Results tagged “thechurch”

For those interested in learning more about Scientology off the job, the church is expanding its Chicago presence. The Church of Scientology is setting up shop at the former Artcraft Building in the South Loop, at 650 S. Clark. When the flagship center opens next summer there will be activities, social services and, presumably, auditing. The building’s previous tenants, ACORN and the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, moved out because the space and crumbling façade needed attention...

The Westboro Baptist Church, with the charmingly named website of www.godhatesfags.com, is coming to Chicago Wednesday. Chicagoist is going to dub this the Evil Jackass Monsters of Hate Tour. The “Church” is based in Topeka, Kansas (that’s good publicity for the city), and it’s been protesting the funerals of Iraq war vets. The “Church” feels that our casualties in Iraq are part of God’s punishment for the United States tolerating the gays. It's monitored as...

Last night, Chicagoist was able to go see one of our recently new favorite artists, Josh Rouse, at what will probably *not* be one of our new favorite venues, the Black Orchid. We have only recently started hearing about the Black Orchid as a venue for music, and were unsure what was awaiting us. We called ahead of time and were told on the phone to expect a "30s style supper club -- like the...