Oh God, Oh God, Oh God

For a religion founded by a man who liked to turn water into wine and party, Christianity has become stale, preachy and, well, puritanical. Fortunately, what can only be a higher power has intervened. A former stripper is going to strip clubs in southern California to preach the gospel.

The married 31-year-old mother of two, co-founded the ministry J.C.'s Girls Girls Girls, and even pays for the lap dances so that she can preach the word of God to the strippers...The three pass out Bibles folded up in T-shirts saying "Holy Hottie" at porn conventions, and their Web site shows glamour shots of them taken by a porno director.

Meanwhile a Diocese in Arlington, Virginia gives sermons at bars where people can drink and pray.

The event is "Theology on Tap," a program launched in Northern Virginia six years ago to reach out to young Catholics, especially those who might not attend Mass regularly. Church leaders say the "six-pack seminars" -- each seminar consists of six weekly sessions -- are not intended to replace worship services. Instead, they are a way of integrating religion into parishioners' daily lives, while building and sustaining church membership. Each seminar consists of six weekly sessions.

The money quote:

"I always have to check my heart before I go," said [one church-bar attendee], who lives in Arlington. "I have to make sure I have a word with the Lord and say, 'Yeah, there are going to be some single ladies here, and it would be great to meet someone, Lord, but I want to make sure my focus is on you, and I'm going to learn something about living my life better.' If the resulting effect is meeting ladies, so be it."