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• Playmobil Sues Priest For Playing With Toys

  The idea of buying kids toys is to play with them, right? Even if you're an adult who happens to like playing with kids toys in order to amuse little kids? Not according to Playmobil.  The toymakers known for their bizarre sense of what kids like to play with (the airport security checkpoint still blows my mind) are now suing a German priest who was using Playmobil's little people to recreate scenes from the Bible for little kids. Read More... Posted Apr 06 2009, 04:32 PM by JeanneSager with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: toys, lawsuit, christianity, playtime, bizarre, priest, Jeanne Sager, christian, Playmobil

• Earn Cash: Give the Kid a Normal Name

  A Croatian priest is putting up cash for parents who opt out of the wild baby naming trend and decide to go with something more traditional. So we take it Bronx Mowgli and Pilot Inspektor are out? Read More... Posted Feb 06 2009, 11:30 AM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: baby names, Catholicism, priest, mary, catholic, Jeanne Sager, Joseph, cash prizes, traditional baby names, weird baby names, naming a baby

• Drive-by weddings

  36 couples in Sweden are hoping to get married in their cars during a "gathering of auto enthusiasts". Despite the presence of neon signs and the music of Elvis, this is actually a sanctioned religious service – the Church of Sweden is organizing the event. In fact, the Elvis songs will be sung by a priest. It may sound like a big goof, but the stated reason is actually an interesting one. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: religion, marriage, weddings, sweden, priest, wedding, Brett Singer, Elvis, swedish, Church of Sweden, Jerker Asterlund

• Church of England Provides Sex Guide For Married Couples

  It's been a big week for religion and sinnin'. Not only did the Vatican expand the list of deadly sins to 14 (up from seven, five of which I practiced before noon, though I so wish I could commit the new sin of obscene wealth) but the Anglican Church published a guide for married couples that deals with sex. (Technically sex within marriage isn't a sin for members of the Church of England, but I believe good marital sex ought to feel like one.) The church put out the guide in an effort to address rising divorce rates and marital dissatisfaction. While it doesn't include techniques or anything, it does encourage frank and honest discussion. But oh my, this is my very favorite part: The book includes the story of one couple... Read More... Posted Mar 11 2008, 06:01 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: divorce, religion, england, marriage, sex after kids, communication, guide, book, vatican, sins, priest, discussion, anglican church