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  • I sentence you to Jail… or Church?

    Non-violent offenders in Bay Minette, Alabama have a choice: serve their sentence in jail and pay a fine or go to church for a year. It’s called Operation Restore Our Community or “ROC” and it’s mission is to cut the costs of having non-offenders in the prison system. Right...
  • Six insurance policies that are left of centre

    In australia, insurance companies aren’t getting too many positive stories of late. But, out of Canada comes a story that is rather bizarre. For those that feel insurance companies are blood sucking thieves, hearing what they are prepared to insure, with little likelyhood of a payout, will not temper...
  • New Zealand Rocks

    On september 4th 2010, New Zealand suffered a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, causing damage to thousands of homes and churches. No deaths were reported, attributed to the early hour that the earthquake struck. Few people were on the roads, limiting the chance of being struck by falling chimneys, fences, awnings...
  • Church to Offer Worship Services For Dogs

    Calvary Episcopal Church will offer later this month its first “Perfect Paws Pet Ministry” with the aim of giving local dogs and their owners improved odds at getting canines into heaven. The Massachusetts church will launch a new monthly worship service — for dogs. Services will be on the third Sunday of every month, complete with...