
A monk has been banned from delivering religious leaflets in Britain for the next five years following complaints of homophobia. Brother Damon Kelly of the Black Hermits, a tiny Catholic group based in Northampton, pleaded guilty in June to harassing
by Nick Hallett26 Oct 2015, 9:55 AM PST0

A monk has pleaded guilty to harassing a couple of lesbian pagans after telling them: “We used to burn people like you.” Brother Damon Kelly of the Black Hermits, a tiny Catholic group based in the Diocese of Northampton in
by Nick Hallett1 Aug 2015, 6:17 AM PST0

A Benedictine community of monks from Norcia, Italy, has released an album of heavenly strains of Gregorian chant that is enjoying extraordinary success. The CD not only debuted at number 1 on Billboard’s classical chart, but has held top billing for the third straight week.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Jun 2015, 5:37 AM PST0

Freedom of speech and expression have come under scrutiny with a vengeance recently. In Burma (Myanmar), it was taken to a whole new level when a bar manager from New Zealand and his two Burmese colleagues were sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison–with hard labor—for posting an image on social media of a Buddha wearing headphones, in an attempt to promote unlimited frozen margaritas.
by Adelle Nazarian19 Mar 2015, 6:58 AM PST0