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NEW YORK, NY--Christian apologist and author Dr. Os Guinness blasted the Episcopal Church telling several hundred persons at a Kairos Awards dinner that among mainline denominations it was the worst and most extreme capitulation to the spirit of the age in its abject surrender to the sexual mores of the modern world. Calling them “kissing Judases” (from Soren Kierkegaard) -- followers of Jesus betray him with an interpretation. Guinness ripped the ECUSA saying, "we have seen a troubling growth of those who bend every nerve to reach successive generations of the cultured despisers of the Gospel: and then join them...

OK, ignore the fact that we didn't evolve from icthyosaurs, this is still a hilarious Guinness commercial, and for anyone who is both interested in evolution and loves beer, it's a hoot. (well, I'm a teetotaler, but I loved it anyways)

At 105, Herbert Brown is impeccably dressed in a crisp blue shirt that brings out the color of his eyes but belies the strain of time on his frail frame. Given his time spent in a Nazi concentration camp and his run-in with the notorious Adolf Eichmann, it's a wonder Brown has survived. But here he is, in the one-bedroom apartment he shares with his wife of 74 years, the former Magda Fritz, who is 100. Together, on July 15, their ages totaled 205 years and 293 days, making them — according to the Guinness Book of World Records —...

Actor Colin Farrell is suing a woman for allegedly trying to distribute and profit from a sex tape he says the two recorded with the agreement they would never make it public. The lawsuit filed Monday in Superior Court seeks general and compensatory damages as well as a temporary restraining order and injunction prohibiting the sale and exploitation of the videotape. Farrell, 29, accuses Nicole Narain of trying to distribute the tape through an intermediary. The two had an intimate relationship 2 1/2 years ago and both agreed that the 15-minute tape that shows the couple having sex would be...

FORT PAYNE, Ala. - After 15 years of being known as the city that created the world's largest birthday cake, Fort Payne may have to forfeit that title. Las Vegas created its own giant cake last weekend in celebration of the city's 100th birthday. The cake, assembled by 600 volunteers, weighed 130,000 pounds and measured 102 feet long, 52 feet wide and 20 inches high. Organizers said they expected Guinness Book of Records officials to confirm their cake as the world's largest within weeks. Fort Payne has held the title since 1989, when it created a 128,238-pound cake in the...

Irishman, Englishman and a German are caught in Saudi Arabia drinking. "Under Saudi law you are sentenced to 30 lashes then deported. Before you begin you are entitled to something on you back, what would you like?" said the prison guard to the Englishman just before lashing him. The English man, being a bit of a cricket fan, asked for linseed oil. When they lashed him on a post and let him go to catch his flight back to London he groaned and crawled to the airport. Next came the German. "Under Saudi law you are sentenced to 30 lashes...

The true color of Irish beer Take time to discover the warmth and the richness of Eire's best libations. By Heather McPherson | Sentinel Food Editor Posted March 16, 2005 With a national beer as thickly colored as liquid chocolate, do you really think any true Irish imbiber would tint his or her beer green on St. Patrick's Day? "Not in this bar," says Ann Tobar, manager of An Tobar Irish Pub in Hotel Orlando North (formerly the Sheraton Maitland). She expects the house to be packed as the Guinness flows on Thursday. Pastel beer is for the Bennigan's crowd....

My Guinness Bar Towel finally arrived in the mail today. "Let the good times overflow." Well, better late than never. This has to go down in advertising history as one of the worst handled promotional schemes ever.

The old advertising slogan "Guinness is Good for You" may be true after all, according to researchers. A pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as an aspirin to prevent heart clots that raise the risk of heart attacks. Drinking lager does not yield the same benefits, experts from Wisconsin University told a conference in the US. Guinness were told to stop using the slogan decades ago - and the firm still makes no health claims for the drink. The Wisconsin team tested the health-giving properties of stout against lager by giving it to dogs who...

<p>WAUKESHA, Wis. -- The School District should remove copies of the Guinness World Records 2001 because of photos displaying women clad in what is described as the world's most valuable bikini and other pictures, an elementary school teacher says.</p> <p>Culver has asked district officials to remove the books from the libraries of all 17 district elementary schools.</p>