Covid, Masks and the Great Church Bus Standoff at Main & Jackson

church_bus600Many pastors are being lionized in Christian circles for resisting ‘Draconian’ Covid-19 pandemic restrictions about crowds, masking and social distancing, heroically putting their congregations’ and neighbors’ health in danger regardless of the personal cost to themselves. But some faith heroes have gone unnoticed in the struggle against government tyranny. This is one man’s story.

The Wittenburg Church bus was stopped, just past the intersection of Main and Jackson streets. Patrolman Brent Jones exited his police car, lights still flashing, at 8:37 a.m. on a Sunday in April, and approached the vehicle. Continue reading

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Ugly Christian Band of the Week: NeedtoBreathe

Needtobreathecolor600The Grammy-nominated South Carolina Christian band NeedtoBreathe delivers sweet harmonies and emotional, nuanced and insightful lyrics on their latest album, Out of Body.

But… what’s with the big hat? Continue reading

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Billy Bob in the Ice Palace of ERCOT

billybob_icepalace600A public utility fairy tale of the struggle between The Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the humble citizens of that sovereign state.

The journey to the ERCOT Ice Palace was perilous and long. Billy Bob had been delegated by his Texas neighbors to bring their town’s request before the great and powerful ER, but it was no easy task.

Traversing the barren stretches of northern Canada had been terrible in winter. It reminded him of the bleak days, months before, of minus-2 degrees in Texas, when ERCOT had appeared out of obscurity – no one had even heard of this mighty entity before – and shut down power to an entire state. Continue reading

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God releases “Zack Snyder”-style cut of The Book of Revelation

revelation_woodcut600Note: The following includes spoilers about the new director’s cut of “The Book of Revelation.”

God says his new revision of the original Book of Revelation adds five chapters and a number of plot devices that never made it into St. John’s version, which was originally released in 95 A.D.

“The new story displays the brazen, auteurist vision I had planned for the end of the world,” God explained. “After 2,000 years, I decided John’s version just did not embody the turbocharged delirium I’m known for.” Continue reading

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Miraculous image of Dr. Fauci appears on cast-off coronavirus mask

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Well, this is long overdue. See it?

A mysterious stain on a cast-off cloth mask has been found to display a blurry image of infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony S. Fauci.

The mask was first noticed a few days ago in the parking lot of a Walmart in Greensboro, S.C., by a security guard as he made his rounds. Continue reading

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