http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged nun en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 09:41:24 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/alabama-utility-crew-told-they-couldnt-help-restore-electricity-in-new-jersey-because-they-are-non-union/ SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY (WAFF) - The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews learned they could not help out in New Jersey unless they affiliated with a union. A six man crew from Decatur Utilities headed up there this week, but Derrick Moore, one of the Decatur workers, said they were told by crews in New Jersey that they can't do any work there since they're not union employees. The general manager of Decatur Ut... ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:34:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/alabama-utility-crew-told-they-couldnt-help-restore-electricity-in-new-jersey-because-they-are-non-union/ 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/vatican-busts-nuns-for-focusing-on-poverty-says-they-should-target-gay-marriage-abortion/ A GROUP of Catholic nuns has been reprimanded by the Vatican for focusing too much on poverty and not enough on fighting gay marriage and abortion. A male bishop has been appointed to bring to heel the US' most influential group of Catholic Nuns, The Leadership Conference of Women religious, after the Vatican announced it would be completely overhauling the group, reported The New York Times. The Vatican has been secretly investigating the group since 2008 because of its... ]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:42:03 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/vatican-busts-nuns-for-focusing-on-poverty-says-they-should-target-gay-marriage-abortion/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/80-year-old-spanish-nun-faces-charges-in-massive-baby-stealing-ring/ An 80-year-old Spanish nun appeared in court Thursday to face charges that she kidnapped an infant girl as part of a vast baby-trafficking ring that stole newborns from poor mothers and sold them into adoption. Sister Maria Gomez Valbuena appeared before the judge and refused to testify, invoking her right to remain silent, Reuters reported. The aging Sisters of Charity nun was charged with kidnapping a newborn girl from a Madrid hospital in the 1980s. A g... ]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:37:38 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/80-year-old-spanish-nun-faces-charges-in-massive-baby-stealing-ring/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/irish-nun-to-face-87-charges-of-sexual-abuse-against-young-school-girls/ An Irish nun is to appear before a special sitting of the country’s Circuit Court on 87 charges of the sexual abuse of primary school girls. The nun, whose name has been withheld by the State to protect her victims, appeared at Sligo Circuit Court on Tuesday. Her case, thought to be the first of its kind in Ireland, has been listed for mention again on May 22nd. Judge Rory McCabe has ordered the special sitting after the Director of Public Prosecu... ]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:07:34 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/irish-nun-to-face-87-charges-of-sexual-abuse-against-young-school-girls/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/butcher-knife-nunchucks%C2%A0video/ This guy is crazy.. Has made nunchucks out of a pair of butcher knives. ]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:08:23 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/butcher-knife-nunchucks%C2%A0video/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/chicago-woman-accused-of-robbing-bank-while-disguised-as-nun/ A CHICAGO woman was accused by federal authorities today of robbing a bank where she once worked of $120,000 while disguised as a nun, the Chicago Tribune reported. Navahcia Edwards allegedly donned a mask and habit for the raid, a disguise that bore similarities to those worn by crooks in hit 2010 movie The Town. The FBI alleged records from a costume shop show that Edwards used her Visa card to purchase two "Nun on the Run adult masks" 10 days before the robbery at... ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:41:31 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/chicago-woman-accused-of-robbing-bank-while-disguised-as-nun/ http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/pole-dancing-nun-and-loose-living-monks-get-boot-from-the-pope/ The Pope has ousted 20 'loose living' monks from the Church for matters of "liturgical and financial irregularities as well as lifestyles that were probably not in keeping with that of a monk". "The monks' days have been numbered since 2009, when the Vatican sacked their flamboyant abbot, Father Simone Fioraso, a former fashion designer. Fioraso had built up a cult following among Rome's fashionable aristocratic crowd as well as celebrity worshippers suc... ]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 23:12:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/pole-dancing-nun-and-loose-living-monks-get-boot-from-the-pope/ http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/book-the-twelfth-planet-book-i-of-the-earth-chronicles-zecharia-sitchen/ Zecharia Sitchen's The 12th Planet is the starting point on a quest that spans six books and 20 years worth of ancient aliens, genetic manipulation, and scrutiny of linguistic minutiae. If we trust Sitchen's translation abilities, we must be prepared for the imminent return of an alien race who created us some 300,000 years ago. The 12th Planet is perhaps the best written of Sitchin's Earth Chronicles series; full of example after example of ancient Sumerian passages, astronomi... ]]> Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:12:46 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/book-the-twelfth-planet-book-i-of-the-earth-chronicles-zecharia-sitchen/