Abominations

Horse baptised for church funds

Johannesburg -- A South African preacher baptised a thoroughbred racehorse "Running Reverend" Sunday in front of his congregation in a controversial bid to raise church funds. Members of St Peter's Congregational Church watched as Reverend Deric Derbyshire splashed the horse's forehead with water at the Villa Felix stud farm outside the southeastern coast city of Port Elizabeth. "I did a scripture reading and a prayer and then sprinkled the horse's forehead," Derbyshire told AFP. Posted by Editor at October 25, 2004 05:50 AM