Texas federal Judge Brantley Starr handed down a penalty requiring three Southwest Airlines lawyers to undergo religious liberty training from Alliance Defending Freedom, a leading Christian conservative group. Starr requested training after discovering that Southwest Airlines had not followed a court order in a lawsuit involving a flight attendant who was terminated due to social Read more
Odd Spot
Man helped to attempt suicide because he wanted to explore the afterlife
Monday, September 4th, 2023A woman and a 65-year-old man who strongly believed in the afterlife agreed that April 13 of this year would be the day of his death, The Connecticut woman who has been criminally charged for trying to help a relative die had for three years discussed suicide so he could explore “the next stage of Read more
ChatGPT lets You Chat with Jesus
Thursday, August 31st, 2023Text with Jesus is a new instant messaging application powered by ChatGPT that allows users to chat with Jesus Christ and other biblical figures impersonated by the popular artificial intelligence programme. The ChatGPT app has received mixed feedback online, ranging from amusement to accusations of blasphemy and heresy. This is unsurprising, given the sensitive subject Read more
Indian bishops over the moon
Monday, August 28th, 2023Catholic bishops have praised the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientists and technicians for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface a month after its launch. “The progress made by our scientists and engineers in the field of space research is truly commendable and fills our hearts with pride,” said the Catholic Bishops’ Read more
Weird religious beliefs
Thursday, August 24th, 2023One of the things many find fascinating when they travel to other places is the religious beliefs they encounter. But even one of the Bible writers pointed out that self-examination is the first order of business. Why are you looking at the speck in your brother’s eye when you have a plank in your own? Abrahamic Read more
Fake news – physician, heal thyself
Monday, August 21st, 2023A headline at the National Catholic Register was funny, in a sad kind of way. “EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw: Catholic Journalists Are Called to Be ‘Truth Tellers,’ ” it read. Funny because Warsaw is CEO of the Register, and their understanding of “truth” is far more relativistic than most Catholic journalistic enterprises Warsaw’s network suffers Read more
Tinder Priest claims 270 married couples and no Divorces
Thursday, August 10th, 2023Realising that Western society was becoming increasingly secularised and practising Catholics were finding it difficult to meet romantic prospects who shared their core values and beliefs, Father Fernando Cuevas took it upon himself to help them. The Spanish priest from the city of Valencia has been dubbed the “Tinder Priest” because of his impressive matchmaking Read more
World’s richest beggar is worth over $1 million
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023An Indian man who spends his days asking people for pocket change on the streets of Mumbai has been dubbed the ‘world’s richest beggar’ by Indian media who claims he is worth over $1 million. Bharat Jain, the so-called ‘world’s richest beggar’, reportedly makes between 2,000 and 2,500 rupees every day by asking generous people Read more
At least one souvenir for Pope’s Portugal visit in good taste
Monday, July 31st, 2023
As the city of Lisbon prepares for an upcoming visit by Pope Francis, souvenir vendors have been extremely busy. A wide range of merchandise is available, including papal socks, T-shirts, blankets, pillows, iPhone covers, mugs, scarves, stickers, and posters. One website offers 603 different designs. While many of the items are respectful, not all of Read more