Imagine going to church and as the offering plate is passed around and each man, woman and child takes out $25. It happened and they could spend it on anything they wanted, as long as it was spent on someone else to show God’s love. read
The rioting in France entered its third day last night, and events took an ominous turn. A French police official said that “genuine urban guerrillas with conventional weapons” were now involved. European news broadcasts available online show Muslim rioters firing shotguns at reporters and policemen. Most media reports continue to describe the rioting thugs as “youth” or, in a few cases, as “Arab and black children.” MSNBC coverage… read
Israel becoming more religious, less secular. In almost every corner of the world, the older generations are more religious and the younger are becoming more secular. In Israel, just the opposite is taking place, the younger generations are becoming more religious than their ancestors. read
The Old Testament book of Nehemiah comes to life in Jerusalem as a team of archaeologists find pottery dating in the 5th century. It was found along side a wall and tower once believed to be from the Hasmonian period. The book of Nehemiah gives a detailed description of the rebuilding of the wall which had previously been torn down by the Babylonians. read
The “Stork” project, Britain’s new biometric identification system is to become fully operational in three years. The database is to be inter-operable among 26 countries and is raising fears among Britons after data on 25 million benefit claimant records were lost by the government a few weeks ago. read
“Do you believe every word of the Bible?” That question was asked in CNN/You Tube’s Republican debate. This question was posed to three candidates, Guilianni, Romney and Huckabee. See how they answered… read
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