Benedicts claim yesterday that paedophilia wasnt considered an "absolute evil" as recently as the 1970s.. More»

Today's Doom! The Rapture Is April 23
Patheos - Wed Apr 17, 2019
Fox News reports the end of the world is April 23, according to prominent Christian numerologist David Meade.. More»

Trump taps evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr. to lead higher education task force
Daily Mail - Wed Feb 1, 2017
President Donald Trump has tapped Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. to lead a White House task force on improving higher education.. More»

Vatican diplomat to Washington recalled because of child-porn investigation
Washington Post - Thu Sep 14, 2017
US officials found evidence implicating a Vatican diplomat in a child-pornography case, the Vatican said Friday, leading officials in Rome to recall the priest to the Holy See.. More»

Whale that killed its trainer at SeaWorld 'must be stoned to death', says American religious group
Daily Mail, UK - Tue Mar 2, 2010
A whale that killed its trainer at the SeaWorld tourist attraction should be stoned to death, according to an American religious group.. More»

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