Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of U.S. Christian shutdowns, layoffs and Rapture oddities for the Gregorian (western christian calendar) month of May 2018.
ALABAMA: The New Era Baptist Church posted a sign reading “Black Folks Need to Stay Out of White Churches”.
ALASKA: Muslim prisoners accuse taxpayer funded ‘christian’ state prison guards of starving them to death, christians admit it’s a misunderstanding about Ramadan/Islam. The lawsuit says not only are the long sunny days of Alaska making it hard to fast, but the prison does not give them enough food after dusk, mainly because the food includes domesticated pig meat which Muslims don’t eat. (I’ve lived in Iran and they can and do eat wild boar, it’s the domesticated pigs that’re banned)
ARIZONA: Christians have taken over the taxpayer funded public school system and removed references to evolution, causing one high school biology teacher to quit in protest: “I was directed to make changes to adjust the wording to ‘evolution’. That was coming from levels above me, I believe, from the superintendent’s office. I turned in my resignation and said, ‘I will not be part of this.’”-Lacey Wieser
God Ministries church mysteriously collapses
Non-profit group lobbies state politicians to save churches.
CALIFORNIA: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Notre Dame de Namur University from eliminating more programs and five teaching jobs due to The Rapture, I mean what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome. Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools issued a shutdown WARN for a school in Los Angeles, 46 jobs gone by the end of June. Too Big to Jail Catholic founded Bank of America eliminating 575 jobs in Pasadena in 2019, due to the Too Big to Jail bank not wanting to renew the lease on the property! Too Big to Jail Anglican/Episcopalian/Presbyterian co-founded Wells Fargo issued a shutdown WARN for its Rancho Cucamonga car loan office, 58 jobs gone as part of plans to move vehicle loan operations out of The (not so) Golden State.
2 men injured in shooting at church in San Francisco’s Mission District
California church vows to never call police again
California police confer with Arizona counterparts in clergy sex scandal
COLORADO: Penrose-Saint Francis Health Services suddenly laid off 42 people, including a CAO, in an attempt “to increase efficiency of operations”.
Former youth helper at church charged with sex crimes
CONNECTICUT: Body of man found near Saint Martha Church
Mount Olive Church Ministries gave away $5-thousand USD worth of fuel during operation Gas on God.
Milford Church Loses Faith….. in highly recommended Contractor
Members of a wealthy Catholic family want their $5-million back after the Our Lady of Mercy school they donated it to was shutdown, the Catholic church essentially said ‘no the money is now ours’!
DELAWARE: More proof christians are not united in Christ as members of Reach Church pull their children from the christian school due to rumors they’ve been black-listed by new school administration, as a result of a merger with another christian school.
FLORIDA: Baptist Health South Florida eliminating 588 jobs by the end of July!
Man caught on camera vandalizing the security cameras of New Jerusalem Church of God.
First Baptist Church burglar linked to as many as 12 crimes
GEORGIA: Pathetic scene as former Baptist minister and U.S. President Jimmy Carter gave one of his last Sunday school classes at Maranatha Baptist Church; hundreds of ‘christians’ lined up for hours to watch the class (130 turned away) and then broke into applause when the class concluded, proving church is nothing more than entertainment.
A pastor who was sentenced to just 35 days in jail for sex crimes, hit with new sex crimes charges just days before being released.
GUAM: Catholic Father stripped of priestly duties
The Archdiocese of Agana lost $236-thousand USD
Minnesota priest accused of abusing 60 boys in Guam
HAWAII: Christians evacuate from ‘Big Island’
Episcopalians displaced by volcano
750 Hawaiian Mormon Boy Scouts rush to earn Eagle rank before church severs ties.
IDAHO: After Oregon abuse, problem priest was sent to Idaho.
Jailed priest conducts Mass from prison
Nampa church displays rainbow flag
Grand Teton Council Affected by LDS Church and Boy Scouts
Retired Idaho doctor and Mormon temple president denies fraud
Idaho Falls Mormon Ward’s church building vandalized
ILLINOIS: Benedictine University eliminating 32 jobs due to The Rapture, I mean what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome (enrollment dropped by about 2-hundred since 2016).
Davenport church leaders call summit to stop juvenile crime
An apparently Blacks Only church was vandalized with ‘White Supremacy’ graffiti.
Fire damages Otterbein United Methodist Church
Mega Church Elders Apologize For Response to Hybels Allegations
INDIANA: Christians dispute church sale
Iconic Columbus Church Placed On taxpayer funded government Endangered Places List
Woman run over by unlicensed immigrant driver as she walked to the Fervent Prayer Church preschool
Family Christian Center facing lawsuit over drowning death of babysitter
Family can claim historic Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church severs ties with no-profit over sexual orientation
Members of the same unnamed church facing federal charges in $8-million USD fraud and money laundering case
IOWA: Fulton and Holy Ghost Elementary schools were locked down prison style because of a stand-off between police and three adults after a failed attempted traffic stop, the three adults were arrested but the incident had nothing to do with schools. A Linn-Mar High School nurse (who also worked for god’s own Saint Luke’s Hospital) pled not guilty to having sex with a student.
KANSAS: More proof christians are not united in Christ as Topeka based Westboro Baptist Church launched protests against what it believes are false christians.
People shot during graduation party at Church of the Resurrection
Man shot during funeral at Greater Pentecostal Temple
Priest at Divine Mercy Parish charged with stealing thousands from church
KENTUCKY: ‘Is your church van a death trap?’
Once vibrant Pollard Baptist Church closing its doors
Body found behind Doctor’s Fork Baptist Church, four days after he died
A sign of a bad economy as Crossroads Church ends weekend services to take part in largest ever community service projects.
Man arrested for stealing from Lexington church
MAINE: Catholic diocese parts ways with the Maine Council of Churches
United Methodist Church Food Pantry Reopened After Hungry Burglar Ate Way Through It
More proof the economy is bad as Saint Mark’s Parish Hall and Episcopal Church being sold-off, forcing three charity services to find new homes
MARYLAND: The pastor of the Oxon Hill Assembly Of Jesus Christ as well as a another church minister, along with a Washington DC cop, were all arrested and charged with committing sex crimes, police say they confessed.
Baltimore priest suspended over allegations of child sex abuse
MASSACHUSETTS: Mormon Mitt Romney co-founded (but now under new ownership) Staples suddenly killed yet more corporate level jobs, 175 InfoTech employees now jobless, bringing this years corporate layoff tally to at least 2-hundred! Methodist co-founded Coca Cola shutting down its Pittsfield warehouse, at least 12 jobs gone in July.
MICHIGAN: Downriver church creates transgender support group
MINNESOTA: Saint Francis Schools eliminating 36 jobs in June.
Archdiocese paying $210 million to 450 priest sex abuse victims
MISSISSIPPI: Man arrested for breaking into the Hardy Street Baptist Church.
MISSOURI: Catholic co-founded motorcycle maker Harley Davidson shutting down its factory in Kansas City, about 4-hundred U.S. jobs being sent to Thailand (according to union reps)!
Light fixture ignites Community of Christ church during graduation
MONTANA: Woman distraught after Bitterroot Valley Calvary Chapel Church worker traps, shoots and kills her cat, church officials said they trap cats and raccoons in order to stop them from getting into their precious sand volleyball court! Police have charged the church employee with a crime.
Vandals spray church with penis….graffiti
NEBRASKA: Former First-Plymouth church Youth Leader Accused of Making Sexual Advances to Boy
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Saint Peter’s Church being sold to property developer who specializes in turning churches into high-priced condos.
NEW JERSEY: Two people arrested for having sex in the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church.
After a million dollar renovation, god burns down Mary Help of Christians Academy
NEW MEXICO: Virgin Mary Statue Seen ‘Weeping’, Catholic church begins investigation
Taxpayer funded Shiprock High School scheduled christian prayers during graduation, not only in violation of the U.S. Constitution but in violation federal Supreme Court rulings.
Jesus of Nazareth said “Render unto Caesar what is his.” Meaning if you take part in a government funded system then you play by its rules.
NEW YORK: 18-year-old charged with hate crime after Catholic church statue damaged
Family Church Fredonia tower destroyed
3 priests linked to sex scandal who didn’t make bishop’s list
NORTH CAROLINA: Mormon Mitt Romney co-founded (but now under new ownership) Staples shutting down its Henderson distribution center (fulfillment center), transferring 1-hundred jobs from Henderson to Charlotte as part of consolidation operations!
OHIO: God powerless to stop ‘his’ own Hiram College from conducting layoffs and radical program restructuring due to The Rapture, I mean what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome which has caused the school to cut $1-million USD from its budget.
The homosexual pastor of the Clifton United Methodist Church had his seminary diploma stolen
Two men seen stealing a lawnmower from Liberty Assembly of God Church.
OKLAHOMA: A Oklahoma city councilman, and member of the Faith, Hope & Love Missionary Baptist Church, charged with tax evasion and stealing money from the charities he helped create.
High-speed pursuit through metro ends in crash at Mustang church
Churches now included in Oklahoma’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law
Matthew 5:39: “But I am saying to you, you shall not rise up against an evil person, but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him also the other.”-Jesus of Nazareth
OREGON: Silverton church hopes to build tiny homes for homeless women (I guess they don’t care about homeless men)
LGBT Students Were Bullied and Forced to Read Bible
Portland business sues LGBTQ Catholic church for causing it to lose business
PENNSYLVANIA: The YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) of Greater Pittsburgh now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and shutting down its Fifth Avenue location due to lack of money.
Grand jury report expected to shed more light on church sex abuse
PUERTO RICO: Court halts embargo of Puerto Rico Catholic church accounts
RHODE ISLAND: Church Group’s Leader Transitioning From a Man to a Woman
Not a single man has signed up for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence‘s fall semester seminary!
103 years old (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) Saint Brigid Church being reduced to ‘mission’ status, open for special occasions only.
SOUTH CAROLINA: More proof christians are not united in Christ as the Red Bank Baptist Church getting rid of its Jesus idol, I mean statue because bigoted members think it looks ‘too Catholic‘!
SOUTH DAKOTA: A religious group espousing polygamy discovered that without government issued birth certificates you can’t enroll your masses of children in taxpayer funded schools.
TENNESSEE: After 120 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) Presbyterian (some say Masonic cultists) co-founded iconic guitar maker Gibson now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to $500-million USD of debts. Apparently the justice system is so bad in Shelby County that The Healing Center church is now helping people who have criminal records, despite never having been convicted of a crime, expunge those records.
TEXAS: God powerless to stop Sojourn Baptist Church from shutting down its Academy due to The Rapture, I mean low student enrollment.
Director of Wylie Baptist Church Child Development Center wanted for failure to report sex crimes
Baptist leader Fired, Stripped of Retirement Benefits after sex scandal
Bomb targets Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church
UTAH: Mormon founded and controlled The Salt Lake Tribune laid off 64 people.
Some Mormons say their church needs a culture change, after sex abuse scandal
Mormon church wants 1984 rape suit against ex-leader tossed
Mormon Church breaks all ties with Boy Scouts, ending 100-year relationship
How the LDS Church manages its finances
Congregation raising money to repair Utah church featured in ‘Footloose’
VERMONT: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception downgraded to ‘church’ status and being prepped for sale (estimated value $4-million USD), the Catholic Church blames The Rapture, I mean crashing membership.
VIRGINIA: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church hung a body from a tree for Easter!
Episcopal Church halts search for a second bishop suffragan due to internal problems
WASHINGTON: Presbyterian founded Georgia Pacific laid off 225 employees at the Camas Paper Mill! After 114 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) boat shaped Memorial Lutheran Church shutdown due to The Rapture, I mean the congregation is down to only 25 members: “Our congregation has shrunk rather dramatically in the past two years.”– CJ Nevijel, vice president church council
Boy Scouts in Spokane feel the split as Mormon Church announces separation
WASHINGTON DC: God’s own Catholic University of America laying off at least 35 people because of The Rapture, I mean what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome, school officials said “Morale has never been lower.”
Pruitt dinner included Vatican figure accused of sexual abuse
LDS (mormon) Church leader prays at White House
WEST VIRGINIA: First Baptist Church was ejected from the Fairmont Baptist Association
Bluefield church celebrates final service
WISCONSIN: In Saint Nazianz, after 134 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) god powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Saint Gregory Catholic School, due to The Rapture, I mean because they’ve “had declining enrollment numbers for some time”. A stupid church member thought they were doing a good thing by returning ‘personal items’ to the Bread of Life Church, the problem is they used a USPS box and never shipped it through the mail, just left it with no note or explanation on the steps of the church. It ended up costing taxpayers a lot of money when the bomb squad was called in.
Massive fire causes $17M damage to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mysterious fire inside Saint Mary’s Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
U.S. Christian Rapture, April 2018: “YOU CAN’T STOP THE CHURCH!”
“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.”