Tag Archives: church

Sounds of Sunday – looking for a city…

Posted on December 3, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

I never want to visit… While this video shows this song to be used like a contest to see which singer will break first, this was the video the Hubs found first… and subsequently laughed the hardest at since neither … Continue reading →

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Drunken man bathes in church’s holy water

Posted on September 24, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

And that’s not all: A Stoney Creek man has been arrested on a series of charges after a drunken rampage through a downtown church – which allegedly included bathing in the holy water, vandalizing religious objects and trying to light … Continue reading →

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South Carolina Pastor gets jail time for being too loud in church

Posted on September 16, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

Neighbours had complained repeatedly about Johnnie Clark and his “turn it up to 11” approach to his church’s sound system, often running it at crazy volumes for evening services. The police had to go there dozens of times and the … Continue reading →

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Architect designs true holey church

Posted on August 19, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

A nifty notion, to say the least. The visibility of the church depends on the angle at which a person is viewing it. From certain heights it looks like a complete structure. From various sides, the gaps become more and … Continue reading →

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Your dead child is gay? We won’t do his funeral.

Posted on August 8, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

A Baptist church in Tampa, Florida cancelled funeral arrangements for 42 year old Julion Evans after the obituary listed a surviving husband. His mother, Julie Atwood, was floored by the news; the funeral was to be the next day. Atwood … Continue reading →

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Canadian loyalty: Prefer bands and pets over religion

Posted on August 5, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

(Edit: Or, if not religion, at least church) Entertaining news out of an online survey done by a research group interested in what really matters to Canadians. Take it with the proverbial grain of salt, of course. The COLLOQUY/FanXchange 2014 … Continue reading →

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Family gives church bad review. Church decides: let’s sue!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

Last September I ran across a story about a website designed to rate one’s pastor. I thought it sounded like a good idea at the time and I still think it is. A church and those who operate it should … Continue reading →

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If Jesus was a hermaphrodite…

Posted on March 2, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

nobody saw fit to mention it, sadly. Sexuality got a few mentions in the bible but not that kind of thing. Does that matter? In some circles, hell yes. Dr Susannah Cornwall claimed that it is “simply a best guess” … Continue reading →

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Old news: why atheists celebrate Christmas

Posted on January 3, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

For the next few weeks I’m going to be catching up on some links I’d saved throughout December on account of my broken wrist; that, coupled with general laziness and craving more quality time with the Man, made updating this … Continue reading →

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From the Department of the Obvious: “Churches use Facebook, Twitter to help tell Gospel story”

Posted on December 22, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

It’s a slow news day if they need filler like this. From The Observer & Eccentric: God used angels more than 2,000 years ago to announce the birth of Jesus. Today, churches are using Facebook, Twitter and other modern technology … Continue reading →

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