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God talks to Pat Robertson again: Predictions for 2008
2008-01-03 11:57:00 God speaks with Pat Robertson, and what did He tell him? Among other things…. 2008 will be a year of worldwide violence, Evangelism will increase and more people will seek God. Rrrrrright. This is the same guy who can leg press 2,000 pounds. View the complete list at abroch.com More About: News , Religion , Christianity , Life , Entertainment
Hallelujah Diet Debunked
2007-12-27 11:46:00 ABC News ? Nightline did a story on the Hallelujah Diet the other night. So I did some of my own digging.Promoting good health is one thing, deceiving people is something else. Watching the piece, diet creator Rev. George Malkmus claims his diet ?cured? his cancer. The reporter makes a point asking him if he had ... More About: Science , Personal , Religion , Christianity
Facebook shuts down group ?F*ck Jesus Christ?
2007-12-24 19:44:00 According to the Facebook group ?**Facebook Must ShutDown the group :?Fuck Jesus Christ?**? the group ?F*ck Jesus Christ ? has been shutdown by admins. COngragulatioooooooooooon guys!..the groub ?Fuck Jesus Christ? is Now shutdowned!..but keep this group moving?. to see how many persons like jesus on facebook,and to try to shutdown the group fuck christianity too! Get the complete ... More About: News , Religion , Christianity
Just in time for Christmas: House Resolution 847
2007-12-24 12:55:00 ?Tis the season for lots of things, among them politicians making sure we understand what the season really ?means.? House Resolution 847 ?acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of western civilization.? Introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) earlier this month, the resolution ... More About: News , Christmas , Politics , Personal , Congress
GodTube: Sick, so sick
2007-12-19 12:20:00 Continuing my look into GodTube.com after yesterday?s article in USA Today. A religion site such as GodTube gives anyone with a thought to hide being the mask of religion to get their opinions into the norm. This video is sick and disgusting. It compares the life of Virginia Tech Professor Liviu Librescu and his sacrifice during ... More About: News , Personal , Religion , Christianity , Internet
Muslims take over ?meditation room? at a Minnesota public college
2007-12-18 16:46:00 I understand the free access laws, but a group such as this meeting on public property SHOULD NOT meet because they openly discriminate. This is clearly a violation of the separation of church and state laws that govern our society. Sadly, the Christian right will pick up on this and scream about it not being right ... More About: News , Personal , Religion , Christianity , Islam
Huckabee: What really matters? is Jesus Christ.
2007-12-18 16:03:00 The gloves are off, and Huckabee throws the first punch. The first campaign ad bringing Jesus out of the shadows is finally here! Don?t you feel all warm and fuzzy now? I know I don?t. Watch the video at: http://www.abroch.com/2007/12/18/huckabee -what-really-matters-is-jesus-christ/ More About: News , Politics , Personal , Religion , Christianity
GodTube.com: Word on video
2007-12-18 13:07:00 Today?s USA Today: In the beginning, there was YouTube.com, the viral video supersite. That concept begat GodTube.com. The Christian video and social networking site ? subtitled ?Broadcast Him? ? launched in August to offer an evangelical environment for videos on the Web. Now, GodTube founder Chris Wyatt, a 38-year-old former TV producer, is making the Bible itself into a ... More About: Video , News , Personal , Religion , Christianity
Growing trend: Parents Use Religion to Avoid School Vaccines for their Chil
2007-10-18 13:18:00 Not having a particular religion also can be used as a religion. From the Associated Press: BOSTON (AP) ? Sabrina Rahim doesn?t practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her deeply held religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required to enter preschool. Full ... More About: Science , News , Religion , Education , Life
Denver public school says they?re not proselytizing by suggesting kids go t
2007-10-18 12:37:00 A local Denver TV station reports: DENVER (KWGN) ? A federal lawsuit has been filed on the behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation against the Cherry Creek Schools, accusing the district of violating the separation of church and state. More at Abroch.com… More About: News , Christianity , Education , Life
So what does the Constitution say about religion?
2007-10-18 10:23:00 Some disturbing statistics from a recent editorial in USA Today: XX% of the country, according to a recent survey by the First Amendment Center, believes that the U.S. Constitution establishes us as a ?Christian nation.? Worse still, while nearly all Americans say freedom of religion is important, only 56% think it should apply to all religious ... More About: News , Religion , Christianity , Life , Pop Culture
Obama Reaches Out to Religious Voters: ?I want to be an instrument of God?
2007-10-17 16:45:00 The invitation appeared one Sunday in Joanna Chase?s church bulletin: Come to a ?faith forum? and join a conversation about the intersection of religion and politics. At an evangelical church in Greenville, S.C., Obama said he seeks to be an ?instrument of God? and expressed confidence ?we can create a kingdom right here on Earth.? Read more ... More About: News , Politics , Religion , Christianity
Nuns support gay group: upsets college community
2007-10-16 11:05:00 Toledo Ohio?s local ABC affiliate reports: Religion and homosexuality are at odds at Lourdes College . A gay, lesbian and transgender organization has been embraced on campus and some students are upset. At odds are the Pope?s views on homosexuality and what a group of Franciscan sisters are doing. A sister is the co-advisor of the college?s Gay, ... More About: News , Christianity , Life , Community
Texas state law puts religion back in public schools
2007-10-15 11:40:00 The law mandates that schools turn public events, such as morning announcements and football games, into so-called ?limited public forums.? Student speakers are then permitted to use those events to promote their own religious beliefs or even attempt to convert their fellow students. Of course, the same lawmakers who made the law are hypocrites: During the last ... More About: News , Religion , Christianity , Schools , Public
Schwarzenegger Vetoes Same-Sex Marriage Bill, again
2007-10-15 11:39:00 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a same-sex ?marriage? bill on Friday, giving pro-family groups a second win in the battle to protect traditional marriage in the state. Gay rights advocates say: ?We find it shocking for the governor to say he opposes discrimination based on sexual orientation and then veto a bill that would have ended discrimination ... More About: News , Politics , Christianity , Marriage
Vatican priest: I was only pretending to be gay
2007-10-15 11:37:00 VATICAN CITY (AP) ? A Vatican official suspended after being caught on hidden camera making advances to a young man said in an interview published Sunday that he is not gay and was only pretending to be gay as part of his work. Monsignor Tommaso Stenico told the newpaper that he was gathering information about ?those who ... More About: News , Christianity , Priest
Obama Links Faith, Religion and Environment Protection
2007-10-15 11:35:00 From the Associated Press: DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that his religious beliefs influence his plans for how to protect the environment. Obama says God has entrusted humans with the responsibility of caring for the earth: ?We are not acting as good stewards of God?s earth when our bottom line puts ... More About: Science , News , Politics , Congress , Religion
Judge sides with ACLU: No state money for Louisiana churches
2007-10-12 12:57:00 From the Associated Press today: NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? A federal judge blocked state government payments to two churches in northwest Louisiana , saying they violate the constitutional division between church and state because the budget doesn?t say what the money will be used for. The judge sided with the ACLU who filed a lawsuit back in August ... More About: News , Politics , Religion , Christianity
Mormon president: ?Our influence today is greater than at any time in histo
2007-10-12 11:57:00 The Associated Press reports: SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, defended the Mormon faith at the denomination?s semiannual conference This comes after Mitt Romney defends his faith after appearing on the front cover of News week Magazine. More on ABroch.com. More About: Politics , Religion , Christianity , President
VIDEO: Ann Coulter on CNBC show: Jews need ?perfecting?
2007-10-12 09:58:00 Appearing on Donny Deutsch?s CNBC show, ?The Big Idea,? on Monday night, columnist/author Ann Coulter suggested that the U.S. would be a better place if there weren?t any Jewish people and that they needed to ?perfect? themselves into ? Christians. You can view the video at my new site, plus read the full transcript: ABroch.com The highlights: Coulter: We ... More About: Video , News , Religion , Christianity , Women
Jesus Disneyland
2007-10-11 12:55:00 Okay, we accuse Jews of making money off of everything… hmmmm: BUENOS AIRES– What would Jesus do? At a theme park in Buenos Aires, he rises to the heavens on the hour, every hour, as the rousing chords of Handel’s Messiah blare out of speakers suspended from plaster palm trees. Welcome to Tierra Santa — Spanish for the ... More About: News , Religion , Christianity , Entertainment
Dalai Lama: Religion can bring hope if faiths work together
2007-10-11 12:21:00 The Associated Press reports: ITHACA, N.Y. - Religion carries the hope of peace in the world, but it is up to individuals of different faiths working together to make that hope reality, the Dalai Lama said Wednesday during a special interfaith service for local congregations. Religions are becoming more polarized, you see this mentality coming from the ... More About: News , Christianity , Work , Judaism
Romney doesn?t understand fascination with his beliefs
2007-10-11 12:02:00 From yesterday’s Salt Lake Tribune: WASHINGTON - Snagging the cover of a well-read magazine is a big bump for any presidential candidate, but when Mitt Romney found his chiseled face on News week’s front page, he was less than thrilled. Romney took issue with the headline, “A Mormon’s Journey,” and the theme of the story covering nearly ... More About: Politics , Religion , Christianity , Republican
I?m back?. part two?.
2007-10-11 11:38:00 Working the overnight shift kills your spirit. Working in news kills your spirit. People have been emailing me day in and day out since I left asking me to come back. I’m touched and I’m in the middle of a large lifestyle change. I’ve made up my mind to get out of the news game. I ... More About: Personal , Back , Part
Vatican threatens to shun Holocaust memorial
2007-04-23 13:05:00 We have a runner up for my schmuck award. JERUSALEM - The Vatican ambassador to Israel threatened Thursday to boycott a Holocaust memorial ceremony next week over a museum?s portrayal of Pope Pius XII?s conduct during the Nazis? killing of Jews in World War II. The beauty of history is that as time passes we learn more about ... More About: News , Politics , Religion , Christianity
What a schmuck
2007-04-23 09:22:00 Today I am introducing a new category to my blog, the Schmuck Award. The inaugural recipient, Frank Pastore from TownHall.Com. Mr. Pastore is pissed off that Christians didn’t seize the opportunity at the memorial service on the Virginia Tech campus to convert people. What Mr. King (the Christian pastor that spoke at the event) said should be studied in ... More About: News , Personal , Religion , Christianity , Islam
VT shootings vs Don Imus: No outrage vs too much outrage
2007-04-18 11:12:00 Everyone and anyone is talking about what happened at Virginia Tech. We even observed a moment of silence yesterday at Temple before my class began. The Rabbi told us about the professor who was Jewish that used his body as a human shield to save his students. Every news channel has 24/7 coverage– including the one I work for. Yes, it’s sad, it’s a disgrace… now, where’s the outrage over the gun laws in America? This is what’s wrong with our society and what really gets me riled up. We are so back ass backwards in America. We’re more concerned about the words an old curmudgeon uttered than the fact a disturbed young man was able to waltz into a gun shop, buy two guns and then kill 31 people. We’re more angered that the words “nappy haired hos” were said in a joke than the fact this killer wasn’t able to get the mental health treatment he needed so desperately. What’s the saying? “Sticks and ston... More About: Don Imus , Imus , Rage , Shooting , Much
Damn good point MSNBC: Borat ?I want to shoot Jews? vs ?Nappy haired hos?
2007-04-13 14:42:00 I really am appreciating the amount of effort MSNBC is putting into keeping the discussion of race and minorities alive in America. And David Gregory makes a damn good point, one of the best damn points about this whole mess so far. David Gregory just a few minutes ago asked Tom Brokaw what’s the difference between ... More About: Borat , Jews , Hair , Want , Good
Al Sharpton: Racist Anti-Semite (and so is Jesse Jackson)
2007-04-13 11:26:00 I’m going to say it: Al Sharp ton is a hypocritical racist. From the Wall Street Journal: But at Freddy’s, Mr. Sharpton was even more malevolent. He turned a landlord-tenant dispute between the Jewish owner of Freddy’s and a black subtenant into a theater of hatred. Picketers from Mr. Sharpton’s National Action Network, sometimes joined by “the Rev.” ... More About: Jesse Jackson , Jesse , Harp
I?m back thanks to Don Imus
More articles from this author:2007-04-13 11:11:00 I’ve taken a long sabbatical, perhaps too long. I needed the time to readjust my life and focus more on me. Passover reminded me what is most important in my life, my family and my beliefs. I almost gave up my kvetching post but I’ve received several emails from strangers encouraging me to continue. So yes, I’m ... More About: Don Imus , Imus , Back , Thanks , To Do 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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