A QUEER SECT
PROSECUTED IN HUNGARY
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BUDAPEST, November 21
The merriest prosecution in the history of crime was enacted when eighteen members of a sect called “The Church of Laughter” were chargee” with belonging to a religious body not authorised by the State. This sect holds services for Bible readings in which the members bust into fits of laughter at evqry verse, justifying this conduct by quoting Bible teachings. •
The defendants were sentenced to a few days imprisonment. The nthev fell down on their knees and prayed that the g : ft of laughter might be bestowed upon their judges. They were then led to the cells, still convulsed with merriment.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1930, Page 5
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117A QUEER SECT Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1930, Page 5
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