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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»

Christians turn on evangelical leader for criticizing Trump and sends flood of death threats
Raw Story - Sat Dec 16, 2017
A popular evangelical speaker with a string of best-selling books and a home renovation show on HGTV revealed that she has been flooded with death threats because she has been critical of President Donald Trump and supported same-sex marriage. 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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

Christian Group Vandalizes Ancient Mexican Archeological Site Claiming It's Linked To 'Devil Worship'
Raw Story - Mon Jul 4, 2016
Members of a Jehovahs Witness sect have been accused of vandalizing a 7,000-year-old archeological site in eastern Mexico - all in an effort to stamp out "Devil worship. More»

Baptist Church Tries to Punish Girls who Sued Over Sex Abuse by Outing Them: 'They Should Not Be Able to Hide'
AlterNet - Sun Jul 3, 2016
A Kansas church is asking a court to help punish two girls who sued over sexual abuse by a former vacation Bible school volunteer. More»

Arrested Catholic Archbishop's computer contained over 100,000 images of children
Raw Story - Wed Apr 20, 2016
Vatican detectives analyzing a computer used a by an archbishop arrested earlier this week discovered over 86,000 pornographic photos and 160 sexually explicit video files of children, reports the International Business Times. More»

Bible-thumping Alabama governor expelled from church after racy phone calls go public
Raw Story - Mon Mar 28, 2016
The Republican governor of Alabama is no longer a member of his church, where he was once a deacon, after admitting to inappropriate sexual conversations with a top staffer. More»

Alabama puts stickers in biology textbooks telling students to question 'unproven' evolution
Raw Story - Thu Sep 17, 2015
This week, Alabama made headlines for revising its state science education standards. 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»

7-year-old quizzed on religion, ordered to sit alone at lunch for telling classmates he didn't believe in God
Washington Post - Mon Aug 3, 2015
A lawsuit recently filed against a teacher at Forest Park Elementary School in Indiana alleged that a 7-year-old student was "banished" from sitting with other students at lunch after he revealed that he did not believe in God. More»

Catholic priests exorcise the entire country of Mexico
Daily Mail - Sat Jun 20, 2015
Catholic priests from around Mexico gathered at a central cathedral to do what they could to help fight the countrys crime problem, targeting the demons that may be causing it. More»

Exorcists Warn Vatican Over 'Beautiful Young Vampires' And Satanic Yoga
The Independent - Sun Apr 12, 2015
The proliferation of "beautiful young vampires" in TV series and Hollywood films including True Blood and the Twilight movies is encouraging young people to dabble with occult forces, a leading authority on demonic possession has warned a Vatican-backed exorcism course. More»

Fox guest: Keep discrimination legal because Bible tells businesses not to hire atheists
Raw Story - Sun Apr 5, 2015
A former Department of Justice official went on Fox & Friends over the weekend to discuss the passage of a Madison, Wisconsin city ordinance that prohibits businesses from discriminating against atheists. More»

Catholic paper retracts column saying devil may control gays
Reuters - Wed Nov 2, 2011
CONWAY, Mass - The nations oldest Roman Catholic newspaper retracted an opinion column that said the devil may be behind gay attraction after the essay was condemned as cruel and wrong by gay rights groups. 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»

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»

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»

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»

China: You May Not Reincarnate without Government Permission
Times Online, UK - Fri Aug 3, 2007
Living Buddhas in Tibet have been banned from reincarnation without permission from Chinese government. 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»

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