church

I'm on a training course, and during my lunch break today I took a wander up the road. I came across a Church of Christ, Scientist building. I've not heard of this church before, so I had a look at their website, and as far as I can tell they believe strongly in faith healing. Does anyone else...

In Israel, near the plain of Megiddo, no less... Pretty interesting. Still, one of the last paragraphs has me wondering...

From BoingBoing: The IRS has recognized the Church of Reality as an official religion! The Church of Reality is a religion based on believing in everything that is real. What makes it a religion is that what a person believes in is a personal choice. Most people choose to believe in some sort...

I'm joining. BJ

I have been scouring these forums for about 45min and I cannot find that page! Can someone link it please ;)

I'm interested to know what some of you do in place of church. That's not to imply we "need" religious services, but I know that most of us have need of ritual and community and while many people attend organized religious services to get it, there are so many wonderful ways those of us who...

Inflatable Church My, oh, my.

Has anyone else seen this? http://www.lakewood.cc/site/PageServer And their grand poo-bah: http://www.joelosteen.com/site/PageServer A review of his book: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/004/33.103.html Self-help, Jeebus, and a state of the art concert all wrapped in one! If CNN is...

The leadership of the Church of England is between a rock and a hard place. As the flagship of the Anglican Union (of Anglican/Episcopalian denominations), there is a lot of pressure from within, from without and from its fellow Anglicans to make a clear statement on same-sex relations. Most of...

from CNN.com OF COURSE it's a church-state issue! If there were an atheistic drug offender would you offer him the option to attend an American Humanist Association (or whatever secular group) meeting? Doubt it. As soon as you say "worship services" it becomes an improper sentence. Okay...

With respect to Randi's quote of Mark Twain, about three decades ago there was a television miniseries on the history of anesthesia and surgery that made this very point. Not only did the Catholic Church oppose anesthesia for pregnancy; they opposed it for every use. This series appeared on...

In case you hadn’t heard, East Waynesville Baptist Church in North Carolina has apparently excommunicated all of its Democratic members. Apparently, voting for John Kerry is a mortal sin. Really breaking news right now, so it hasn’t hit the mainstream news yet, but there is a link to a lefty...

In case you hadn’t heard, East Waynesville Baptist Church in North Carolina has apparently excommunicated all of its Democratic members. Apparently, voting for John Kerry is a mortal sin. Really breaking news right now, so it hasn’t hit the mainstream news yet, but there is a link to a lefty...

Just some ideas for quotes (not overly original, but still): 1) Hypothetical President(ial candidate): Many religious people want to abolish the separation of church and state, thinking they will be able to tell the bad people what to believe, but in such a scenario, the bad people will force...

This is one of the weirdest things I've seen on TV, ever. Jessica and I were scrolling through the interactive guide on our cable box, and saw a show called "Real Jews are Black" on some obscure--perhaps public access--channel. Obviously, I couldn't resist picking it. "What, only black people...

Hey all, A good friend of mine gets married and to my surprise she wants a church wedding (protestant). That's quite a dilemma for me. I'm an atheist, but that alone probably would not keep me from attending such a ceremony if it means a lot to a good friend. However, I do have a really...

From Kathimerini A drug dealer hunted by Interpol who's been selling guns to Greek police and who's been having suspicious relationships with the clergy! But this is just the tip of the iceberg. You can't possibly imagine what happens on Greek TV these days. For example, there are hot tapes...

I'm pretty sure everyone here is aware of the falsehoods in the "Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. So why am I posting here in current events? Well... "The Da Vinci Code" continues to be a subject of much discussion in the public, and it was recently announced that it is too be made into a movie by...

Has anyone seen any of these tests on the streets anywhere else? I just saw some of the Church's members testing people for stress. They've set up this table, and got these cheap looking box's with needles and buttons...and all you have to do is hold these two metal bars and they'll know if...

NBC: United Church of Christ TV spot welcoming gays is "too contoversial" to air. CNN The commercial can be viewed at www.stillspeaking.com A church that welcomes people is too controversial - ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ pin-headed network executives!

Ian's "coincidence" quiz thread made me notice this one: "Coincidence is God remaining anonymous." This particular church, Lutheran BTW, is famous for having signs that make you say "Whaaat....????"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/25/wspain25.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/09/25/ixworld.html As a citizen of the United States, the idea of state funding of a church just seems bizarre. Still, I can see that Spain is moving towards a separation of Church and State, and...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040712/481/vie10607122326 Ok, this is a photo from an AP Story about Rome having a problem with an Austrian Bishop in Vienna over charges that he covered up priests with kiddie porn...just another in a long list...but, am I the only one who finds...

I wonder if American clergy is up in arms over the prospect of losing job security to foreign labor. Maybe they should organize and strike. Reg. may be required.

Supreme court observers predict there will be two, maybe three, appointments during the next presidential term. O'Connor and Stevens are the two justices expected to step down, and there are rumors about Rehnquist. Here is a sampling of recent, close decisions relating to separation of church...

Southern Baptists debate value of public education Public school may be bad, but this is a bit too much. A step closer towards the Saudi Arabian madrassas that get (and deserve) so much bad press.

The latest in Christian worship: an online 3d Church. From the people that brought you Christian Unrest: http://www.shipoffools.com/ Even Satan was there. :D

This is just to good. http://www.inflatablechurch.com/

****************** Devils hit cyber church LONDON, England (CNN) -- The world's first online church has been forced into an urgent rethink after computer hackers logged in as "Satan" and disrupted services with four-letter expletives and racist remarks. ****************** Follow the links at...

http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-fg-exorcist30apr30.story I grew up in the post Vatican II Church with the notion that it could be a somewhat reasonable beacon of hope in the xtian spectrum that only got wackier. Eventually I left because I no longer needed to believe. But when I...