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Christ on a cat: Jesus makes the evening news

By Paul Schmelzer | 03.10.09 | 1:19 pm

Grilled cheese sandwiches, a Cheetoh, toast, tree bark, ice, a Danish, pancakes, fish sticks, an ultrasound: These are just a few of the countless places the image of Jesus has been spotted. And according to this video

Good Lord: Man says Jesus told him to ram SUV into clinic

By Andy Birkey | 01.25.09 | 10:18 pm

A man who rammed his SUV into the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul on Thursday told police that Jesus told him to do it, the Star Tribune reports. Matthew L. Derosia was watching a Catholic television channel…

Warren dares to say ‘Jesus,’ next to nada about love that dares not speak its name

By Chris Steller | 01.20.09 | 7:35 pm

In his inaugural invocation today, the Rev. Rick Warren was subtle about shaming gay-rights protesters but explicit about his Chrisitianity, calling on Jesus by name not once but four times, in four different languages associated with three world religions.

Jesus not junk: “Eyesore” headline riles readers in Mankato

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.21.08 | 1:07 pm

The Mankato Free Press is accused of using the Lord’s name in vain: On January 14, it ran a story about city ordinance changes that affect highway ads, junked cars and roadside landscaping ornaments. Headlined…