DEAR ABBY: After nearly 18 years of marriage, I left my wife. Our daughters were 10 and 12. We had married quickly, and only later did I realize how deeply judgmental her “born-again” beliefs were — so much so that she gradually cut off my entire side of the family. I tried for years to … Read more
Hell on wheels? You can now tell bus drivers to “go to Hel” without insult. A Polish transit company has resurrected the controversial Bus 666 after it was rebranded several years ago under pressure from religious groups. Cleverly dubbed the “Highway To Hell,” the daily 13-hour bus route run by FlixBus takes passengers from Kraków … Read more
Is it the Tech-corcist? With religious rifts widening around the globe, an enterprising Christian leader has potentially devised a way to unite the faiths against a common foe. A Mexican priest named Father Luis Ramirez Almanza is inviting rabbis, imams and evangelical preachers to join a special exorcism training course that, among other evils, specializes in … Read more
A South African pastor’s vision that Jesus will return on September 23, also known as the rapture, has sent social media into a frenzy, with many worried about what will happen to their fur babies if this happens. “The rapture is upon us, whether you are ready or not,” pastor Joshua Mhlakela said in an … Read more
They felt she was flipping their culture the bird. Gymnastics influencer María del Mar Pérez Banus has been accused of “insulting” Japanese culture after performing a “vulgar” acrobatics routine at a sacred shrine. A since-deleted Instagram video of her sacrilegious-seeming sequence has since been shared to X, where it amassed over nearly 19 million views. … Read more
Heather Graham was done playing by her family’s rules by the time “Boogie Nights” rolled around in 1997. “I grew up in a religious family, and they were like, ‘Don’t do anything with any sexual content,’” Graham recently shared on the “Inside of You” podcast with actor Michael Rosenbaum. “But try to be a woman in Hollywood … Read more
A 33-year-old virgin says there’s “nothing wrong” with being a late bloomer and insists it’s quite common for Millennials to have never done the deed. Lauren Harkins made the claim in an interview with Southwest News Service, revealing religion wasn’t the reason why she’s remained chaste. “I’m a virgin but I’m not a traditional, usually … Read more
A trans-woman has spoken for the first time of how she escaped an evil cult led by her father who kidnapped and raped fellow members. Yaya DeCloud, 42, was born as a male on December 14, 1981. She was forced to live in a compound of 30 people known as the ‘DeCloud family’ who rarely … Read more
Dr. Phil McGraw has launched Merit Street Media, his new cable network, in a time where the fractured TV landscape makes it difficult to find a footing. But McGraw, 73 — who famously hosted “Dr. Phil” for 21 seasons — said he’s confident the new network, in partnership with Trinity Broadcasting Network, will resonate with viewers. … Read more
Martin Scorsese has agreed to spearhead a documentary series about Christian saints for Fox Nation, the subscription streaming service run by Fox News Media. “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” which begins airing in November, will be hosted, narrated and executive produced by Scorsese, the decorated director of classic films like “Taxi Driver” and “The Wolf … Read more
Netflix was forced to pull one of its films from the platform on Friday after several right-wing Hindu groups complained about a scene in which the main character is seen eating meat. “Annapoorani: the Goddess of Food” tells the story of a young woman from the Brahmin caste who aspires to become the best chef … Read more
Actor Kevin Sorbo, best known for his role in the 1995 series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” says he’s a victim of cancel culture. The 64-year-old claims he’s been “blacklisted” from Hollywood over his Christian beliefs and conservative opinions. Sorbo said he first noticed that he was snubbed from the entertainment industry after parting ways with … Read more
The authorities really blew up on them. A religious group is being slammed by Myanmar authorities after they allegedly brought two sex dolls to the country’s holiest Buddhist sites to perform an enchantment ritual on them. According to state media, the group of eight attempted to enter the Shwedagon Pagoda after leaving the dolls outside … Read more