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Here we go again.  Dateline Arlington…
Drake…said June 2 on “The Alan Colmes Show” that unless Obama repents, he is praying that God will kill the president. Drake said he believes that is what happened to slain abortion provider George Tiller, who was shot to death while attending church in Wichita, Kan., on Sunday, [...]

Yes they are, according to David Campbell and Robert Putnam.  Here is from their presentation hosted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
The scholars say their studies found that religious people are three to four times more likely to be involved in their community. They are more apt than nonreligious Americans to work [...]

Time Magazine has out a list of 10 ideas changing the world right now and among them is what they label “The New Calvinism.”  From their web site…
Calvinism is back, and not just musically. John Calvin’s 16th century reply to medieval Catholicism’s buy-your-way-out-of-purgatory excesses is Evangelicalism’s latest success story, complete with an utterly sovereign and [...]

If you have been disturbed by the Westboro Baptist Church (As I have in the past) you may find this amusing.

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Dateline Colorado Springs…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —  Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard and his wife are planning another TV appearance, this time to talk about their marriage.
The two are in Los Angeles taping an appearance on the syndicated Twentieth Television show “Divorce Court,” to be broadcast nationally April 1.
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The Haggards say their marriage and Christian faith [...]

Okay, he his not actively in ministry, but quite a story none the less.  From The New York Daily News…
He shows up at the hottest clubs in the wee hours and spends thousands on top-shelf liquors, doling out five-figure tips like silver dollars.
He’ll send bottles of Dom Perignon to tables around him on a whim, [...]

Greetings on MLK Day.  I hope your church has it as an official holiday.

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From World Net Daily…
“John 3:16″ has appeared in various forms at nationally televised sporting events over the years, but after University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow inscribed it on his eye black for last night’s BCS National Championship game, the biblical reference became the most popular search item on Google.com.
Google Trends [...]