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Crystal Cathedral

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2012

    The OCeeker: Hope Center of Christ and the Fantastic Voyage From the Crystal Cathedral to the Crystal Ballroom

    The OCeeker loves him some irony. And who does irony better than the Almighty? Consider this, ye heathen: Sheila Schuller Coleman, former leader of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, the iconic megachurch founded by her father, Robert H. Schuller, is now preaching to a 100 or so b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Catholic Rector Tapped For Crystal Cathedral

    They haven't made a public announcement yet, but the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange appears to have picked a rector for the Crystal Cathedral.Rev. Christopher Smith is expected to take the post in June or July, according to Stephen Bohannon, a spokesman for the Diocese.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    What We Learned, March 10-23: Double Fantasy Live Edition

    ​My being on assignment last week forced my skipping last Friday's What We Learned. Not that anyone noticed . . . sniff . . . It's because I'm fat, isn't it!?! MARCH 10: UCI's Nobel Prize-winning chemist F. Sherwood Rowland (right) passes away at his Corona del Mar home from Parkinson's Disease co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Rev. Robert Schuller: Pimping God To The End

    ​The Reverend Robert Schuller and his wife recently quit the board of the Garden Grove-based global televangelist church they recklessly drove into a massive $50 million bankruptcy and one of their daughters has announced she intends to create a new church.Most mainstream media accounts of the dev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Crystal Cathedral Cutting Kin

    ​The Crystal Cathedral is becoming less of a family affair. Officials at the Garden Grove-based ministry confirmed this week that three people related to founder Robert H. Schuller were given the boot from leadership.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    What We Learned, Feb. 4-10

    ​It's a week worth of bite-size Orange County news and what it all taught us.FEB. 4: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange reveals on its website that it is accepting from parishoners new names for Crystal Cathedral through Feb. 20. Bishop Tod Brown's only requirement is that the new moniker be "C ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    What We Learned

    The Year on Navel Gazing and Beyond!

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    OC's Scariest People 2011

    Celebrating the Day of the Dead with some of the county's worst offenders

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    [UPDATED with 1 More Photo:] 3 Returning From Crystal Cathedral Service Perish in Fiery Crash

    UPDATE, AUG. 9, 1:07 P.M.: One more shot by the Weekly's Brandon Ferguson from last night's triple-fatal accident in Buena Park shows the wreckage:​

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Supreme Court Rules for Reverend Fred Phelps' 'God Hates Fags' Picketing Outside Military Funerals

    ​The Reverend Fred Phelps' God-Hates-Faggetry that plays out outside military funerals, political conventions and Rent productions at Corona del Mar High School won U.S. Supreme Court protection this morning.Justices voted 8-1 to uphold an appeals-court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Top 15 Notable OC Quotes of 2010

    Rev. Schuller: Give me mo' money!​15. "I want to tongue every inch of you because I love you."--A text message Oxford Academy high-school history teacher Christopher John Ontiveros allegedly sent to a 17-year-old female student before his arrest for sex crimes.14. "[Barney Frank] will be shot dead ... More >>

  • Food

    December 2, 2010

    Thanh Tam Is a Corner Bakery

    [Hole In the Wall] Visit this Garden Grove Vietnamese star for big bánh mìs

  • Culture

    December 2, 2010

    Christmas Plays Are the Reason for the Season

    From South Coast Repertory to the Cabrillo Playhouse in San Clemente, a ranking of the best and the worst Christmas plays this holiday season

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    This Week in Food: Controversial Tamale Fundraisers, Great Office Park Eats, and Charlie Palmer!

    Flickr user ilovemypit​Given this was Turkey Week, the blogging 'round here was at a more-relaxed pace, but that doesn't mean there weren't goodies in the mix (sorry for the double negative, a no-no in English, but I'm still asleep from the racks of ribs we ate last night). After the jump, some hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Five OC Restaurants and Trends that Should be at the New John Wayne Airport Terminal

    Flickr user b r e n t​There's a bit of a controversy brewing over two proposals vying to get the food concession contract at John Wayne Airport as it prepares to open its latest terminal next year. One, HMS Host International, has the current contract and proposes to change up the offerings to ref ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2010

    Rev. Robert Schuller Wants Your Money For His Wild Spending

    Schuller: Maybe those $45 hamburgers were too much.​It was only a matter of time before millionaire Rev. Robert H. Schuller of Garden Grove's Crystal Cathedral was once again seeking charity from those less fortunate than himself.Yep, he's got an incredibly comfortable life and he wildly spent mor ... More >>

  • Food

    October 21, 2010

    Harry's Place Is Roadside Retro

    [Hole in the Wall] And oh, those pastrami burgers

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Why is Robert Schuller Still Giving Self-Help Talks?

    ​While Rick Warren has influenced two continents, for better or worse, and Chuck Smith can enjoy the twilight of his life knowing Calvary Chapel is one of America's great Christian quasi-denominations, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller faces the prospect of ending up as Orange County's Aimee Semple McPh ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 19, 2009

    How Much Do These Plays Make You Feel Like the 12 Days of Christmas Are More Like 12 Weeks?

    ​While Rick Warren has influenced two continents, for better or worse, and Chuck Smith can enjoy the twilight of his life knowing Calvary Chapel is one of America's great Christian quasi-denominations, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller faces the prospect of ending up as Orange County's Aimee Semple McPh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Lucille's Rib Shack to Open Nov. 2

    Lucille's Rib Shack​Lucille's Rib Shack in the city of Orange will open Nov. 2, according to their Facebook page and an employee who answered the telephone.The restaurant, formerly a Hof's Hut, is located across the street from the Crystal Cathedral and a couple of blocks from the Block at Orange. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 17

    Orange County Register: South Coast Plaza shoppers are oblivious to President Obama's visit two miles away. If they can still afford South Coast Plaza, they are oblivious to his message, too. . . . Another Kobe Bryant court appearance, another dismissal. This time he was getting out of jury dut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 8

    Orange County Register: The man who shot himself to death inside Crystal Cathedral two weeks ago thought he was a prophet of God and heard the voices of demons inside his head. Wait, there's more than one of us? The Reg also has video of the dude. . . . A Costa Mesa Police officer and another f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    This Week in the OC Weekly

    In "Out of Tune" Gustavo Arellano interviews Bob Gunn, the man who helped Mariners Chruch become an evangelical giant. Then the church fired him for being gay, and they've been in and out of court since. News has Matt Coker explaining why Pastor Wiley Drake thinks he still has a unseating Barack Oba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Has Orange County Christianity Jumped the Shark?

    The country is abuzz with President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Saddleback Church's Rick "Purpose-Driven Life" Warren to offer the invocation at next month's presidential inauguration. Let others debate the merits of the choice--I personally think Warren's beginning to wade into the political wat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    Rick Warren Superstar

    Just about everything that can be said has been said about pastor Rick Warren's performance this past weekend with underlings John McCain and Barack Obama. Except this: by getting all moving cameras in the Free World fixed on his Saddleback Church, Warren officially propelled himself past two other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Hour of Power Now 2,000 Episodes Old

    Sorry I'm late on this, but The Hour of Power—that uniquely Orange County slice of televised Christianity hosted from Garden Grove's Crystal Cathedral by Robert H. Schuller and his son, Robert A.—celebrated its 2,000th consecutive broadcast on June 1. Watch it here. Thinking about how this Pa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2007

    In Excess Deo

    The Glory of Christmas

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007

    Robert Schuller to Bury Evel Knievel

    For another reason why this paper has been historically softer on the Reverend Robert Schuller than on Orange County's other wacky Christians (though read this article for proof we're not that soft), look no further than the announcement that Schuller will preside over Evel Knievel's funeral in Mont ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 22, 2007

    Paradise by the Plasma Light

    Kutlug Atamans American dreams dont always play so well on the screen

  • Features

    December 28, 2006

    Diary of a Mad Year

    Jan. 1-Dec. 13

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2006

    The Old Porno Slur (Snowball Edition)

    In porno parlance, to snowball someone is to swallow a guy's semen, then kiss him and deposit the gunk in his mouth. Why do we bring this vile practice up? Only 'cause Michael Scott Kerr insists. Kerr, you'll remember, is the man behind Snowball Express, an organization that will fly into Orange Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2006

    Happy Motoring

    USA Today, the newspaper designed for people who'd rather be watching television, brings us news of a new survey ranking the two hundred largest American cities in terms of driving safety. Compiled by Allstate Insurance, the survey measures the average rate at which drivers in a city are involved in ... More >>

  • Features

    February 9, 2006

    How OC Are You When It Comes to "S.E.X."?

    Our sexy sex quiz

  • Culture

    October 6, 2005

    Hitchcocki, Hell and Trout Fishing

    Ten theatrical reasons you aint going nowhere till spring

  • Columns

    August 25, 2005

    'If They Get Beaten, Then They Asked for It'

    Ten theatrical reasons you aint going nowhere till spring

  • Unknown

    June 30, 2005

    Oh, Dread

    Nightlife and more: June 30-July 7

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Stereotype OC Positive

    Nightlife and more: June 30-July 7

  • News

    January 20, 2005

    Puck Off!

    Anaheim Deals With NHL Lockout

  • Features

    December 30, 2004

    When Irate Eyes Are Smiling

    The Year in Bad Theater

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    From Nazis to Schuller to Arabs

    Former neo-Nazi leader Bill Baker now speaks on the Muslim circuit

  • News

    January 8, 2004

    The Year of the Gun

    OC cops end 2003 with perfect record

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    OC Weekly Marks the Passing of . . .

    OC cops end 2003 with perfect record

  • Culture

    December 26, 2002

    Is 'Genericizing' a Word?

    An OC Weekly guide to holiday theater

  • Culture

    April 25, 2002

    Tweekers Ball

    This is your art on drugs

  • Columns

    March 7, 2002

    Letters

    This is your art on drugs

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Garden Grove

    Those were the days

  • Film

    March 29, 2001

    Sex, Drugs and Narcissism

    The fifth annual Calleys

  • Features

    March 30, 2000

    Gypsies, Tramps and Bigots

    Kansas anti-gay reverend brings his traveling theater to OC

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Computer Girls Christmas Guide

    Confessions of an online Christmas shopper

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Crystal Fur Ball

    Psychic Kitty on stuff that matters

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