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Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Thanking Jesus lands man in jail

Junior Stowers raised his hands and exclaimed, “Thank you, Jesus!” in court last month when he was acquitted by a jury of abusing his son. But his joy was short-lived when Circuit Judge Patrick Border held him in contempt of court for the “outburst” and threw him in jail.
Stowers, 47, sat in the courtroom and […]

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Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

British church service stars Elvis Presley gospel

The congregation at England’s Truro Cathedral is replacing a regular Sunday evening service with a gospel show featuring an Elvis Presley impersonator.
The cathedral, concerned about the “limited appeal” of its traditional evensong services, has moved the regular services to earlier in the evening to make room for “alternative” services in the 6:30 p.m. time slot, […]

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Monday, July 17th, 2006

Actor Samuel L. Jackson voices God in upcoming audio Bible sets

Moviestar Samuel L. Jackson will voice God in a new audio version of the Bible. The taped recording of the New Testament will feature many famous other black actors and musicians.
Jackson was given the lead role because producers felt his deep, authorative voice was perfect for the role of God.
To quote the British newspaper The […]

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Friday, July 14th, 2006

Churches prepare better help for next disaster

When hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast last year, Texas churches wanted to help, but didn’t know how. So they did what they normally do, have food and shelter ready for whoever needed it.
Now many religious leaders acknowledge their response wasn’t well-organized. This time, they’ll be ready.
Katrina hit the Gulf coast on Aug. […]

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Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Sunday boat church that feels like a drive-in movie

Every Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day, an ensemble of docked boats, sun-roofed cars, golf carts and lawn chairs gather to worship under the trees of a secluded lakeshore. Put up a big screen and it could almost be the religious equivalent of a drive-in movie.
“It’s a wonderful way to start my morning,” said […]

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Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Ministry works to win souls online

The new evangelism campaign from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association aims to help ‘tweens’ share their faith with friends.
The website daretobeadaniel.com says: “This is the place online to learn how to win souls for God. You might remember Daniel from the Bible. He was a hero who faced an evil king and spent a night […]

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Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

25 facts about the Dead Sea Scrolls

Below are 25 facts about the Dead Sea Scrolls summed up in a list.
1.The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in eleven caves along the northwest shore of the Dead Sea between the years 1947 and 1956. The area is 13 miles east of Jerusalem and is 1300 feet below sea level. The mostly fragmented texts, […]

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Monday, July 10th, 2006

Music Video: East West - Vacant

This is the music video for East West’s hit song Vacant, off their last 2004 album, Hope in Anguish.
Hope in Anguish was writte while the band was on tour visiting 200 different venues and they only had two weeks to prepare before the recording started. As opposed to when they wrote and recorded their […]

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Monday, July 10th, 2006

Permit required for Bible Classes says Fairfax County, church files lawsuit in response

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), specializing in constitutional law, announced today it has filed a federal lawsuit against Fairfax County, Virginia on behalf of the McLean Bible Church - a non-denominational church in Fairfax County, Virginia – a suburb of Washington, D.C. The suit challenges the county’s determination that Bible study […]

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Friday, July 7th, 2006

Concert Review: Part 1 - Demon Hunter Signing, Photo Opportunity

So two weeks ago, me, my brother and a friend of mine had the privelage of attending The Triptych tour here in my home state of Arizona! And what’s even better, they choose here out of all places to have their first in-store signing at Zia Records!
So obviously the day before the concert I […]

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