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Accusations Against Son Shock Oral Roberts

posted by Patton Dodd

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oral Roberts was blind-sided by allegations that the university he founded was being exploited by his son and daughter-in-law, the aging televangelist said Tuesday in his first public comments on the [...]

Golden Retriever Nurses Stray Kitten

posted by Patton Dodd

Associated Press – October 8, 2007 STEPHENS CITY, Va. – A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the little feline after hearing its cries. Honey hadn’t given birth in 18 [...]

DNA to settle mystery of Columbus’ origins

posted by Patton Dodd

United Press International BARCELONA, Spain, Oct 8, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) — More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus set foot in the Bahamas, DNA experts are working to determine the particulars of his early life. Theories about the mariner’s [...]

Study: Christians Seen as Judgmental, Anti-Gay

posted by Patton Dodd

By ADELLE M. BANKS c. 2007 Religion News Service Young people have graded Christianity, and so far, the report card doesn’t look good. Majorities of young people in America describe modern-day Christianity as judgmental, hypocritical and anti-gay. What’s more, many [...]

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posted 10:54:19am May. 18, 2012 | read full post »

Are Americans finding God in cyberspace?
Will the church of the future be on line? We seem to be heading that way, says think-tank president Ron Sellers who points to recent findings that among American adults who use the Internet, 44 percent use it for religious purposes.  "This is particularly common among younger Americans," say

posted 1:14:32pm May. 17, 2012 | read full post »

Are "unacceptable religions" fatal for U.S. presidential candidates?
Is there an unwritten religious litmus test for the U.S. presidency? Do voters require candidates to be "not just religious, but acceptably religious"? Yes, say Northwest Nazarene University professors Steve Shaw and Darrin Grinder. [caption id="attachment_11319" align="alignleft" width="480" cap

posted 12:56:17pm May. 14, 2012 | read full post »


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