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ASM Annual Meeting

April Beisaw — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:26:00 -0500

On Saturday, October 18, 2008, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, the Archeological Society of Maryland will hold its annual meeting at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Church Street, in Frederick, Maryland.The slate of speakers will discuss various Maryl

Gov Palin blurs lines between church and state

webmdave — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:27:00 -0500

The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office.What she didn't tell worshipers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometow

Guest Blogger: J.F. Lewis

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:57:00 -0500

Why Do My Werewolf's Teeth Keep Falling Out?When Lynda asked me to guest blog, she said that I could write about anything “educational, interesting or entertaining about anything paranormal” which is why we’ll be talking about werewolf calculus

No More Fear and Lies

Rebecca and Lorrie — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:50:00 -0500

As yesterday was National Coming Out Day, and the premier of this blog, I have to confess something, I am only "sort of" out of the closet. I came out to my ex-husband, he outed me to my teenage sons, who didn't say anything to me about it, until I

WWBD? WWAD? WWVD? WWJD??

Clarence — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:25:00 -0500

So, this election is now about whose God is greater? It's about protecting Jesus's reputation? If Obama wins this election, the deities of the "fake religions" will have "won" & will have beaten God's Chosen Ones? Is our Lord a Republican afte

Now is the Time For All Good Nut-Bags

james ivan greco — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:16:58 -0500

It’s mid-October… must be time for the crazies to start dominating the Republican effort to retain the White House. The vitriol and undisguised fear and loathing of the different, the alien, the non-white, non-evangelical, the non-oldR

Is Sarah Palin Jewish?

History Chasers — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:48:00 -0500

Is Sarah Palin Jewish?Yes and No. She is a fundamentalist Christian, but her mother was Jewish. Sarah Sheerhan, Palin's mother married Charles Heath, an evangelical, who instilled a strong religious faith in the family.She was not a supporter of Pat

Interesting Quote: Arnold Conrad, former pastor of Grace Evangelical Free Church in Davenport

Viktor — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:17:00 -0500

“There are millions of people around this world praying to their god—whether it’s Hindu, Buddha, Allah—that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons. And Lord, I pray that you will guard your own reputation, because they’re going to thin

Speaker at McCain rally says non-Christians want an Obama win

twistisking — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:44:00 -0500

A pastor at a McCain rally said non-Christians are hoping for an Obama win.DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNN) – A minister delivering the invocation at John McCain’s rally in Davenport, Iowa Saturday told the crowd non-Christian religions around the world wer

Christians and Obama

James McGrath — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:18:00 -0500

CNN reports the following about a minister speaking at a McCain rally:A minister delivering the invocation at John McCain’s rally in Davenport, Iowa Saturday told the crowd non-Christian religions around the world were praying for Barack Obama to w

Arnold Conrad asks crowd in Iowa to pray for Obama defeat

floridiancool — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:04:00 -0500

Speaker at McCain rally says non-Christians want an Obama winA minister delivering the invocation at John McCain’s rally in Davenport, Iowa Saturday told the crowd non-Christian religions around the world were praying for Barack Obama to win the U.

Secular taxpayers beware: Sarah Palin is a walking church collection basket

floridiancool — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:53:00 -0500

As governor, Palin at times bonds church and stateThe camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office.What she didn't tell worshippers gathered a

Palin abused her power

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:46:00 -0500

While the Alaska governor was busy questioning Senator Obama's "associations," she was being questioned about her own activities. The report is out:Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former b

The persistence of the 20th century(and before)!

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:12:00 -0500

One of the things I most like about my man Barack is that he is thoroughly a 21st century leader IN the 21st century. He's thoroughly a man of his times, one of the best of his generation. Conversely, one of the things that bugs me about their ma

Democratic faithful tour Ohio citing party values

Catholics for Obama — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:48:00 -0500

Obama Faith Tour Reaches Ohio Effort seeks to spread its message of service to people of every faithSummit County Councilman Frank Comunale wore a Catholics for Obama button and listened intently as [Pro-life former Congressman Tim ]Roemer described

Gov. Sarah Palin Blurs Line Between Separation of Church and State

Janet Shan — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:15:00 -0500

Sarah Palin has once again proven that she is a hypocrite. According to the Huffington Post, she has blurred the line between the separation of church and state. The bottom line is that her behavior as governor will certain be the same if she becomes

What is An Evangelical?

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:04:46 -0500

My friend Ron Sellers, who runs Ellison Research sent me their September study that indicates a remarkably few number of people understand what an "evangelical" is. In fact, some of the responses were too negative (or obscene) to print. I

"'Obsession' DVD: Who Put Hate in my Sunday Paper?"

danny downey — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:41:00 -0500

Obsession DVD: Who Put Hate in My Sunday Paper? Uncovering the Israeli-Republican-Evangelical Networks behind the “Obsession” DVD Omid SafiSomething strange has been showing up inside the Sunday newspapers of millions of Americans the past few we

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

Nancy Hanks — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:47:00 -0500

INDEPENDENT VOTERSImportant independent voters share common goals for U.S. (The Tennessean) Who are the independents? One of them is writer Marcia Ford, and she'll tell you: "Ideologically, we run the gamut from right-wing fundies to radical lefties,

Young Evangelical Vote. McCain or Obama?

Tony Cathey — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:40:52 -0500

What Communion Isn't

Matt Guerino — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:07:00 -0500

Something's been on my heart for several months now, and I've been looking for the right time to share it with the church. It turns out this coming Sunday is the right time. So what follows is a bit of a "sneak preview" of part of what I'll say Sunda

Podcast: God is Sufficient

Shane Vander Hart — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:30:33 -0500

Did you realize that God is totally and absolutely complete within Himself? There is nothing that He needs. He is without limit. God displays His sufficiency in creation, and we are completely dependent upon His sufficiency. Listen to Shane&#

Far From Gruvin

Betty — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:02:00 -0500

Far From GruvinTrains, Politics, Music and ReligionBorn on the east coast, my family moved to California in 1971. Raised a protestant, we bounced between Presbyterian, Evangelical Free and Baptist. We finally found a comfortable place to worship at a

Do You Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right?

James McGrath — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:58:00 -0500

Tomorrow I'll be a guest at a discussion on campus about "whether others have to be wrong for us to be right." In essence it will be about matters like convictions, Evangelicalism and pluralism. It is part of the "Big Questions" series sponsored by

Tory Lorne Mayencourt Running With Evangelical Loonies

Frederic Desjardins — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:00:14 -0500

Posted by Atomic Joe Here is my second federal election candidate in this Vancouver Candidate Series here I write about someone I don’t understand. What a gay man such as Mayencourt is doing in a political party populated with evangelical loon

Inseperable: Biblical Worship and Social Justice

worship.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:34:00 -0500

"Social Justice" should be more than simply a hip buzzword in today's evangelical/emergent lexicon. It's a biblical imperative that is inseparable from worship, said David McNeely recently at Perimeter Church in Atlanta in a message entitled "Who Car

The Point - and their Daily roundup, Signs of life & Links

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:00:36 -0500

Get to the Point … I mean the blog silly … … they’ve got a roundup that ranges in topics such as: evangelical pews, devious Homeschoolers and Google measures to prevent drunk g-mailing (the next big crisis on Capitol hill, I&#

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Find New Evangelical Middle

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:40:19 -0500

It seems that the ‘New Evangelicals’ are stuck in the middle of this election’s choices… …liberals and Democrats alike should not celebrate quite yet. Rosner’s research found that despite differences on some key so

Christian Science Fiction, Revisited

Adam Heine — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:43:00 -0500

A few months ago, I mused aloud on whether Travelers was too secular for the Christian market. Last weekend I found some interesting information on that very thing (if you follow the link, we'll be talking about Tips #16-18).Back up first. There's th

Prejudice Against Mormons is Alive and Well

Weston Krogstadt — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:46:00 -0500

"While many Republican insiders believe the Massachusetts Governor could become an attractive candidate to the party’s social conservatives, a Rasmussen Reports survey finds that Romney’s faith may initially be more of a hindrance than a help. Fo

One of those unexpected TV moments

momo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:21:00 -0500

Last night we watched an episode of Bones that was surprisingly moving. I say surprisingly because the show is usually a combination fairly campy and light-weight humor. (And we are still peeved about the off-the-wall way they ditched Zack, one of ou

Study: The CIA in India - Holistic Intelligence

BdOsint — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:16:00 -0500

Religious expansionism has not witnessed this scale, scope, and state resources in a long time. Detailed investigations by Tehelka reveal that American evangelical agencies have established in India an enormous, well-coordinated and strategised re

Who is the Real McCain?

fightbackbarack — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:53:00 -0500

"In its broad strokes, McCain's life story is oddly similar to that of the current occupant of the White House. John Sidney McCain III and George Walker Bush both represent the third generation of American dynasties. Both were born into positions of

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Nick Hill — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:04:00 -0500

Look Who's Irrational Now!“”What Americans Really Believe,” a comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that traditional Christian religion greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to

Palin Speaking Republican Code

olga — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:56:00 -0500

Here's why republicans are likin' Palin and why she disgusts the rest of us. WaPo: Democrats and other critics distracted by her winks may have missed the message, but Palin's target audience heard it loud and clear. She is like the high-pitched whis

Chanitz youth volunteer in the building of the new kitchen

emmanuelchanitz — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:19:08 -0500

On July 19, a group of adventurous volunteers from the Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church and Armenian Evangelical Ashrafieh Church went up to Moteverdi to Kchag, the Summer Camp Center, to participate in a building project.During the whole day, th