A minister told his congregation: by cringeyjokesman February 21, 2022, 12:25 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments A pastor asks if anyone in the congregation would like to express thanks for answered prayers. by cringeyjokesman November 5, 2021, 12:42 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL of the sluggard waker, a church position whose job was to wake up anyone in the congregation who had fallen asleep by hitting them on the head with a stick by whatilearned October 7, 2021, 1:46 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments During a church service, the pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to be prayed for. by cringeyjokesman August 6, 2021, 1:46 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
8 Comments TIL at an Alabamian church in 1902 someone yelled “there’s a fight!” The congregation instead heard the word “fire” and began to attempt to escape. In the ensuing stampede 115 people were killed. by whatilearned July 16, 2021, 10:48 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL that in State v. Linkhaw, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the conviction of a man who sang so badly in church that a jury had found him guilty of “disturbing a religious congregation.” by whatilearned April 7, 2021, 4:35 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote