Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of U.S. Christian shutdowns, layoffs and Rapture oddities for the Gregorian (western christian calendar) month of June 2018.
National Catholic Reporter: bad news is good news in the Catholic sex abuse scandal
The Guardian: Project Blitz: the legislative assault by Christian nationalists
Washington Post: Why many white evangelicals are not protesting family separations
New York Times: How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World
ALABAMA: Jeff Sessions could be expelled from the Methodist Church over migrant policies
The christian wife of the christian state attorney general killed herself
McElwain Baptist Deacon Accused In Sex Abuse Case
man used church school in $22M computer fraud
ALASKA: Alaska bishops condemn separation of families at US-Mexico border
A Korean church is now a meat market
ARIZONA: Woman panhandling outside Phoenix church exposes herself
Man accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl at church
ARKANSAS: Church Sends Warning to Parents About ‘Gay Pride’ Event
Downtown Church to City Leaders: Loitering is ‘Out of Hand’
Two Churches Vandalized with Vulgar Symbols
Boy Scouts Sued for Child Sexual Abuse in Arkansas
California pastor charged in Arkansas with multiple counts of rape
CALIFORNIA: Too Big to Jail Anglican/Episcopalian/Presbyterian co-founded Wells Fargo issued shutdown WARNs for a San Francisco office, and its Irvine office, 163 jobs gone between August and the end of September! Texas based Baptist co-founded retailer JCPenney issued a shutdown WARN for its Buena Park location, 98 jobs gone by August.
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds challenges the Mormon Church
Mormons grappling with race issues 40 years after church’s ban
Churches still struggle with race
San Diego church to launch Safe Harbors Network to help illegal immigrants
The First Baptist Church in Venice has closed
Suspect in ‘brutal’ 1974 Stanford church cold case slaying kills himself
COLORADO: After 47 years god’s own alternative school La Academia shutting down in Denver due to The Rapture (lack of students), although they’re actually blaming it on competition from other schools.
Animal Sacrifices In A Hialeah Church Played A Key Role In The Colorado Wedding Cake Case
7 churches in Revelation present challenge to everyone
CONNECTICUT: Marilyn Monroe statue has church venting
Illegal immigrant taking sanctuary in local church
Economy so bad that Church to give free gas and food in New Haven, and Wilton church volunteers pack lunches for kids
DELAWARE: Delaware man charged with assaulting elderly Catholic priest, including dousing him with wine and hitting him on the head with the bottle
Interfaith Community Housing accused of violating labor laws
FLORIDA: Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber Got Cuddly in Church
appeals court shields priest from testifying
Marianna church lets you worship while wearing cowboy gear
Developer Consolidated-Tomoka buys First Baptist church in downtown Daytona
GEORGIA: Saint Mary on the Hill Church damaged in fire
Police searching for suspect accused of vandalizing several churches
Act of god as 146-year-old church caved in from storm
Albany church expelled from Southern Baptist Convention
pastor admits to abusing power and foot fetish
GUAM: No abortion providers on Guam
Saint Anthony employee fired over missing funds
Former Guam priest again accused of molestation
IDAHO: U.S. News & World Report: Idaho has the highest rate per capita of child marriage in the United States.
Brigham Young University-Idaho has gained the attention of the Westboro Baptist Church
Mormon group adds support to growing Boise Pride Fest
Sovereign Grace Fellowship vandalized
ILLINOIS: Presbyterian founded Walmart issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Clinton, 80 jobs gone by the end of August. God powerless to stop ‘his’ DePaul University from suddenly eliminating 62 jobs due to The Rapture, I mean what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome. In 2012 the university had more than 16-thousand undergraduates, by 2017 undergraduates dropped to 14,816. Evanston police used Christ Temple Missionary Baptist Church to ‘buyback’ guns, implying that the guns came from the cops to begin with (why else would they call it a ‘buyback’?).
Flossmoor Community Church held a LGBTQ+ Pride Party
Illinois Great River Conference of the United Methodist Church shutdown and selling-off three famous camp sites, now Federated Church in Clayton is trying to save one of those camps.
Economy so bad that First United Church, and Zion United Church of Christ, are getting federal and state taxpayer funding to provide meals to kids.
INDIANA: Saint Vincent Health suddenly laid off 85 people, the hospital operator laid off 75 people earlier in the year and 1-hundred people last year.
Church bus catches fire, forcing teens, chaperones to flee
Church Fire Destroys Nearly Everything Except Bibles
church youth leader accused of sex crimes with child; pastor charged with failure to report
Church Sign Says ‘LGBT Is Hate Crime Against God, Repent’
Church being turned into $40-million USD hotel!
IOWA: Cedar Valley Catholic Schools warning it might have to shutdown three elementary schools due to deterioration of the buildings and The Rapture, I mean crashing enrollments. Alternative plans are being discussed. In Waterloo (and after 45 years), British empire based Salvation Army shutdown its Family Thrift Store. After less than three years christian owned Keokuk Medical Center shutting down by the end of August, administrators say it was just a stop-gap clinic until bigger and better centers could be built. Mercy Medical Center eliminating 43 jobs as part of its consolidation ops.
Storm blows down Ottumwa Community Church’s fireworks tent
KANSAS: Security cam captures lightning strike that started Andale church fire
Economy so bad that Family of God Church holds monthly food drive.
Six candidates for governor clashed during a convention of Missionary Baptist Church
priest defrocked after child sex abuse allegations
KENTUCKY: Christian members of the Poor People’s Campaign denied access to state capitol
church in Lexington welcoming LGBTQ
Taxpayer funded Kentucky board of education OKs Bible literacy standards
televangelist Jesse Duplantis: ‘I’m not asking you to pay for my plane’
music minister accused of sexually assaulting teen, begs congregation to help him flee the country
MAINE: Catholic diocese quits Maine Council of Churches
fire at Millinocket church believed to be intentionally set
Man caught on camera stealing church’s U.S. flag
MARYLAND: Too Big to Jail Anglican/Episcopalian/Presbyterian co-founded Wells Fargo eliminating 63 mortgage jobs in Frederick, by mid-August.
Funkstown church fire considered suspicious
19th Century Time Capsule Discovered in Berlin Church
MASSACHUSETTS: Immaculate Conception Church to be destroyed
New Bedford churches in danger of being ‘Too big and expensive’
MICHIGAN: Dean Foods laid off 103 people at its Country Fresh dairy ops in Livonia because its main buyer, Presbyterian founded Walmart, decided to build its own dairy! Saint Mary School in Mount Morris shutting down due to The Rapture, I mean declining enrollment, declining church attendance, rising costs and more families seeking tuition assistance. Grand Rapids based and federal taxpayer funded Bethany Christian Services (who’s slogan is Bringing & Keeping Families Together) accused of being “…an adoption center with financial ties to [Education Secretary] Betsy DeVos, has taken 81 immigrant children who were forcibly separated from their parents at the border. Most have had no contact with their families. They’re charging $700 per child per night. This isn’t foster care, this is state-sponsored kidnapping!”
Burned Middleville church was under construction
Fire in abandoned Calumet church
Bogus christian Claim About Made-up Muslim Waitress
MINNESOTA: Juvenile admits to setting fire that damaged historic church
Burglars break into church under construction
Archdiocese needs $40M for sex abuse settlement.
religious leaders oppose new Enbridge oil pipeline
Thousands of Italian honey bees swarm Central Presbyterian Church. Is it a sign from god that the honey bee colony collapse is finished?
MISSISSIPPI: Arson investigation underway at Winston County church
Newton church heavily damaged by fire
Three arrested for burglary of Iuka church
Nuns’ killer gets life sentences
Sanctuary shouting match disrupts church service
Congregation Sues United Methodist Church over theological differences
Bettendorf School District sells property to California-based church
MISSOURI: God’s own Fontbonne University suddenly laid off 27 of its employees, due to The Rapture, I mean enrollment is down to just 1,375 students.
Large Fire At South Springfield Church
Church pastor lost $67K gambling!
MONTANA: Catholics can get married outdoors in two places
NEBRASKA: Economy so bad that taxpayer funded state agency joins a network of churches to feed people.
Woman gets probation for embezzling from Lincoln church day care
NEVADA: Man threatening to commit mass shooting at west Las Vegas church
U.S. Circuit Court rules on complicated Maryland property dispute between Christ the Truth Ministries and Nigerian Pentecostal-Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFMM) and MFMM International and MFMM Nevada. Last year MFMM leaders were accused of using the church to import Nigerian products into the U.S. without paying customs fees.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: clergy banned from ICE office
Two days in a row honey bees swarmed a single tree on the property of iconic North Church. Is it a sign from god that the honey bee colony collapse is finished?
NEW JERSEY: Parents infuriated after short notice of christian school shutdown, especially after they paid more in tuition to keep it open
Benedictines settle sexual abuse lawsuits over school
Church Leader Ousted For Sex Allegations
Cape May church fire caused by van that pulled down live wires
Economy so bad local taxpayer funded county agency refers poor people to the Christ Church Newton, and Eagles QB Works With Cherry Hill Church Food Truck.
NEW MEXICO: archbishop prays for all ‘in harm’s way’ during wildfire
Economy so bad Assemblies of God Convoy of Hope invades Albuquerque with massive food truck!
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church offers salvation for your pets through Four Paws Pet Pantry (as if collecting human souls wasn’t enough for the soul-eater Jesus)!
Police arrest christians for interfering with the state government.
“We’ve been swamped:” Twenty thousand people travel to see weeping Mary statue
NEW YORK: Too Big to Jail Anglican/Episcopalian/Presbyterian co-founded Wells Fargo issued a shutdown WARN for its Pittsford Retail Fulfillment Unit, 48 jobs affected by the end of August. Taxpayer funded Cardinal McCloskey Community Services shutting down its Head Start Programs due to losing the federal contract, 202 jobs affected by July! Saint John Villa Academy issued a shutdown WARN, 71 jobs gone by the end of August.
Mormons aren’t the only ones who claim a new holy book (Book of Mormon) written in The New World, meet the Faithists and read their Oahspe bible. There are many ‘Faithist’ branches, one is called Kosmon Temple and its getting a Second Chance in Brooklyn.
Flushing church will be replaced by 8-story apartment building
Illegal immigrant Mom Is Taking Sanctuary at an NYC Church
Transdenominational church, psycho-active drug taking Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.
NORTH CAROLINA: Man who helped cover up gruesome murder at historic church
woman killed in church van crash
NORTH DAKOTA: Czech ambassador visits priceless Mucha artwork (painted for free) in tiny rural church.
Economy so bad taxpayer funded state agency gives YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association), and and Lutheran Church of the Cross, money to build apartments for 30 poor families.
OHIO: In Austintown, British empire based Salvation Army shutting down its Family Thrift Store by the end of August. Premier Health’s 491 bed Good Samaritan Hospital, in Dayton, shutting down mid-July, 1-thousand-6-hundred jobs affected! Premier Health said it’s because it has another hospital just five miles from Good Samaritan.
bishop says immigration system contributes to suffering
explosion damages church’s historic stained-glass windows
Leaders rally to save Saint Anthony Church from the wrecking ball
Relics, other items stolen from Saint Barbara Church
Facebook helps solve theft from Liberty church
pastor pleads guilty to sex crime
Catholic Charities wants to help the 503,911 illegal immigrants in Ohio
OKLAHOMA: Suspect Steals Luggage From OKC Church
For some Christian voters medical marijuana is a ‘moral issue’
Anti-Marijuana Sign At Grove Church
Church returns to local ownership
OREGON: Hillside Bible Church burned to the ground, but church leaders and the congregation are confident it’s all God’s plan (does that mean god is an arsonist?)
A 14 years old camp counselor died at Canyonview Ministries’ Canyonview Camp.
Taxpayer owned Cumberland Presbyterian Church up for sale.
Economy so bad that College Park Community Church already begging city leaders to allow homeless warming centers for Winter.
PENNSYLVANIA: In Harrisburg, Orthodox Christian Charities-Agia Sophia Coffee & Books shutdown because “sales have declined significantly” despite efforts to make “innovative”meals.
Early-morning fire damages Duncannon church
Judge halts release of report on Church sex-abuse allegations
Ever hear of the christian favoring ‘Rose Rent’ agreement for use of cemeteries?
PUERTO RICO: Samaritan’s Purse to Rebuild 55 Churches
RHODE ISLAND: church under construction collapses
church joins national sanctuary movement
Bishop Of Providence, Hospital Operators Accused in Pension Lawsuit
3 Churches in Woonsocket forced to merge into one
bishop says social media humanizes him
SOUTH CAROLINA: Too Big to Jail Anglican/Episcopalian/Presbyterian co-founded Wells Fargo eliminating 1-hundred mortgage jobs in Fort Mills, by mid-August, in order “to better align with current volumes.”
U.S. Supreme Court declines review of Episcopal property dispute
Police investigating after pastor said Simpsonville church intentionally set on fire
A local news media article tries to imply that church fires are blessings in disguise.
Judge dismisses Emanuel AME church lawsuits
Family claims grave site was paved over for church parking lot
Act of God (storm) rips roof off church
Church bus crashes, 13 people hospitalized
SOUTH DAKOTA: Problems with computer voting machines at churches used as polling stations
Fundamentalist Mormons not recording births with state government
TENNESSEE: Brigham Young University president visits Chattanooga
Man found dead on church property
Life Without Parole In Church Shooting Case
Saint Patrick’s church joins fight again ICE arrests of illegal immigrants.
ObamaCare so bad that Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral and the local YWCA providing dental care to poor women.
TEXAS: Southern Baptists to face sexual misconduct cases
Texas church gunman died by suicide
Ivanka Trump Donates to Texas Church Helping Migrant Kids
Texas church’s ‘dangerous isms’ include Judaism, Islamism
DPS identifies those killed in church van crash
Man kills self at a Lakeway church
Dallas Church Should Remove Military Seals from Its Freedom Sunday Program
UTAH: LDS leaders knew of sex abuser’s history
Why do so many Mormons back Trump?
‘Domestic foreigner’ (former elitist gov’na of Massachusetts) Mormon Mitt Romney wins GOP primary in Utah
Hypocritically the LDS Church blasts family separations, it’s hypocritical because if you research what the Mormons did to Native Americans, and even their own members, you’ll discover that family separations were part of the Mormon master plan of domination.
VERMONT: Why Vermonters Fear This Mormon Utopia
VIRGINIA: Annandale church vandalized for the 7th time since May
Illegal immigrant mother and two children seek sanctuary in Richmond church
Norfolk church claims state road construction caused permanent damage
Economy so bad church gives away 48-thousand pounds of sweet potatoes!
WASHINGTON: Fire burns Federal Way church, school
Economy so bad that Edmonds church offers safe parking to people living in cars
A well-liked and active member of the church turned out to be a serial rapist.
WASHINGTON DC: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick punished over abuse finding
Archdiocese of Washington apologizes after Maryland family kicked out of funeral
Economy so bad Episcopalians join the Poor People’s Campaign.
WEST VIRGINIA: “taking up serpents,” a display of faith
Pastor accused of sending sexually-oriented texts to teen
WISCONSIN: Too Big to Jail Anglican/Episcopalian/Presbyterian co-founded Wells Fargo eliminating 46 jobs in Menomonee Falls, by October. Baptist/Methodist founded Piggly Wiggly issued a shutdown WARN for its grocery store in Menasha, 69 jobs gone in August.
Church addiction ‘specialist’ arrested for selling drugs
Trinity Church releases statement about structural stability
WYOMING: Economy so bad that Element Church is giving people one dollar per gallon to help pay for fuel to go to work.
U.S. Christian Rapture, May 2018: “BLACK FOLKS NEED TO STAY OUT OF WHITE CHURCHES”
“No man can work for two masters, for either he will hate one and will love the other, or he will honor one and the other he will ignore. You cannot work for God and for money.”-Matthew 6:24, Aramaic Bible
“But the root of all these evils is the love of money, and there are some who have desired it and have erred from the faith and have brought themselves many miseries.”-1 Timothy 6:10 Aramaic Bible
“And Yeshua [Jesus of Nazareth] entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. And he said to them, It is written: ‘My house will be called the House of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.’ “-Matthew 21:12-13 Aramaic Bible
“Yeshua said to them, ‘Give what is Caesar’s to Caesar and what is God’s to God.’ And they marveled at him.”-Mark 12:17 Aramaic Bible
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.-1st Amendment, U.S. Constitution
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Former employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance (or even be counted as unemployed): “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”