A Form of Godliness and Departing from the Faith
Will the United Methodists Unravel Over LGBT Inclusion?
05/10/2016 09:31
The United Methodist Church General Conference convenes once every four years to make policy decisions and set the direction for the denomination.
Beginning Tuesday (May 10), 864 delegates, half of them clergy, will converge on the Oregon Convention Center in Portland for 10 days...
Bishop and pastor face church trial for same-sex wedding
04/27/2016 12:47
Methodist Church are facing disciplinary procedures because they officiated at a same-sex wedding on Saturday.
Bishop Melvin Talbert and Pastor Val Rosenquist officiated at the service for Jim Wilborne and John Romano. However, the UMC's Book of Discipline prohibits such services in spite of...
Transgender’ Preacher Tells Baptist Gathering ‘Angel of Reason’ Helped Affirm Desire to Be Woman
04/17/2016 21:02
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The nation’s first “transgender” Baptist preacher spoke to a national Baptist gathering on April 8, explaining that the doctor who delivered him as a baby was wrong in declaring him a boy, and that it was an “angel of reason” that caused him to accept his inclinations to...
Lutheran Church Falls Into Same-Sex Marriage Deception
04/16/2016 15:40
Norway's Lutheran Church voted on Monday in favor of allowing same-sex marriage, becoming the latest of a small but growing number of churches worldwide to do so.
Last year the French Protestant Church allowed gay marriage blessings, while the U.S....
Michigan’s Catholic church will give gay employees spousal benefits
03/09/2016 11:25
The Catholic Church in Michigan will extend health benefits to the partners and spouses of its gay employees, the Washington Post reports.
But the Michigan church says it is not going against Catholic doctrine opposing gay marriage.
The church will simply extend benefits to the...
New York United Methodist Body Says It Will Ignore Church's Rules on Gay Clergy
03/06/2016 09:55
A regional body of the United Methodist Church announced its plans to ignore the denominational rules barring non-celibate homosexuals from ordination.
The New York Annual Conference's Board of Ordained Ministry released a statement Tuesday noting that they will no longer consider the sexual...
Episcopalian priestess: My abortion allowed me to finish Divinity School, get ordained
03/04/2016 11:11
Among scores of women testifying to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday about why women require abortion to succeed is a Christian pastor who praised the practice for allowing her to finish divinity school and become a minister.
Reverend Anne Fowler, 2013.
“If the Reverend Anne Fowler had...
South African bishops: Same-sex couples should have full membership
02/24/2016 05:32
Anglican bishops across southern Africa have announced same-sex couples should "share in full membership" of the Church.
A letter from Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town was sent to congregations on Monday outlining the Church's position. It also said a document containing guidelines on church...
Church Play Casts Jesus as a Transgender Woman
02/17/2016 09:23
A play performed in a Manchester, England, church portraying Jesus as a transgender woman has outraged critics who say the performance was a sacrilegious effort to promote homosexuality.
The play was performed in a Church of England on Sunday. It depicted Jesus as a transgender woman who refers to...
Congregation Becomes First in UK to Offer Transgender Baptisms
02/04/2016 09:32
MANCHESTER, U.K. — A Unitarian congregation in the U.K. has announced that it is now offering baptisms for “transgender” members after a couple began attending services with their son, who identifies as a girl.
Jean Clements, the worship leader at New Chapel Unitarian and Free Christian...
False Christs and Religions
Princeton University Opens Hindu Prayer Space With Temple for goddess Saraswati
11/03/2015 19:36
PRINCETON, N.J. — Historic Princeton University has opened a prayer area for Hindu students, according to reports, complete with a temple for the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
The Universal Society of Hinduism had been asking officials for a space for adherents to Hinduism, and the editorial board of...
‘Church of Lucifer’ to Open in Texas
10/13/2015 20:30
SPRING, Texas — The first “Church of Lucifer” is set to open later this month in a small town outside of Houston, Texas.
“Never in history has anything like this has happened before: an open to the public home for the Left Hand Path, a church dedicated to the mental freedom of all mankind, a home...
Four-Year-Old Beheaded in India in Human Sacrifice to Hindu goddess
10/08/2015 07:57
ANDHRA PRADESH, India — A four-year-old boy was beheaded this week after he was apprehended by a man who sought to sacrifice him to a Hindu goddess.
The incident occurred on Wednesday as the child was leaving nursery. He was apprehended by Tirumala Rao, 35, and reportedly strangled before being...
Black Mass Planned for Oklahoma City
07/03/2014 22:31
For the second time this year, a public “Black Mass” is being planned—this time in Oklahoma City.
According to the Oklahoma City Civic Center website, the event is planned for Sept. 21. Tickets go on sale Wednesday.
The website announces: "The Black Mass has been a feared ritual, and now it's...
Better than Scientology? The new Zuckerberg-based religion
05/27/2014 07:22
If you live in the Bay Area and suddenly, momentarily, lose your self-belief, there is always a religion to pick you up.
You have a choice of either the established organizations, with their ornate meeting places, or you have the more modern faiths, which might have as their foundation anything...
Wicca growing in Popularity
06/23/2013 08:46
Friday, June 21 will be the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. And for one religious group it's a time to celebrate the Oak King falling to the Holly King.
We take a look at the often misunderstood Wiccan religion. Recently they’ve made inroads into popular acceptance, but practitioners...
Pet owners turning to psychics
06/15/2013 21:52
It's the age-old and seemingly answerless question: What in the world is my dog thinking? And one that has spawned a growing market not only of scientific research but of everything from decks of pet tarot cards to television and radio shows and books by pet psychics and animal trainers.
Whether...
Hare Krishna sect is alive and well
06/03/2013 07:06
Nestled in the verdant, bucolic foothills of northeast Stokes County is a tiny religious community.
It's called Hare Krishna, and a closer look at its beliefs finds more similarities than differences between it and the world's other major religions.
Like Christians, the Krishnas believe in leading...
Scientology cult increasingly active on social network
05/30/2013 06:45
Not only with stalls in the cities, but also in social networking sites touting the controversial Scientology organization to members. The constitutional protection in Baden-Wuerttemberg warns is often difficult to identify who is behind the websites.
"Social...
Former IT Specialist Claims To Be Jesus Reborn
05/29/2013 21:05
A man claiming to be Jesus is gaining followers and causing concern among cult experts in Australia.
Former IT specialist Alan John Miller, or AJ as he prefers to be known, runs a religious movement known as the Divine Truth from his home near the small town of Kingaroy in the state of...