The Juice applauds this church for its openmindedness. But this is what the Juice has a problem with: While not having a policy for transgendered clergy, the United Methodist Church does prohibit sexually active gay clergy! Oy vey. What’s a parishioner to think, after his/her head stops spinning?
That’s the allegation, anyway. The plaintiffs allege that certain sodas contain unsafe levels of benzene, which can form in drinks containing vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, and either sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate. (Scientists say factors such as heat or light exposure can trigger a reaction that forms benzene…
Defendant Richard Glawson can forget about jury sympathy. After the judge refused the prosecutor’s request to have Glawson shackled, he sucker-punched an elderly juror, then had to be pulled off of him. Sure, hindsight is 20/20. In this case, though, foresight should have been easy enough. Here’s what Glawson (see…
Petty Officer Second Glass Jason Knight, a trained Hebrew linguist, is gay. So, under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Navy booted him in 2005. He even had to give back his $13,000 signing bonus. Then, just 9 months later, the Navy called him up for a one-year tour in Kuwait.…
Things must be going awfully well in the Collier County, Florida school system. Why else would they spend so much time and so many resources doing battle over a harmless prank? Here’s what happened: Senior Nick Sofos was asked to co-host a fundraiser for the school’s drama club. Just before…
Janet Campbell did – once. The man was her husband, Desmond. They pitched their tent 20 yards from a cliff! Per Mr. Campbell, his wife left the tent to go to the bathroom. He heard a sound, and found her body at the bottom of the cliff, 55 yards below.…
Many folks who are wondering about the meaning of life, or what happens after death, turn to religion for answers. But if you’re wondering how to get out of a traffic ticket, you’re on your own. Take the case of Mr. Robert G. Loudon, a god-fearing resident of Memphis, Tennessee.…
Don Bolles, drummer for the legendary punk rock band The Germs, was on his way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting when he was pulled over by Newport Beach, California’s finest. For whatever reason (they hate punk?), they decide to search his car. I’m sure Bolles now wishes he hadn’t consented.…
I lack the imagination to make these stories up. Seems that young Ms. Marin (age 18) was recently picked up for trying to pinch a pair of shoes at a London store called Lizard. While the police were detaining her, she managed to secure her weapon – her right breast…