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Christian school to teen: Skip prom
2009-05-09 18:45:00 Christian school to teen: Skip prom FINDLAY, Ohio - A student at a fundamentalist Baptist school that forbids dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing will be suspended if he takes his girlfriend to her public high school prom, his principal said. Despite the warning, 17-year-old Tyler Frost, who has never been to a dance before, said he ...
By: TexasFred's
“American Taliban” Whistleblower Joins Tapegate Furor
2007-12-25 15:09:00 by William Fisher A former U.S. Department of Justice ethics adviser who came to prominence as a whistleblower after she objected to the government's treatment of John Walker Lindh — the "American Taliban" captured during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan – has joined leading members of the U.S. legal community in calling on Congress to investigate the destruction of tape recordings of interrogations carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency. Jesselyn Radack told a news teleconference last week that the destroyed tapes are “part of a pattern.” She said, “There are some 5 million missing White House e-mails. No one knows where the hit lists are from the U.S. Attorney massacre. And now the CIA interrogation videotapes have been erased. This is criminal.” She added: “Remember when the Justice Department prosecuted Enron and Arthur Anderson for destruction of evidence and obstruction of justice? Now the Justice Department is trying to block con...
Embattled Oral Roberts President Resigns
2007-11-24 07:39:00 TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The president of Oral Roberts University, facing accusations he misspent school funds to support a lavish lifestyle, resigned on Friday, officials said. Richard Roberts’ resignation is effective immediately, according to a statement e-mailed from George Pearsons, chairman of the school’s Board of Regents. Roberts and the evangelical university have come under fire since ...
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Former Copeland employees speak out
2007-11-08 07:52:00 One day after the announcement of a congressional investigation into their ministry finances, televangelists Kenneth and Gloria Copeland of Fort Worth may have a new set of problems. Revelations have arisen from former ministry insiders that say Copeland’s faithful followers are being misled and that it’s time for the truth to come out. It was News 8 ...
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Televangelist Defends Spending
2007-11-07 19:55:00 (CBS/AP) Congress is looking into the collection boxes of some of the nation’s best-known televangelists. Their tax-exempt ministries take in millions and now Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is asking whether these churches really are non-profits. Georgia megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar is one of the televangelists who was asked to ...
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Pat Robertson Endorses Giuliani
2007-11-07 19:20:00 (CBS/AP) Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, a prominent Christian leader and social conservative, endorsed former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the Republican nomination for president. “It is my pleasure to announce my support for America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, a proven leader who is not afraid of what lies ahead and who will cast a hopeful vision ...
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Grassley Probes Televangelists? Finances
2007-11-07 05:46:00 From AP - Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for a conference table, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday he’s investigating the finances of six well-known TV ministers. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said those under scrutiny include faith healer Benny Hinn, Georgia ...
By: TexasFred's
Romney seeks ties to Christian right
2007-10-16 17:22:00 He has invoked the Rev. Rick Warren, a popular evangelical author and megachurch pastor. He has quoted Scripture and alluded to the Gideon Bible as favorite late-night reading. And he has cited his belief in Jesus Christ as his personal ?savior.? As Mitt Romney has had to grapple with suspicions about his Mormon religion during his ...
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Losing the WOT
2007-10-03 19:44:00 While the Bush administration continues to spin it's wheels in the sands of Iraq and threaten Iran the real war against the real enemy, al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan.Pakistan Seen Losing Fight Against Taliban And Al-Qaeda PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan's government is losing its war against emboldened insurgent forces, giving al-Qaeda and the Taliban more territory in which to operate and allowing the groups to plot increasingly ambitious attacks, according to Pakistani and Western security officials.The depth of the problem has become clear only in recent months, as regional peace deals have collapsed and the government has deferred developing a new strategy to defeat insurgents until Pakistan's leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, can resolve a political crisis that threatens his presidency.Meanwhile, radical Islamic fighters who were evicted from Afghanistan by the 2001 U.S.-led invasion have intensified a ruthless campaign that has consumed Pakistan's tribal areas and now a...
Iran?s Leader: U.S. Wants New Opinions
2007-09-23 18:20:00 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that the American people are eager for different opinions about the world, and he is looking forward to providing them with “correct and clear information,” state media reported. The hardline Iranian leader left Sunday for New York to address the U.N. General Assembly and speak to students ...
By: TexasFred's
Athens, Ala., Voters Say Yes to Alcohol
2007-08-17 06:18:00 ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Voters had a chance Tuesday to return this northern Alabama city to the days of Prohibition but overwhelmingly decided to keep alcohol in its stores and restaurants, according to unofficial results. A measure to end the sale of alcohol in Athens failed in a citywide vote, a rare instance in which voters ...
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LA Times are traitors: they want an American Taliban member released
2007-08-10 17:00:00 Those still subscribing to the newspaper would be well advised to cancel their subscriptions, because the Los Angeles Times is clearly determined to undermine justice in the war on terrorism, as they show with this latest hogwash (Hat tip: Rhymes With Right). They say:John Walker Lindh broke the law. But 'the American Taliban' wasn't a terrorist, and he deserves clemency.What?!? Excuse me? Seperating between just about anything he actually did and the descriptions that fit the crimes is unforgivably obscene. He should be sent to chair, pure and simple. This is propaganda and denial of the worst kind.
By: Tel-Chai Nation
American Taliban Soldier Asks Bush to Reduce His Prison Sentence!
2007-04-04 23:33:00 The parents and lawyer of John Walker Lindh, a US born Taliban soldier, has asked President Bush to lesson his prison sentence because of an Australian man who was sentenced for aiding terrorism and doesn’t even have to serve a year. Lindh was captured on November 2001 in Afghanistan by American troops and was charged with aiding ... |
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