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Faith, Foibles, and Fantasy

By Buck Wolf, About.com

.We're all entitled to our beliefs. Religion holds answer for some -- and questions for many others. Then there are news stores like those you'll find here, that leave most of us scratching our heads.

Hey, Wanna See My Tattoo?

A man with a Jesus tattoo was arrested in Florida for exposing himself. Police say he called out to a woman, and when she didn't reply he unzipped... and whipped out a part of his body that presumably was not tattooed, according to nwfdailynews.com.

Crack-Dealing Pastor

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Fort Wayne police have accused Rev. Curtis White III was dealing crack cocain to congregants of the Divine Faith Baptist Church. Officers say he had 6.6 grams of crack in his hotel room and 6.5 grams concealed in a body cavity.

Practicing Jedi

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May the force be with eight members of Scotland's 55-member Strathclyde Police Department, who describe themselves as being members of the "Jedi" religion. Let's hope internal affairs and Obi-Wan never finds them turning to the Dark Side.

Transexual Nun Wannabe

A 45-year-old Italian man is planning to undergo a sex change operation in the hopes of becoming a nun. "I talked about my wish with a priest but I was misunderstood," the man told the Italian news agency. "A conversation with a bishop was even worse."

Facebook Fast

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In this age of online networking, some Catholics ponder giving up Facebook for Lent.

White House Puts Christmas Tree on Chanukah Invitation

The White House apologized for sending American Jewish leaders invitations to a Chanukah reception that featured pictures of a horse-drawn cart pulling a Christmas tree to the White House.

Church or Whore House?

Arizona prosecutors accuse John LaVoie of operating a house of prostitution that was disguised as a church. They apparently had a very generous interpretation of the "laying of hands" ritual.

No Nuns on Catwalk: Preist Stops Beauty Pageant

Just a day after an Italian priest announced plans to start a beauty pageant for nuns, the contest has been called off. Father Antonio Rungi told Reuters: "My superiors were not happy."

Body Found in Preacher's Freezer

While Jackson, Ala., preacher delivered a sermon, police allegedly found the body of a woman believed to be his wife stuffed in his freezer. The accused cleric's name is Anthony Hopkins.

Whoops Goes the Witch

A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot while waving a 3-foot store in a pagan good luck ceremony.

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