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• Dec 4, 2011

  Former Saturday Night Live Star Blasts Show for Jerry Sandusky Sketch

  Comedian Colin Quinn, best known for his role as the inarticulate news anchor on Saturday Night Live's “Weekend Update,” has been left shocked by an SNL sketch that made fun of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, tweeting to his followers on Sunday that it was evidence of the “coarsening of the culture,” especially since it was done right after the Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

• Dec 4, 2011

  Calif. Church Members Catch Thieves With a Baby Monitor

  Tired of thieves stealing expensive copper wire from their heating unit, which has left them without heat, members of a California church decided to take it upon themselves and catch the bad guys – and they did it with the help of a baby monitor.

• Dec 4, 2011

  Baby Jesus Had a Golden Retriever? NYC Priest Puts Dog Into Nativity Scene

  Nativity scenes usually have a donkey and an ox, but not a golden retriever. However, a New York City priest wanted to honor his pooch by putting a statue of it next to baby Jesus, even if the gospel did not mention anything about dogs.

• Dec 4, 2011

  Man Has 16 Kids With 14 Women; Explains Bible 'Made Him Do It'

  A British man who has 16 children with 14 different women has said he has lived as he has because the Bible says: “Go forth and multiply.” He also blamed the women for not taking birth control.

• Dec 4, 2011

  Transgendered Woman Sues Khloe Kardashian for 'Violent' Assault Outside Nightclub

  A transgendered woman is claiming that Khloe Kardashian “violently” assaulted her outside of a Los Angeles nightclub, causing “severe mental anguish.”

• Dec 4, 2011

  Escaped Inmate Found by Police Dog in Portable Toilet

  An inmate who escaped from a moving police van outside of Chicago, has been found six hours later – in a port-a-potty.

• Dec 2, 2011

  'Send an Atheist to Church' Campaign Unites Unbelievers, Christians in Effort to Feed the Hungry

  At Perdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., a fundraiser titled "Send an Atheist to Church" (SAC) and co-sponsored by the Episcopal Student Organization (ESO) and the Society of Non-Theists (SNT), enables people to make donations to a local food bank. In return, SNT atheists will attend church.

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  Dec 2, 2011

  Church Members in Georgia Gather for 3-Day Reading Marathon of King James Bible

  To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible (KJV), residents of Perry, Ga., have organized a nonstop reading marathon to have members of the community read the entire book out loud.

• Dec 2, 2011

  Suit Donated to Goodwill With Life's Savings Accidentally by Elderly Man

  An 80-year-old man who wanted to do something good decided to donate some old suits to the local Goodwill. What he did not realize, however, was that his entire life's savings of $13,000 was in the lining of one of the suit jackets, where he hid the money because of his mistrust of banks.

• Dec 1, 2011

  Prisoners to Pastors: NYC Seminary Educates Convicts Who Feel 'Called' to Ministry

  For over 28 years, the New York Theological Seminary (NYTS) has been offering inmates in New York state prisons a chance to earn a Master's degree in Professional Studies focused on theology and ministry, teaching them how to minister to other inmates and, upon being released, a chance to give back to their communities in constructive ways.