77 people including 26 children have been rescued from a religious dungeon in Nigeria. They had been locked in and told to ‘wait for the return of Jesus’. Nigerian police in Ondo Town were stunned to find the hostages locked in the tiny cell beneath the Whole Bible Believers Church which they had reportedly been Read more
A federal judge has issued a temporary order telling Texas prison officials that they can carry out a scheduled execution of a death row inmate only if they grant all of his religious accommodations, including allowing his spiritual adviser to hold his hand when he receives a lethal injection. Read more
A mum was taken to task by her pre-school’s teacher because of their puppy’s name. But it was all a misunderstanding and partly down to her child’s inability to pronounce his ‘T’s. Read more
A tourist who climbed a sacred tree in Bali to post it on social media has been fined $28 and forced to pray for forgiveness. The Australian tourist had only $8 on his person at the time, but promised to hand in the rest this week. Footage on social media shows the tourist beside a Read more
A claim on Facebook that a miracle has occurred in a parish Church in Ireland has gone viral. After a host was dropped on the floor it was picked it up and placed it in a glass of water. After a while, it became covered with a blood-like substance. Read more
For as long as Misty Katz has been a nudist, she has also been a Christian. She thinks that public nudity and modesty, in fact, go hand in hand. St John Paul once said nudity is not in itself immodest. Read more
t seems priests who wear a simple black or gray shirt with a white tab collar are more of the “Pope Francis trend” than those who dress in the more formal gilet with broad full collars. This is a “language” that can be further expressed through accessories, such as the size, shape or material of Read more
Kevin Lloyd, a 34-year-old former Google video producer, claimed in a lawsuit that he was fired last year because he complained about the influence of a religious sect. He alleged that as many as 12 Fellowship of Friends members and close relatives worked for the Google Developer Studio. Read more
A disgruntled prospective groom ran down the aisle and attacked a priest in front of worshippers at the church in Rio’s Cachambi neighbourhood. The priest had refused to conduct a marriage for the man who wanted to marry for the second time. Read more