Odd Spot

Satanic Temple sues school for not allowing satan club

Thursday, May 5th, 2022

The Satanic Temple has filed a civil lawsuit against a Pennsylvania elementary school after the school turned down a request to form an after-school Satan Club. The general counsel for the Satanic Temple told a local ABC affiliate that the purpose of the suit is to determine whether the school board discriminated against the temple. Read more

Church turned kebab shop turned student flat

Monday, May 2nd, 2022

Abby Wallace and Ruby Tsatsas’ flat came with one couch, two old wooden benches, a washing machine and a fridge. But that’s where the similarity to most student homes ends. The friends live in a 143-year-old Gothic-style Methodist church. Read more

Virtual bathtub baptisms help megachurch gain online members

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

The officiant of the Maryland megachurch was states away. Amina was in the bathtub of her Georgia home, becoming the first online campus member of the Maryland megachurch to be baptised virtually. Read more

Authorities imprison “Jesus” for disturbing public order

Thursday, April 21st, 2022

Joachin Kouamé N’guessan, the pastor of the Patmos Dieudonné Church, who presents himself as Jesus, was arrested on March 31 in the popular commune of Yopougon in Côte d’Ivoire and placed under arrest warrant by the public prosecutor. Read more

From bridal wear to socks and underwear

Monday, April 11th, 2022

The impact of Covid on the wedding industry is forcing Mandy Tangney, to drop the bridal wear part of her business, but she has no intention of closing up. She is thinking of focusing on essentials such as socks and underwear.  Read more  

Supreme Court nominee cannot define the word woman

Thursday, March 31st, 2022

In the USA ,at the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson,  Sen. Marsha Blackburn asked President Biden’s nominee to the  Supreme Court to define the word “woman.” I can’t — ” Jackson replied. During his presidential election campaign  Biden promised that if elected, he would nominate the first Black woman to the supreme court. Read more

Catholics should have compassion for Kanye West

Thursday, March 24th, 2022

Catholics, should have compassion for Kanye West’s plight with mental illness and pray that he seeks therapy and finds healing, both for his own sake and for the sake of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. We should not continue to simply stand by devouring headlines that clearly delineate the spiral of a mentally ill man. Read Read more

Uncommon baby names on the rise

Monday, March 21st, 2022

Research shows today’s rising popularity of uncommon baby names reflects a move from collectivism to individualistic societies. Globally, it seems parents increasingly value unique names to help children stand out instead of fit in. Read more

The wearing of the blue on St Patrick’s day

Thursday, March 17th, 2022

Wearing green has become a staple of St Patrick’s Day but Saint Patrick’s colour was blue, not green, say historians. The hue — St Patrick’s blue, a lighter shade — can still be seen on ancient Irish flags. But the use of green on St. Patrick’s Day began during the 1798 Irish Rebellion when the Read more

Religions have have always known what neuroscientists are just discovering

Monday, March 14th, 2022

Much of what psychologists and neuroscientists are finding about how to change people’s beliefs, feelings, and behaviours echoes ideas and techniques religions have been using for thousands of years. Read more