Skeptical Thoughts

The Wellington Astrology centre, a drop-in office in central Wellington, is struggling to make ends meet and has turned to Pledge Me to raise funds. It's been running since 2011, but now needs $3,000 ... (67 words)

Rod Parsley of the World Harvest church isn't relying on his healing abilities to treat his throat cancer but is seeking actual medical treatments. Here he is on an advert asking for 'seeds' of ... (223 words)

Up to 80 kids - 1 in 4 - at Brunswick North West Primary School in Melbourne have contracted chicken pox. The school is tolerant or even welcoming of parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids. ... (147 words)

An osteopath in Christchurch has been disciplined for treating a patient's toothache by touching her breast. He said that tightness in her chest muscles was causing problems with her jaw. This is the ... (593 words)

A Bronx priest stole more than $1M from two NYC churches, and used the cash on a wild S&M romance with his beefy boyfriend Reverend Peter Miqueli is being sued by parishioners at his church in ... (123 words)

Former accountant turned psychic took $250 thousand from an elderly couple in a rest home who had been friends with him for 30 years. The money was taken over a period of 12 years. Just lost his ... (179 words)

Australian Anti-vaccination activist's 11 week old daughter hospitalised for whooping cough, which kills 1 in 200 children who pick up the infection. It appears from Facebook posts that she has no ... (76 words)