http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories posted in Religion en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/woman-sues-over-sex-tape-with-buddhist-monk/ A US woman has filed a lawsuit against five men over a video showing her having sex with a Buddhist monk. The encounter was secretly recorded at a temple in Chelmsford, a town in Massachusetts, and has since been circulated among the local Cambodian community. The woman in the video, Maya Men, filed her lawsuit in Middlesex Superior Court last week. She claims the five men — at least one of whom is a monk — have illegally distributed the... ]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:43:36 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/woman-sues-over-sex-tape-with-buddhist-monk/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/applebees-server-fired-after-posted-bill-where-pastor-stiffs-on-the-tip-goes-viral/ An Applebee’s waitress was fired after posting a bill to Reddit on which a Pastor wrote “I give God 10%, why do you get 18%“. ]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:38:28 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/applebees-server-fired-after-posted-bill-where-pastor-stiffs-on-the-tip-goes-viral/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/new-study-predicts-end-of-christianity-in-the-middle-east/ A new study published by the Institute for the Study of Civil Society has revealed that Christianity is in serious danger of being wiped out in its biblical heartland because of Islamic oppression and extremism. ]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 04:38:48 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/new-study-predicts-end-of-christianity-in-the-middle-east/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/fan-kicked-out-for-looking-like-jesus/ A darts fan was kicked out of a live televised final - because he looked like Jesus. Nathan Grindal, 33, was enjoying the match between champ Phil Taylor and Kim Huybrechts when some of the crowd noticed the resemblance. Chants of "Jesus" quickly spread through the 4,500-strong crowd, interrupting play at Butlins in Minehead, Somerset. Security was called before six bouncers escorted Mr Grindal from the Cash Converters Players' Championship, bei... ]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:39:00 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/fan-kicked-out-for-looking-like-jesus/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/virgin-mary-appears-in-hospital-window-in-malaysia/ Catholics are flocking to a Malaysian hospital where a vision of the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared in a window. More than 100 worshippers, some from hundreds of miles away, have converged on the Sime Darby Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur. The group are convinced that the "miraculous" mark on the seventh floor window represents the Virgin Mary, reports the Daily Mail. And they claim that a second mark, on a nearby window, is the image of Jesus.... ]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:06:10 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/virgin-mary-appears-in-hospital-window-in-malaysia/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/priests-in-violent-brawl-over-parking-space/ An 80-year-old retired priest allegedly bit an ear off another elderly clergyman during a fight over a parking space. The punch-up broke out outside an apartment block, which houses three retired Catholic priests, in Perth, Western Australia. Father Thomas Henry Byrne has appeared in court charged with grievous bodily harm over the incident involving his neighbour, 81-year-old Father Thomas Joseph Cameron Smith. According to police, after the brawl Fath... ]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:27:30 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/priests-in-violent-brawl-over-parking-space/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/anti-gay-christian-leader-blames-homosexuality-for-hurricane-sandy/ John McTernan believes he knows what’s responsible for Hurricane Sandy, and it’s not climate science. On Sunday, the anti-gay Christian preacher said that the hurricane is more proof that “God is systematically destroying America” as punishment for the “homosexual agenda.” “Both candidates are pro-homosexual and are behind the homosexual agenda. America is under political judgment and the church does not know it,” M... ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:22:53 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/anti-gay-christian-leader-blames-homosexuality-for-hurricane-sandy/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/jesus-appears-in-newspaper-watching-over-little-girl/ Parents say a newspaper photo is of Jesus watching their hospitalised little girl. The photo shows her with what some people claim is the image of Jesus over her right shoulder. Hannah Roberts, 5, is battling E.coli and has been in hospital for a week since becoming sick after attending the Cleveland County Fair in the US. More than 35 people have become sick since visiting the fair. A photo of Hannah in the Gaston Gazette was posted online and has... ]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:57:52 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/jesus-appears-in-newspaper-watching-over-little-girl/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/nun-caught-on-camera-stealing-beer/ CCTV footage of a 'nun' caught on camera stealing beer from a US convenience store is going viral online. The clip, which has notched up close to 150,000 views on YouTube, shows a woman wearing a nun's habit opening a refrigerator full of beer. She is seen reaching for a can of beer then having a quick look around before surreptitiously putting it inside her habit. The 'nun' then walks over to another refrigerator and takes out a bottle of water%2... ]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:53:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/nun-caught-on-camera-stealing-beer/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/riot-fear-over-kinky-last-supper/ An art exhibition showing Jesus as a transvestite surrounded by gay, lesbian and transsexual disciples has been put under armed police guard over fears it could provoke a riot. The image of the Last Supper - by controversial Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin - depicts Jesus wearing a dress and high heels surrounded by apostles wearing S&M gear and lingerie. The Ecce Homo exhibition opened in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, surrounded by 2,000 police amid... ]]> Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:00:39 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/riot-fear-over-kinky-last-supper/