Pokémon Go Fan Trolls Westboro Baptist Church, Church Fires Back
It is 2016, and at least one religious institution hasn’t let go of the idea that Pokémon is somehow sinful. What a time to be alive.
Churchgoer Tries to Hide Gun After Accidentally Shooting It Mid-Prayer
There are like, two places left in the United States where you have a reasonable expectation to not encounter gunfire (petting zoo, kindergarten graduation ceremony), and church is no longer one of them.
Eight Dead, 10 Injured After Church Van Runs Stop Sign and Crashes
A church van carrying 18 people ran a stop sign on U.S. Highway 27 in Glades County, Fla. before crossing four lanes of traffic and crashing into a canal early Monday. Eight people were killed and 10 were injured in the crash.
San Francisco Catholic Church Floods Steps to Keep Homeless Away
San Francisco's St. Mary's Cathedral is trying to baptize the city's homeless away: the Archdiocese of San Francisco has installed a watering system that floods the steps of the church, KCBS reports.
Woman Caught Filming Porn in Church After Viewer Recognizes Her Boobs
A woman who filmed at least two sexually explicit videos inside a Catholic church in Hoersching, Austria, was apprehended by police after one porn viewer recognized the church and a second recognized her breasts.
There's a megachurch in Texas, 90 percent of whose 4,500 members are LGBT. And it's been officiating gay marriages for like 40 years. Give us that old-time religion!
Church Billboard Quotes Hitler on the Importance of Educating the Kids
Pity the youth ministry. It's a real struggle recruiting kids to your cause. You know who else struggled to recruit the young people? Life Savers Ministries of Opelika, Alabama, sure does.
Man Busted Going Down on Woman on Church Lawn During Wedding
As a couple was getting married Saturday in a Catholic church in Salt Lake City, a second couple was allegedly busy having sex on the church's lawn. Specifically, police say they caught the man with "his tongue and finger inside of [the woman's] vagina."
Breastfeeding in church is apparently a controversial issue. Considering the fact that this issue contains both tits and Jesus, let's keep that controversy going as long as possible. Clickety click.
Rob Ford Goes to Church
If you're the Toronto mayor, going to church is one way to redeem yourself for having spent the past few months calling reporters pedophiles, knocking over city councillors, talking about your wife's pussy in public, and, of course, smoking crack. Another way to redeem yourself would be to resign, but that's just not…
IRS Didn't Just Hunt the Tea Party: Liberal Churches Also Targets
Republicans are still furious over IRS scrutiny of non-profit groups with "Tea Party" and "patriots" in their names, but the life of the scandal depends entirely upon the political affiliation of the hundreds of other groups investigated by tax officials.
Four Stabbed in New Mexico Church by Man Shouting 'Fake Preacher'
An attacker stabbed four members of a church choir in Albuquerque today, rushing in as the choir began their closing hymns and shouting "Fake preacher!" before stabbing the victims.
Son of Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren has Committed Suicide
Matthew Warren, son of prominent evangelical pastor Rick Warren, killed himself Friday night in his home in Mission Viejo, CA. His family said in a statement that Mathew Warren had struggled with depression and mental illness his entire life.
What Does a Pope Do?
On Wednesday, a bunch of old men vacationing in Italy selected an Argentine man named Jorge Bergoglio as America's Next Top Pope.
Today in Child Abuse by Religious Leaders
It would be really nice if there was no use for this headline, but here we are. Men in power at religious institutions can still be gross, awful, perverted people — though that often seems to be inherent to "men in power."
London's First Atheist Church Opens Tomorrow
The first comedian-founded atheist church in England is set to hold its first monthly service tomorrow. Pippa Evans (a "musical improv comedian") and Sanderson Jones (just a regular talking comedian) came up with the idea together.
The Inevitable Collapse of Organized Religion in America
Organized religion in America is on the decline. The Church—any church, all churches, the omniscient "Church" representing all organized religious institutions—holds less allure for a new generation of American adults. This is a fact, not a supposition. The Church, though far from gone, is an institution of the past.
Horrible Hicks Ban Interracial Couples from Church
Just when you think America has achieved a modicum of race-related civility, the dumb fucks of the Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church of Pike County, Kentucky vote to ban interracial couples from their church. Quit existing already, you racist hicks.
How Many 'Hipster Brooklyn' Tropes Can You Fit Into One Story?
The New York Times Style Section—where "Cool" lives!—has a 1,000 word story today about an unremarkable church in Brooklyn. What's that about? Oh—it's a "hipster" church. Allow the NYT to prove it!
