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Maybe Pigs Do Fly: Austrian Catholic Bishops Advocate For Same-Sex Relationships

Good of them to join us here in the third millennium.

Catholic Leader: The Pope Deserves More Credit for the Decline of COVID in Italy

No he doesn't. The Pope didn't do anything useful.

John Piper’s Ode to John Calvin Somehow Omits the Bits About Torture and Killing

Theologian John Calvin was a barbaric monster. Why won't his followers, like John Piper, admit that?

FL Pastor Plans Massive Open-Air Service This Weekend (No Masks, No Distancing)

Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne will force attendees to sign a waiver saying they won't sue his church if they get sick.

Warnings About Church-Choir Singing and Sharing Cups Disappear From CDC Website

Republicans want church services to proceed as normal even if they kill believers.

A Black Republican on the Cincinnati City Council Just Came Out as an Atheist

I spoke to Jeff Pastor last night, and that headline is somehow accurate.

Liberty U. Professor Resigns in Response to Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s Racist Tweets

Dr. Christopher A. House said Falwell's racism made Liberty an unwelcome space for people like him.

Christian Pastor: Let’s “Punish Anti-God Governors” Who Limit Church Gatherings

Governors who care about public health are too blasphemous for preachers like Samuel Rodriguez.

Another MN Diocese Files for Bankruptcy After $22,500,000 Sex Abuse Settlement

The Catholic diocese will finally pay the price for the harm priests caused.

U.S. Military Warns Chaplains: Stop Proselytizing on General Social Media Pages

The new guidance is faith-neutral, so expect conservative Christians to whine about it.