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Ted Haggard Has a New Lease on Life

Jeff Neumann · 06/03/10 05:08AM

Yesterday, we asked you what Ted Haggard's big announcement could possibly be. There was great speculation! Well, he's starting a new church with the novel idea of helping people (and pulling in some cash), because "something is better than nothing."

Jehovah's Rave

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 05/04/10 10:45AM

The psychotropic power of the spirit works Reverend Alicia into a trippy, worshipful frenzy. The public access pastor invokes the name of Yahweh over and over, spinning around in her holy office chair, flailing her arms to the heavenly rhythm.

Ladies… Addicted to Porn? This Church Will Save You

Jeff Neumann · 05/03/10 04:36AM

Megachurches aren't generally known for their openness toward sexuality (just ask Ted Haggard!). But a Kansas church now runs a support group that helps perverted women beat their porn addiction: "God created sex. But the enemy has twisted it."

Just Let the Hippies Have Their Drug Church

Hamilton Nolan · 09/16/09 11:11AM

Hippies in Santa Fe, New Mexico just want to build their "church" and drink ayahuasca out back, in the shed, and trip balls. Neighbors are not so happy about it. It's a classic religious freedom case. With magical elves.

Vampire Woman Worships Undead God

Hamilton Nolan · 03/24/08 09:16AM

Anne Rice, the author of all those books about Vampires (including the one that they turned into that Tom Cruise/ Brad Pitt movie with the twin themes of latent homosexuality and glorification of the dark side), has opened up to the world about her bizarre and stunning deity worship [WP]. The famed creator of monstrosities publicly proclaims her allegiance today to a strange "God Man" who supposedly performed impossible miracles in days long past. Now, the Dracula-loving storyteller has "consecrated" herself to this mythical "Jesus"—who can die and revive himself at will—and nothing will change her mind about his magical powers. The bloodsucking aficionado will not abandon her hallucinatory reasoning for anyone!