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US Catholic bishops rail against ‘aquamation’, an eco-friendly alternative to burial

CONCERNED that members of their cult might be drawn to what what they wrongly believe is a newfangled method of disposing of human remains—alkaline hydrolysis, or “aquamation”—the US Conference of Catholic Bishops have issued a statement condemning the process. The statement says: In recent years, newer methods and technologies for disposition of the bodies of…
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Utah lawmaker sponsored a bill to keep ‘porn’ out of classrooms. He reacts with anger over Bible ban request.

UTAH’S law HB0374—sponsored by Republican State Representative Kenneth Robert Ivory, above, and passed last year—prohibits materials that include “pornographic or indecent” content. One parent much to Ivory’s chagrin, seized on the law last December to demand the removal of the Bible from classrooms, saying, “get this PORN out of our schools!” Calling the Bible the…
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‘Show Me The Toes’ website created to demand proof of pastor’s miracle claim

AFTER Missouri pastor John Lindell, above, claimed that prayer restored three toes lost by a woman—Krissy Thompson, inset—a website was set set to challenge the claim. Show Me The Toes referred to a Facebook account of the “creative miracle” that took place during a “Week of Power” at Lindell’s James River Church staged between March…
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Calgary pastor faces fresh charges after protesting a new drag show bylaw

DEREK Reimer, who was forcibly ejected from Seton Calgary public library after screaming abuse at parents and children attending a drag queen story event earlier this month, is back behind bars. After his first arrest, the lunatic was released after he agreed to bail conditions that prevent him having any contact with members of the…
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Year of prayer planned to deal with Ireland’s chronic shortage of Catholic priests

“Take the Risk for Christ” is the name of an initiative that’s scheduled to begin on April 30. In a pastoral letter released for Lent, Bishop Paul Dempsey, above, of the Diocese of Achonry, warned that the diocese had not had any new priests for a decade—and has no seminarians currently in formation. Dempsey wrote:…
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International Churches of Christ founder named by five women in abuse lawsuits

THOMAS Wayne “Kip” McKean II, above, and the ICOC stand accused, along with several affiliated outfits, of childhood sexual abuse and a financial pyramid scheme. According to The Guardian, the lawsuits, which seek damages, allege that defendants created “a widespread culture of acceptance of the abuse of children”. A church elder allegedly told a mother…
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Claiming that ‘homosexuals are invading the Church’ is not homophobic, bleats sacked evangelical lecturer

Dr Aaron Edwards, above, a father of five, was dismissed for misconduct by Cliff College, a Methodist college in Derbyshire, after he was accused of bringing the college into disrepute on Twitter. He now making suing noises. EDWARDS, 37, is “considering his legal options” and believes the college has discriminated against him by breaching its…
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‘Persecuted’ NY Christian loses $10 million lawsuit

Raymond Zdunski, above, was sacked after refusing to attend a mandatory workplace LGBTQ training course. AFTER losing his lawsuit last year against Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Zdunski suffered another blow when an appeals court judge in Manhattan tossed his case. Zdunski sought reinstatement, back pay and $10 million in damages, but…
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Republican lawmakers accuse UK government of ‘harassing’ anti-abortion Christians

Image via YouTube LAST year anti-abortion fanatic, Texas Congressman Chip Roy, above—along with almost 40 Republicans, issued an open letter accusing the Biden administration of waging “open war on Pro-Life activists”. Roy and his barmy cohorts, according to this report, claimed that the US government has been using former President Bill Clinton’s Freedom of Access…
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Drag-hating Republicans embrace a God-fearing, Trump-loving man in drag

Image via Twitter WHEN Ryan Woods, aka Lady Maga USA, attended a recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Florida he got a rapturous reception despite his appearance in full drag. Given the Republicans’ hatred of drag queens, one has to ask why Woods, a Salt Lake City Mormon, wasn’t pelted with eggs and beaten…


“The curriculum had already drawn tensions among the county’s religious parents, with some worrying about appropriateness and arguing the material…