RELIGION OF LAUGHTER,
MEMBERS OF STRANGE SECT IMPRISONED. (UNITED PRESS ASSOtIiTIOK—BT ELECTHIC TELBOBAPH —COPYBIQHT.) (Received November 21st, 11.10 p.m.) BUDAPEST, November 20. The merriest'prosecution'in .'the' history 'of criTJio' was enacted when 18 members-of : a - .sect--.called the 'sChurch of Laughter" were chaiged with belonging to a religious body not authorised by the State. The feect holds services for • Bible readings, in .which the members burst into fits of laughter at every. . verse, justifying their conduct by quoting .the Bible teaching. Tho defendants were sentenced-to 1 a few days' imprisonment, when they fell down on their knees and prayed that the gift of laughter might be bestowed upon their judges. ' They were then led to the cells, still convulsed' with merriment.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20092, 22 November 1930, Page 15
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119RELIGION OF LAUGHTER, Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20092, 22 November 1930, Page 15
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