Church Turned Graveyard Into a Parking Lot for Wimbledon Posted: 5 months ago by bingo
It seems that the St. Mary’s Church in Wimbledon village has maneuvered itself into a rather tight spot: church officials let tennis fan park their car on top of graves for £20!
The proceeds of the unofficial parking scheme go to charity but some residents are angry with the plan, describing it as 'disrespectful'.
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Testosterone Theology: Men-Only Church Meets in Gym Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.
Florida!
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Dutch city fines Roman Catholic church for ringing bell too early and too loud Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
In a ding-dong battle between a Catholic church and city fathers, a priest is being slapped with a 5,000-euro fine each time he rings his church bell to call his flock to early morning Mass.
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Church of Reality Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
Welcome to the Church of Reality. Welcome to the real world. That is our church greeting.
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The 1,500-ton Catholic church moved 248ft and rotated 90 degrees to make way for a new road Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
It's not every day a building just ups and moves... especially not when it's a 1,500-ton church. But that was exactly what happened to the Cathedral of St Dominic in Fuzhou, China today. Part of the church building was taken 75.6m (248ft) from its original position to move it out of the way of a construction project.
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Four Shot at Colorado Springs Church Posted: 2 years ago by Steffanie
Four people were shot outside New Life Church, one of the largest churches in Colorado. Gunman still at large and may still be inside church.
This shooting may be related to an earlier shooting seventy miles away, link to article here on the shooting in Arvada:
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Funeral protesting anti-gay church ordered to pay father of slain Marine. Posted: 3 years ago by tomphoolry
Federal court rules against extremist group.
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Arkansas Church Tells Needy Take Some Cash Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
Pastor Bill Elliff and other leader at the Southern Baptist church in Arkansas told its congregation that instead of offering plates going around asking for money, the plates would go out giving money away to those in need.
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Fire at Westboro Baptist Church Posted: 1 year ago by tigertony
Unfortunately, firefighters were able to rescue all of their picket signs. Church members claim it was arson and "Pastor" Phelps has requested a formal investigation into this 'hate crime'.
I rather suspect it was a lightning bolt from God.
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Thieves steal church one brick at a time Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A church has vanished from the Russian village where it stood for almost 200 years.
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Church Forgives Sony For Copying Manchester Cathedral... Kinda Posted: 2 years ago by punthe
In what actually seems like more of a slight than a good-willed apology acceptance, the Church of England's Very Reverend Rogers Govender was quoted as saying "we do forgive Sony for what they have done, even though they still believe they have done nothing wrong."
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Lalibela's beautiful chiselled church Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Bete Giyorgis (church of st. george) in Lalibela, Ethiopia, is the most incredible and impressive rock-hewn church on earth. As you look at these photos, remember that the entire building was carved and chiselled from a single piece rock, a structure which itself had to be isolated from the mass of rock that now surrounds it.
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Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Wales - A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.
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Baptist church in assault rifle giveaway Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
An Oklahoma baptist church has insisted it will proceed with its controversial plan to give away an AR-15 semiautomatic assault rifle* during a youth conference.
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Inflatable Church Posted: 2 years ago by PulsisX
I think that the irony of the church being filled with hot air may be escaping the manufacturers.
*Website seems to be designed to 1994 standards.
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Church tells couple who ran X-rated fetish website they’re still welcome at services Posted: 2 years ago by kissmenow
“If we only catered for saints our churches would be empty,” a church spokesperson said. “Fortunately, we also look after sinners, and are thus reasonably full during services.
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Reverend Billy :Eating with “the Church of Stop Shopping.” Posted: 10 months ago by Bornbad
For over a decade, performance artist Bill Talen has preached against the evils of unsustainable consumption as “Reverend Billy,” leader of the so-called Church of Stop Shopping.
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Mel Gibson builds a $37m church in the Malibu hills Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
Mel Gibson has poured a further $10 million into his controversial sect in the Malibu hills as he oversees the construction of a 400-seat church to expand his flock of followers. Note to women: must wear veils, long skirts and NO PANTS.
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Woman accused of church theft blames Satan Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
A woman accused of taking more than $73,000 from the Arlington church where she was an administrative assistant blames the devil.
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Westboro Church A-Holes get a taste of their own medicine! Posted: 3 years ago by BrownTrout
An angry crowd forces the "church members" to flee in a van amid shouted profanities and busted windows.
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New and Improved church signs Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Church Signs That Won’t Make You Go To Church.
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