When did Texas become part of Europe?

Okay, I AM cheating. This is a video about Texas, not Europe. But it is about a church for bikers in Texas. So it is still worth a look! Enjoy.

Is Europe "free"? In relation to religion at least...

Ever wondered if there was a relationship between religious freedoms and secularity in Europe? The Nova Research Centre has taken some of the recognised measures of "religious liberty" and charted their relationship with "secularity" and "social hostility" on nifty charts.

To find out more click here.

Just don't ask me what they all mean...!

Does God care about football?

Here is a new one for you! First, watch the video:

So what actually happened? This is what a BETTING website, of all places, made of it:
"Last night, we witnessed Torres continue his recent goalscoring form after a brace against Genk in the Champions League. It was arguably El Nino’s best performance in a Chelsea shirt & one which he could of finished with 4 or 5 goals.

"Was it because of weak opposition? Was it luck? Wrong on both accounts. It was because of his Chelsea team-mate David Luiz. Pre-match David Luiz appears to bless Torres & say a prayer for the Spaniard. Thirty minutes later, Torres has scored 2 goals & seem’s to be rediscovering the form that made him a world class player."

If only they had stopped there. But no, they had to finish with:

"Whatever crazy voodoo David Luiz casts has obviously worked and we could very well see this become a regular ritual before Chelsea games."

Free churches gain ground in Switzerland

A Swiss National Science Foundation project investigating religions, the state and society has discovered "Twice as many people attend services each week in free – mostly evangelical – churches as in the state-recognised Protestant Church."


"Twenty-nine per cent of all people who attend a religious service each week go to a free church while only 14 per cent visit the recognised Swiss Protestant Church."

They also state that 690,000 (about 1 in every 11) Swiss nationals attend a weekly service.

Free churches make up almost 25% of the nearly 6,000 religious communities in Switzerland.

See full story here