In Australia, Two Politicians Used God to Manipulate a Controversial Vote

Source In the Australian state of Victoria, the Parliament has a rather quaint bipartisan tradition. If someone can’t be present for a vote for good reason — say the birth of a child or a funeral — then someone from the opposing party volunteers to also sit out for the vote. By doing that, a...

To Save Jesus, Audience Member Attacks Roman Soldier in Passion Play

This Is What It’s Really Like to Be An Exorcist

Source   (No - Hal did not write this) I did my first 'real' exorcism when I was 31, and I’m 38 now. For almost six years, until NPR aired a story about me, my only advertisement was through word of mouth, but it was all the public relations I needed because right away people began spreading...

Christian Right Activist: You Shouldn’t Touch Yourself Because It’s Totally Gay

Source Christian Right activist Dave Daubenmire said on his “Pass the Salt Live” webcast yesterday that masturbation was wrong in part because it was a form of homosexuality. You’re touching yourself, therefore you’re touching someone of the same sex, therefore it’s totally gay....

Anti-Gay Pastor Charged with Molesting 8 Kids, Telling Them to Sit on His Face

Source A Tennessee pastor who opposed laws protecting LGBT people from housing and employment discrimination has been arrested for molesting at least eight children over the course of his 20-year tenure as the leader of the church. Matthew Dennis Patterson (a.k.a. “Denny”), the pastor at...

Dirty panty judge raided victim’s hamper before: prosecutors

Source The Long Island judge accused of swiping a pair of dirty panties from his neighbor confessed to raiding her laundry hamper before, prosecutors revealed in court Friday. Robert Cicale, 49, told police that on several occasions, he broke into the woman’s home without permission and crept...

Kirbyjon Caldwell, famed Houston megachurch pastor, sold millions in worthless bonds, feds charge

Source A Houston megachurch pastor and longtime spiritual adviser to President George W. Bush was indicted in federal court Thursday on claims that he sold more than $1 million in worthless Chinese bonds to vulnerable and elderly investors, some of whom lost their life savings to the alleged...

Dick's faced boycott threats when it changed its gun policies — but the majority of America agrees with the retailer

Source On February 28, Dick's Sporting Goods announced it would no longer sell assault-style weapons and would stop selling guns to people under the age of 21. The backlash was swift, with employees saying they were quitting the stores and customers threatening to boycott. The company wasn't...

Betty Bowers (America’s Best Christian™) on Gun Control

Ohio Republicans Propose Bill to Punish Abortion Doctors with the Death Penalty

Source Conservatives in Ohio are so “pro-life,” they want abortion doctors to face the death penalty.  At least, that’s the logical consequence of House Bill 565, proposed by Ohio Republican State Reps. Ron Hood and Nino Vitale. It wouldn’t just ban abortions in the state; doctors who perform...