Gimme That OC Religion

Atheists Unveil Valentine's Day-Tinged Billboard

By Matt Coker Tue., Feb. 14 2012 at 8:19 AM
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​You don't really need an occasion for Backyard Skeptics to unveil a provocative billboard, but the Fountain Valley-based group of atheists and assorted non-believers does have a special Valentine's Day version going up in Westminster with this message:

"Atheists make better lovers--after all, no one is watching."
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Where the Rubbers Meet the Road to Rome: Rick Warren Willing to Go to Jail in Support of Catholic Stance on Obama Mandate

By Josh Dulaney Mon., Feb. 13 2012 at 1:56 PM
Categories: Gimme That OC Religion
​Rick Warren took a break from humblebragging on his Twitter page last week to say he would go to jail before caving to President Barack Obama's mandate that employers with religious affiliations -- such as Catholic hospitals -- cover contraceptives in their health insurance plans.
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Son of Calvary Chapel Pastor Allegedly Mocks "Retarded Fuck" Congregant

By Josh Dulaney Mon., Feb. 13 2012 at 11:00 AM
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​It appears that another chapter has been written in the ongoing embarrassment that is Calvary Chapel's refusal to intervene in one of its affiliate church's fusterclucks. 

Alex Grenier, who is documenting his fight against Calvary Chapel corruption and the alleged abuses of his stepfather, Rev. Bob Grenier of Calvary Chapel Visalia, has posted an audio recording at www.calvarychapelabuse.com of Bob Grenier Jr. allegedly mocking a developmentally disabled child who attends the church. 
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The OCeeker: Calvary Chapel, the Mothership, and the Chuck Smith Death Watch

By Josh Dulaney Sun., Feb. 12 2012 at 11:00 AM
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​Chuck Smith is dying. 

While this is good news for Smith (for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord!), it's terrible news for those at Calvary Chapel who have pinned their blessed hope on being raptured away with an icon of American evangelicalism and the chief cornerstone of the long-dead Jesus Movement. 




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Politics

Rick Santorum, Hot Off Victory, Laps Up Praise From Santa Ana Religious Freedom Nonprofit

By Matt Coker Wed., Feb. 8 2012 at 3:34 PM
Categories: Gimme That OC Religion, Politics
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​Last night, Rick Santorum trumpeted his solid GOP presidential primary defeats of Mitt Romney in Minnesota and Missouri and narrow win over the former Massachusetts governor in Colorado.

This morning, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit boasted that the former Pennsylvania senator was the first--and so far only--presidential candidate to sign its religious freedom pledge.
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5 New "Christological" Crystal Cathedral Names

By Matt Coker Tue., Feb. 7 2012 at 4:30 PM
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​While the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is allowing Crystal Cathedral ministry to stay there for another three years before completely taking over, Bishop Tod Brown is seeking a new name now, with submissions accepted through Feb. 20 at rcbo.org/cathedral-name. Brown asks only that the name be "Christological" or keeping with the nature and person of Jesus Christ. That got us thinking . . .
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Gay Marriage

Chuck Smith on Proposition 8 Ruling: "Absolutely Tragic"

By Josh Dulaney Tue., Feb. 7 2012 at 4:12 PM
Categories: Gay Marriage, Gimme That OC Religion
​Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel today led off his daily radio program Pastor's Perspective not with a prayer, but a protest. 

Smith referred to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down California's ban on same-sex marriage as "absolutely tragic", and wondered if other states would eventually follow suit.

"It's going to be a disaster for our country, one after another," Smith told co-host Don Stewart.

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The OCeeker: Mars Hill Church Orange County and the Sex-Crazed Preacher

By Josh Dulaney Sun., Feb. 5 2012 at 11:00 AM
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​Editor's note: Ladies and germs, you might've noticed a new byline invading our asylum, that of Josh Dulaney--an Orange County boy who spent the past couple of years at the San Bernardino Sun harassing group sex-obsessed cops, horny priests, and white supremacists wanting to run for Mexi-dominated school boards. Our type of guy!

Better yet, Josh wants to do something we've been dreaming about for years at your favorite infernal rag: worship reviews, a necessary endeavor in the land of Warren, Brownie, and Calvary Chapel. So behold the debut of the OCeeker, where Josh will write his latest find--whether Holy Rollers, mosques, parish, or Zoroastrianism center in the search for the holy, the sacred, and the freaky.

Now, on to the OCeeker!
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Rick Warren: Patron Saint of Humblebraggadocio

By Josh Dulaney Fri., Feb. 3 2012 at 12:13 PM
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​Pound for pound, preachers are the best humblebraggers around because they can rattle off a list of professional accomplishments while giving God the glory for "working through them."

It's a nifty trick that can be pulled off only by those who make a living chatting with the Lord and sharing his insights.

The most common way for preachers to humblebrag is to spout off big numbers related to their ministry. They do this even though an argument can be made that the practice is demonic: "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel." -- 1 Chronicles 21:1 More >>
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Film

Promised Land Sees Israel Through the Eyes of Surfers

By Matt Coker Fri., Feb. 3 2012 at 7:50 AM
Categories: Film, Gimme That OC Religion
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​A film about surfers of different faiths coming together in Israel, of all places, makes its U.S. premiere at a sold-out screening in Dana Point this evening.

Promised Land, which was directed by Todd Morehead and produced by Morehead and Carlsbad Christian nonprofit Walking on Water, screens at 6:30 p.m. at Capo Beach Calvary in  Capistrano Beach. Check after the jump for other local places you can see the film before it moves to Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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