Scuffles have broken out between rival groups of Greek Orthodox and Armenian clerics over a turf war in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity.
Bemused tourists looked on as about 100 priests fought with brooms while cleaning the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas, on 7 January.
Dangerous religious icons, which could go up in unholy smoke, are on sale in Newham, UK.
Worshippers are warned to be on alert for the faulty artefacts, which could electrocute them or catch fire.
A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God.
Chambers believes he has found a hole in the judge’s ruling.
Today’s RNB QuickLinks reveals CIA Agents disguised as Mormons, the hijood (like the burqini, but then for athletes), and ethical dogs.
Also: the black mailbox, Jesus appears in a bathroom sink, and what to respond to “The Lord be with you.”
And more, including a prediction of churches twice as big as today’s largest mega-church. You have been warned!
A fake priest was caught trying to hear confessions in St. Peter’s Basilica and was tried by a Vatican tribunal, a Vatican judge said in an interview published Saturday.
Belying their country’s rational and laid back image, thousands of Dutch people are convinced December 21, 2012 coincides with a world catastrophe.
Kreuscher says the new name would symbolize the help God gave him through tough times.