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Evangelical march in Brazil draws 1.5 million

About 1.5 million evangelical Christians joined Brazil's annual "March for Jesus" on Monday, an event sponsored by a church whose leaders recently returned after being imprisoned in the U.S. for money smuggling.

Hundreds leave pioneering Fla. megachurch

Hundreds of congregants have left a pioneering megachurch in Florida to form their own congregation because they were unhappy with leadership at the church that's seen as a bedrock of the religious right.

Parish rift forms at prominent Florida megachurch

Descendants of two of the country's most influential evangelical leaders — Billy Graham and the late D. James Kennedy — are feuding over control of a Florida megachurch that is a bedrock of the religious right.

Convicted Brazilian church leaders return home

The married couple who lead one of Brazil's largest evangelical churches returned home Saturday to cries of joy from followers after serving a two-year sentence in the United States on money smuggling charges.

Megachurch pastor Rick Warren addresses US Muslims

Defying some of his fellow conservative Christian critics, one of the most prominent religious leaders in the country told several thousand American Muslims on Saturday that "the two largest faiths on the planet" must work together to combat stereotypes and solve global problems.

Oral Roberts U, Mo. ministry get accreditation

Two evangelical Christian institutions under scrutiny for past financial practices have won accreditation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, the group announced Thursday.

Top evangelical resigns after backing gay unions

An outspoken and polarizing voice in conservative Christian politics resigned effective Thursday from the National Association of Evangelicals after a radio interview in which he voiced support for same-sex civil unions and said he is "shifting" on gay marriage.

Young evangelical backs out of convention prayer

It was a coup for Democrats: An emerging young evangelical voice, a registered Republican no less, accepted their invitation to deliver a prayer at next week's Democratic National Convention.

Evangelical fined for Liberty Bell demonstration

The leader of a Christian evangelical group who expressed his religious views to tourists near the Liberty Bell was placed on one year's probation for refusing to move from a sidewalk where demonstrations are banned.

Dobson: Christian Right Needs Leadership

With a generation of Christian right leaders dead or aging, the founder of the conservative evangelical group Focus on the Family says he's concerned about the movement's future leadership.

IRS: Charities Overstepping Into Politics

IRS exams found nearly three out of four churches, charities and other civic groups suspected of having violated restraints on political activity in the 2004 election actually did so, the agency said Friday.

Former Stripper Not Typical Evangelical

Heather Veitch is not your typical evangelical Christian.

Pat Robertson Accused of Damaging Movement

Fellow conservative religious leaders have expressed concern and even open criticism over Pat Robertson's habit of shooting from the hip on his daily religious news-and-talk television program, "The 700 Club."

The Vine

St Therese of Lisieux, The Little Flower, Thousands Visit Relics

Today is the Feast Day of my Patron Saint, St Therese, The Little Flower. This is Article of Thousands in the United Kingdom visiting her Relics. Pope Pius X claimed St. Therese as "the greatest saint of modern times". Article in part and link

Germany goes Right -Election Win- America goes Left? Germany knows what's Right!
Source: The Globe and Mail

I think it is significant that Germany and other countries in Europe are now moving to the Right and the conservative view, less regulatory government. Germany had a Marxist dictatorship, they literally have been there, and done that, they know what that political mire is about  …

New Film-Blood Money- Fr. Frank Pavone +Information- Abortion

For your information. This is a letter I received from Father Frank Pavone from Priests For Life about this new movie +called "Blood Money". Copy of letter from Fr. Frank Pavone

The Politics of Racism
Source: prospect.org

Today's grassroots right is by all appearances as socially conservative as ever, but its tone and its rhetoric are profoundly different than they were even a year ago. For the last 15 years, the right-wing populism has been substantially electrified by sexual anxiety.

Catholics and Evangelicals: Is There A Difference?
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In 1992, a group of Evangelical Protestant and Roman Catholic scholars began work on a document entitled "Evangelicals and Catholics Together." Its premise was that Roman Catholics and Evangelical Protestants have reached a point where, in spite of some minor differences, the …

Pastor Defends "Death-Prayer" Aimed at Obama.
Source: myfoxphoenix.com

Anderson is standing by his controversial sermon, entitled "Why I Hate Barack Obama." Video of the sermon has hit YouTube, and he's taped explaining why he hates the President and praying for his death.

Gospel of Hate: Arizona pastor Steve Anderson spews bile toward Obama, Frank, and gays
Source: Crooks and Liars

"Pam Spaulding happened upon this character named Steven Anderson, who preaches from the pulpit at Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona. I compiled some of the more, ah, interesting bits from the sermons I surveyed into the 20-minute audio above."

An Officer's Experience in Our Christian Military
Source: ScienceBlogs

Mikey Weinstein asked me to pass along this statement from an Army office and West Point graduate about the constant problems he has faced in the military from aggressive Christian superiors who have badgered him relentlessly about his own religious views.

Philandering Evangelical Christian Senator: Boning My Friend's Wife Was Totally Legal
Source: Gawker

ou just have to admire the set on John Ensign. The C Street Republican who had his parents to pay $96,000 in hush money to his mistress is now saying that his affair broke no laws, unlike Bill Clinton's.

Texas public schools may be required to teach Bible this year
Source: kltv.com

The school year is almost here, and if literature of the Bible is not already offered in your child's school, it will be this fall.

What It's Like To Be an Atheist in the Bible Belt
Source: AlterNet.org

This opinion piece discusses being "an atheist in the Bible belt."

UK Paves the Way for Evangelical, Creationist Nonsense
Source: tes.co.uk

Exams for an Evangelical Christian curriculum in which pupils have been taught that the Loch Ness monster disproves evolution and racial segregation is beneficial have been ruled equivalent to international A- levels by a UK government agency.

Evangelical Conservatives Embrace "Civility"
Source: US News & World Report

Many conservative evangelical Christians seem to be making a renewed commitment to "civility."

10 Things They Hate About You, Francis Collins
Source: Scientific Blogging

let's get to the meat of my Pharyngula inspired @!$%#andmoan. Never fear, this will not be about the incoherent hate-fest between Chris Mooney and PZ Myers, which I have compared elsewhere to a pissing match between two catheterized geezers.

Sarah Palin Derangement Syndrome and Snake Tounged Sally Quinn

Sally Quinn has gone Gonzo again, but this time it isn't Hunter Thompson she's pumping breathlessly by the roadside, it's every Liberal's favorite Political Pinata, Sarah Palin

When You Vote Republican You Get Immorality

When You Vote Republican You Get Immorality Republicans never tire of making public displays of how concerned they are with America's moral fabric while supporting their own adultery and fornication at the same time.

On Faith: Rick Warren's Islamic Overture
Source: The Washington Post

No sooner had the Indianapolis Star broken the story over the weekend about mega-church pastor Rick Warren speaking at the upcoming annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America than conservative Christian bloggers started barking their disapproval.

Boom Times for West Bank Economy
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Despite the constant whining over the plight of the " poor Palestinians " heard from radical Jew haters who have never been to the Middle East and only repeat lie after lie until they believe their own propaganda, life here is better than most think.

Where Does Anti-Choice Extremism Come From?
Source: rhrealitycheck.org

When the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973, a giant anti-choice movement did not spring, fully-armed, from the aching head of Jerry Falwell.

" Them Jews ain't going to let him talk to me."
Source: ABC News Blogs

" A reporter from the Daily-Press of Newport News, Virginia, caught up with President Obama's former mentor and pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, story this week at the 95th annual Hampton University Ministers' Conference. "

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