“… he began to feel healthier. He had more energy, stopped snoring, and not only did he lose enough weight to drive down his overall cholesterol and body mass index (BMI), his good HDL cholesterol crept up two points and his blood glucose — despite all that cream filling — dropped 17 percent.“

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Recipes/twinkie-diet-short-term-fix-long-term-problem/story?id=11756710

[Then why wasn't he invited on Benny Hinn's show instead of GMA?]

And, from another post…

[Ms. Gabor was healed by that amazing miracle worker Benny Hinn just the previous day.]

and…

Jack Hayford to Perform Benny and Suzanne Hinn’s Remarriage

http://www.christianpost.com/news/jack-hayford-to-perform-benny-and-suzanne-hinns-remarriage-77312/print.html

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T.D. Jakes:

TD Jakes: We Are Born Forgiving in Nature; Unforgiveness Is Learned

http://www.christianpost.com/news/td-jakes-we-are-born-forgiving-in-nature-unforgiveness-is-learned-72050/print.html

[Fascinating. Contrary to biblical Christianity , some evangelicals deny the essential doctrine of original sin.]

[Fascinating.]

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TBN:

TBN Founders’ Granddaughter Claims Misuse of ‘Charitable Assets’

http://www.charismanews.com/us/32819-tbn-founders-granddaughter-claims-misuse-of-charitable-assets

[For those who don't know, the interesting thing about that story is that it was published in Charisma -- which has a long history of tacit and overt support for TBN.]

and…

“McVeigh’s suit goes into detail about how charitable assets were wrongly handed to TBN’s directors for things like multiple jets, estates, and vehicles.“

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1543256

and…

“… when the granddaughter of Jan and Paul Crouch started getting serious about running a tighter ship, her family turned on her and ultimately called for her head…“

http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2012/05/15/confidential-memo-tbn-practices-and-procedures-violate-the-irs-code/154792/

and…

“… Trinity Broadcasting Network’s prodigious legal maneuvering against Brittany Crouch Koper — granddaughter of founders Jan and Paul Crouch — and her husband has drawn a sharp rebuke from a federal judge…“

http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2012/08/29/is-trinity-broadcasting-a-vexatious-litigant/161375/

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Faith-healer sought medical care [for cancer] while recommending against same for teen

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jan/07/faith-healer-sought-medical-care-while-against/?religionnewsblog.com

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Televangelist in Maryland Gets 27 Months for Fraud

http://www.thechurchreport.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=siteContent.default&objectID=158604

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Tim Tebow Cancels Talk With Rod Parsley, Ohio Prosperity Pastor

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/tim-tebow-cancels-prosperity-pastor-rod-parsley-talk_n_1247893.html

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Shhh! Communism creeps into Christianity

Exclusive: Jim Fletcher warns against yeast of the ‘new evangelicals’

http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/shhh-communism-creeps-into-christianity/print/

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In Bible Belt, rift emerges in pro-gay marriage movement

http://www.onenewsnow.com/latest-headlines-from-the-web/2013/03/13/in-bible-belt,-rift-emerges-in-pro-gay-marriage-movement

and…

Televangelist Juanita Bynum Confesses: I’ve Been With Women

http://www.christianpost.com/news/televangelist-juanita-bynum-confesses-ive-been-with-women-78378/print.html

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Most Evangelical Leaders Back Gun Control, Poll Finds

http://www.christianpost.com/news/most-evangelical-leaders-back-gun-control-poll-finds-88110/

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Why Some Churches Should Lose Their Tax Exempt Status

http://www.policymic.com/articles/13484/why-some-churches-should-lose-their-tax-exempt-status

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An Evaluation of the “Evangelical Manifesto”

http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=4303

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An Evaluation of the “Evangelical Manifesto”

http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=4303

What IS An Evangelical?

[Biblical] Evangelicalism

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/evangelicalism/

Yet…

“We [evangelicals] have failed to educate those who walk through our doors about what we believe and why we believe it and the consequences have been dire. “

http://www.apologetics315.com/2012/06/how-to-get-apologetics-in-your-church-2_21.html

and…

Five Evangelical Myths or Half Truths

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/five-evangelical-myths-or-half-truths/

and…

The (True) Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/conferences/the-christian-mind-2012-national-conference/the-true-scandal-of-the-evangelical-mind/

and…

The Perils Facing the Evangelical Church

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/perils-facing-evangelical-church/

and…

“The problem of false conversion is the theological elephant sitting in the living room of evangelical Christianity. Many are aware of the problem but few have the courage to address it in a meaningful way.“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/falsified-authors-tackle-epidemic-of-false-conversions-in-us-churches-71523/print.html

and…

False Conversions Are the Suicide of the Church, Pastor Warns

http://www.christianpost.com/news/false-conversions-are-the-suicide-of-the-church-pastor-warns-73132/print.html

and…

Christianity the Only Means of Eternal Life? Some Pastors Disagree

http://www.christianpost.com/news/christianity-the-only-means-of-eternal-life-some-pastors-disagree-73147/print.html

and…

Strange bedfellows

The National Association of Evangelicals and contraception for the unmarried

http://www.worldmag.com/printer.cfm?id=19628

and…

“If current trends continue, evangelical will no longer be a synonym for Protestant, because there is no error so grievous that it must be protested. It will instead become a synonym for liberal.“

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/can-person-be-evangelical-and-not-believe-hell/

and…

Poll: Evangelicals May Double Their Support for Obama in 2012 Election

http://www.christianpost.com/news/poll-evangelicals-may-double-their-support-for-obama-in-2012-election-72657/print.html

and…

“Obama Defends U.S. Action in Libya; Some Evangelicals Agree”

http://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-defends-us-action-in-libya-some-evangelicals-agree-49617/

[ Since when do the opinions of self - professed "evangelical" Christians count for anything ? ]

and…

“Most of my friends are true Christians, believing wholeheartedly that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God. But many of them will almost blindly enter the voting booth every two years and pull the lever for the Democrats.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/christians_and_the_democratic_party.html

[ "True" Christians, Mr. Sadar?]

and…

“So, there it is. Christians defending the funding of abortion. Christians defending their own sinful actions. Christians defending sin.“

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/04/17/christian-biz-thirty-one-gifts-funds-planned-parenthoods-friends/

[ Christians , Ms. Johnson? Really ?]

and…

Many Born-Again Christians Hold Universalist Views, Barna Finds

http://www.christianpost.com/news/many-born-again-christians-hold-universalist-views-barna-finds-49883/

[No, Barna discovered (but refuses to admit) that many professing born-again Christians are universalists. That “discovery” is hardly news , though.]

and…

“The choice to end our partnership is definitely something that shines a light on a disappointing trend within parts of the Christian community… truth is unpopular [including among self-professed evangelicals] , and when you’re supporting unpopular truth, you are unpopular too.“

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/article_print.html?id=93273

[ Hmm... ]

and…

“1 in 3 self-proclaimed Christians admit [in an online quiz that] they rarely live the teachings of Jesus Christ… The quiz results show 30.9% of Christians are worldly; an increase of 7.2% since the prior year.“

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/5/prweb9550221.htm

and…

Too Much ‘Me’ Focus in Evangelical Community, Says Gospel Project Editor

http://www.christianpost.com/news/too-much-me-focus-in-evangelical-community-says-gospel-project-editor-71462/print.html

and…

“Today, the flood waters continue to rise and are even encroaching into some evangelical churches.“

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=1561422

and…

“All we did was asked questions. We just raised concerns. There’s no sin in that.“

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Beaveton-Grace-Bible-Church-lawsuit-charles-oneal-julie-anne-smith-151227055.html

and…

[Many] Youth Ministries Teaching Behavior Modification, Not Gospel

http://www.christianpost.com/news/youth-ministries-teaching-behavior-modification-not-gospel-73408/print.html

Not surprisingly, then…

Young ‘Millennials’ losing faith in record numbers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/young-millennials-losing-faith-in-record-numbers/2012/04/19/gIQA9QoxTT_print.html

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What is heresy?

http://carm.org/questions-heresy

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Pat Robertson:

“Pat Robertson… said Monday during the program’s airing that God does not send tornadoes ‘to kill people’ and that those affected by the deadly string of twisters in the Midwest and Southeast only had themselves to blame for living in tornado-prone areas.“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/pat-robertson-blames-tornado-victims-says-its-not-gods-fault-70872/print.html

[Well, Robertson has his opinion, liberal atheists have their opinion, and then there are some who apparently hold the opinion of the God of the Bible .]

[Hmm...]

and…

Pat Robertson: Pot should be legal like alcohol

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PAT_ROBERTSON_MARIJUANA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-03-08-13-11-19

[Finally, something from Pat Robertson that makes sense .]

and…

Pat Robertson: God Told Me Who The Next President Will Be

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/03/pat-robertson-president-2012-god_n_1181669.html

[Apparently Pat misunderstood God that particular day. No doubt God wasn't aware of it Himself either.]

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Evil:

“God is not the creator of evil, pain, and suffering… The other type of evil is natural evil such as disasters…“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/lee-strobel-why-does-god-allow-pain-suffering-71201/print.html

[So, God didn't create Satan , then?]

[What about central nervous systems and emotions, did God not create them either ?]

[What about earthquakes , droughts , floods and tornadoes , did they create themselves too ?]

[Those are all pretty good tricks.]

and…

A Real Act of God in Joplin, Missouri

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/05/a_real_act_of_god_in_joplin_mi.html

['Tis a pity (actually, a cryin' shame) that, even among this country's most erudite, educated and edifying people, a persistent unwillingness to carefully and thoroughly study that which they call "God" is excruciatingly evident.]

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Hell:

“… when it came to hell… 31% [of evangelical Christians said] they were unsure what to believe…”

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/survey.reveals.diversity.of.beliefs.among.evangelicals/27360.htm

and…

Can a Person Be Evangelical and Not Believe in Hell?

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/can-person-be-evangelical-and-not-believe-hell/

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“Evangelicals believe the culture is redeemable and can and should be impacted by Christians.“

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-02-14/who-are-evangelicals/53095520/1

[ASND asks, “Really?”]

“A drug bust on and around the Texas Christian University campus in Fort Worth Wednesday morning led to the arrest of 17 current students…“

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Major-Drug-Bust-Hits-TCU-Campus-139355758.html

[I wonder if Mr. Hodges has read ASND's Evangelicalism page .]

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Southern Baptists:

“Southern Baptists must decide whether they are satisfied with a ‘presumable encroachment of Calvinism’ in their leadership and their seminary graduates.“

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=37156

[This despite the fact that the first -- and still the most cited -- Baptist creed acknowledges the biblical reality of so-called "Calvinism".]

[Go figure.]

and…

“Blogger Peter Lumpkins, who regularly covers the Southern Baptist denomination, published a post April 4 claiming sources within [Liberty University's] trustee board told him of their opposition to [Mark] Driscoll.”

http://www.wnd.com/2012/04/sex-talk-pastor-unwelcome-at-falwells-university/print/

and…

Texas Baptist Church Backs Planned Parenthood as “Missions” Work

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/25/texas-baptist-church-backs-planned-parenthood-as-missions-work/

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“… he called the rest of his congregation devils and demons.”

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110315-pastor-calls-flock-devils-demons

[You know, we aren't there. We don't know. Maybe they are . ]

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“… [Ray] Comfort could make a nice living as a freelance propagandist for every rogue leader around the world.”

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/gaddafi%e2%80%99s-evangelical-advocate-ray-comfort/?print=1

[For someone with such a quick wit as Ray has, he doesn't like doing his homework.]

[ Like a lot of Christians . ]

[Pity, that.]

———————

Study suggests ‘born-again’ believers have smaller brains

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2011-05-25-brain24_ST_N.htm?csp=hf

[Well, if we're talking about Harold Camping and his minions, or these people...

"Bethel's members purport to have the ability to bring the dead back to life."

http://www.qt.com.au/story/2011/05/21/cancer-cure-course-supernatural-springfield/

... or these people...

"... in living room Bible studies across North America... lovely Christian people, with no training whatsoever, drink decaf, eat brownies and ask each other, ‘What does this text mean to you?' Not only do they get the interpretation wrong, but very often end up quoting verses that really aren’t there.'"

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/05/thats-not-in-the-bible/?hpt=hp_c1

... or this lady...

"Moe... was happy to embrace the contradiction."

http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117272/

..., I guess I'm on board with that.]

———————

Speaking of Harold Camping…

Harold Camping’s false prophesies, the Left Behind fiction series and the voluminous other silliness notwithstanding (except they are with standing — considerable standing, in fact — at least in evangelicalism), how many of us have bothered to do any real homework on the biblical “rapture” ? Hmm?

and…

“Family Radio, you already realized the absolute mess you made around the world by these crazy [end of the world] predictions and now you’re going to go back to Harold Camping’s teaching from 2001 where he told everyone the church age was over and everyone should flee the church and you’re going to re-air that?“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/family-radio-re-airs-harold-campings-controversial-teachings-82602/print.html

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“Atheists and Agnostics, Mormons and Jews Score Best on Religious Knowlege Survey“

http://pewforum.org/Other-Beliefs-and-Practices/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey.aspx

[Evangelicals weren't even in the top five. What ASND wonders is, what will be your score ?]

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“I’m not shocked that pagans would unite with pagans.”

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=314661

[Neither were Jesus , Paul or Peter . ]

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“The Wild Goose Festival… is an attempt to re-imagine Christianity for the 21st century under a bigger, wider more inclusive tent.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2011-06-17-wild-goose-christian-festival_n.htm

[ That was easy . Why do conservatives always try to make everything so hard ? ]

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The Emerging Church

http://s3.amazonaws.com/tgc-documents/carson/2005_emerging_church.pdf

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“… 9 percent of Christians… [are] alienated by the name Campus Crusade for Christ.“

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/21/campus-ministry-drops-christ-from-name/

[ Hmm... ]

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“… 74 percent [of American evangelicals] want to hear about Christian persecution, but only 48 percent of [evangelical] pastors want to introduce the topic.”

http://www.crosswalk.com/news/millions-persecuted-church-wants-to-know.html

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“Although he tried to uphold the unique calling of Christ’s church, he nevertheless fell into narrow leftist platitudes of feminism, open borders, socialism, and environmentalism.”

http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2253&erid=1409546&trid=f968e292-c9bb-4f9a-b6e6-aeb28bcef895

———————-

“These parishioners are discovering that churches are not immune from tort liability.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/evangelical-churches-catch-suits-from-spirit-falls/

———————-

10 Lame Excuses for Not Praying

http://www.christianpost.com/news/10-lame-excuses-for-not-praying-67894/print.html

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“Wycliffe Bible Translators [and] the Summer Institute of Linguistics and Frontiers… are producing Bible translations that remove or modify [original language] terms which they have deemed offensive to Muslims.“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/new-bible-yanks-father-jesus-as-son-of-god/print/

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“Watch as we’re all about to get a lesson in not judging a book by its cover.”

http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/tusks-in-his-nose-jesus-in-his-heart/print/

and…

“Everything about Donni Brickyard’s appearance screams ‘thug.’“

http://www.hcn.org/hcn/blogs/range/churches-use-punk-culture-to-reach-montana-teens

[That's the third ASND post in a row, now, with one of these "book by its cover" stories.]

[Coincidence?]

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“A Torah’s use in a ceremony ordaining Long as ‘a king’ is offensive to many Jews….“

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/new-birth-ceremony-with-1328502.html?cxtype=rss_news

[But not to Christians?]

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Megachurches:

“… megachurches… [comprise] only one-half of 1% of all U.S. churches and account for only 5% of all weekend worship attenders.“

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-04-22-church-switch_N.htm

and…

“Some 60 [New York City] churches may be left homeless as a ban that prohibits worship services at New York City public schools takes effect on Sunday. While [smaller churches] continue to fight the ban, some are also crying foul over the lack of support from megachurches.“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/nyc-megachurches-mostly-silent-on-church-ban-issue-68755/print.html

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Purgatory: An Evangelical Doctrine?

http://www.credomag.com/issues/Purgatory.pdf

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Homosexuality:

“Who are Christians to pick on homosexuality, when they struggle with gossip and selfishness?”

http://jordantong.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/sexual-revolution-booklet.pdf

[Are those the only sins -- gossip and selfishness -- with which Christians struggle? What about the same sin of lust, only directed towards ineligible members of the opposite sex rather than ineligible members of the same sex? Did you know the numbers of professing evangelicals viewing online pornography (including women, btw) are essentially the same as unbelievers? What about the sin of gluttony (displayed as obesity)? Have you looked at many of the people in the Christian pews? What about the sins of self righteousness, harshness, bitterness, unforgiveness...? Are Christians supposedly above and beyond them?]

and…

“[Evangelicals have been] complicit, even if ignorantly and passively so, in the cultural embrace of the disease conceptualization of homosexuality. [They] off-loaded responsibility for the articulation of a thoughtful, caring, theologically rich, and pastorally sensitive understanding of sexual brokenness grounded in [their] various religious traditions by conceptualizing homosexuality as a disease, and so we were unprepared for the vacuum created by that explanation’s timely demise [in the broader, more secular culture]. The best ecclesiastical, professional, legal, and social policy will be founded not on falsehoods or grotesque and indefensible simplifications [about homosexuality] but on a clearheaded grasp of reality in all its complexities, as well as on a humble recognition of all that we do not know.“

http://www.firstthings.com/article/2012/01/same-sex-science

and…

The Strange Diffidence of Pro-Family Leaders on Homosexuality versus Pro-Life Issues

http://americansfortruth.com/2012/05/25/small-graphic-version-dont-use-the-strange-diffidence-of-pro-family-leaders-on-homosexuality-versus-pro-life-issues/

and…

“Some leaders think it’s wise to stay out of the fray in order to better evangelize the lost… They pass by on the other side of the road because they don’t want to be found guilty by association.“

http://www.bobrussell.org/2012/08/05/dan-cathy-and-the-silence-of-many-churches/

and…

Truncated Love:

A Response to Andrew Marin’s “Love Is an Orientation”

http://www.robgagnon.net/articles/homosexMarinLoveIsOrientation.pdf

http://www.robgagnon.net/articles/homosexMarinsReaction.pdf

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“Green” Evangelicals:

Evangelicals ‘Masquerade’ New EPA Rule as ‘Pro-Life’

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/14/green-evangelicals-%e2%80%9cmasquerade%e2%80%9d-new-epa-rule-as-%e2%80%9cpro-life%e2%80%9d/print/

and…

Religious right bashes green evangelicals for supporting EPA rules

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/209465-pro-life-leaders-bash-green-evangelicals-over-epa-rule

and…

“… the new evangelical environmentalism often assumes a conflict between prosperity and environmental quality. Evangelical environmentalists, therefore, frequently advocate political constraints on consumption and production—constraints that often needlessly increase human suffering, or at least impose on others purportedly moral convictions that have no solid basis in Scripture (Colossians 2:8–23;Romans 14).“

http://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/Cost_of_Good_Intentions_1.pdf#page=29

and…

Evangelical Leader Sees Connection Between Climate Change and Poverty

http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-leader-sees-connection-between-climate-change-and-poverty-73951/print.html

and…

Recruiting Young Evangelicals for Climate Activism

“So much for post-partisan evangelicals seeking to transcend the culture wars.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/mark-d-tooley/recruiting-young-evangelicals-for-climate-activism/print/

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“A drug bust on and around the Texas Christian University campus in Fort Worth Wednesday morning led to the arrest of 17 current students…“

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Major-Drug-Bust-Hits-TCU-Campus-139355758.html

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Evangelicals vs. Israel:

“The Evangelical Left is hosting a “Christ at the Checkpoint” jamboree at the birthplace of Jesus Christ to identify the Savior with Palestinian liberation. This anti-Israeli mobilization will include leading evangelicals from the U.S.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/20/christ-at-an-israeli-checkpoint-2/print/

and…

Messiah College Professor: ‘Obama May Be the Most Explicitly Christian President in American History’

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/messiah-college-professor-obama-may-be-the-most-explicitly-christian-president-in-american-history/

[See ASND's page devoted exclusively to Obama's Faith for numerous examples of that reality.]

and…

Israel Haters Invade Wheaton College

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/ryan-mauro/israel-haters-invade-wheaton-college/print

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Study: Singles dump clubs, head to church for love

http://www.kplctv.com/story/16977666/study-singles-dump-clubs-heads-to-church-for-love

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“Officials at a Tennessee high school, which is reported to have a Christian majority of students and some faculty, have disallowed the publication of an editorial column in which the student editor of the school’s newspaper states her rights as an atheist are severely limited on campus.“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheist-students-editorial-on-discrimination-at-school-censored-70275/print.html

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“Last year the EEN spent $150,000 on radio spots and billboards in seven states that thanked several members of Congress for “defending life.” Yet many of the targeted lawmakers have pro-abortion voting records…“

http://www.worldmag.com/printer.cfm?id=19174

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Rick Warren: (etc.)

Newspaper catches Rick Warren fibbing?

Says Saddleback confirmed its report on ‘Chrislam’ accurate

http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/newspaper-catches-rick-warren-fibbing/print/

and…

Rick Warren Uncertain if Homosexual Behavior is Sinful

http://christiannews.net/2012/11/29/rick-warren-uncertain-if-homosexual-behavior-is-sinful-says-gays-go-to-heaven/

and…

Sex charges rock Purpose Driven ‘healthy church’

Warren’s model pastor accused of manipulating woman for ‘perverted pleasures’

http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/sex-charges-rock-purpose-driven-healthy-church/print/

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Islam:

Newspaper catches Rick Warren fibbing?

Says Saddleback confirmed its report on ‘Chrislam’ accurate

http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/newspaper-catches-rick-warren-fibbing/print/

and…

“The silence of the pulpits is the greatest aider and abettor of Islam in the U.S.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/08/the_silence_of_the_pulpits.html

———————-

“Miley Cyrus has taken aim at her most outspoken and religious Twitter.com followers after they sent her hateful tweets for suggesting she was a fan of the Big Bang Theory.“

http://blog.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2012/03/miley-cyrus-upsets-fans-with-big-bang-theory-concept/

[The Houston Chronicle didn't think it relevant to report what those “hateful” statements were.]

[Hmm...]

[BTW, ASND readers are invited to examine the embedded Big Bang hyperlinks in the first cited article on our Creationism page.]

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“Everyone who wants to seriously become a disciple of Jesus should learn Blackjack.“

http://www.holyrollersthemovie.com/

[Wow, is that story a trip, or what?]

———————-

”…two of the children involved were just 2 months old when discipline was advocated by Caminiti.“

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/black-earth-pastor-found-guilty-in-child-abuse-case/article_6ce4663e-7395-11e1-8bf4-001871e3ce6c.html

———————-

Snake Handlers:

“This year’s Easter service at the Tabernacle Church of God in La Follette, Tenn… [was] filled with shouting, dancing, speaking in tongues, serpent handling and fire handling…“

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577309570173259662.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

[No word yet, at least that ASND could find, on whether those "serpents" were poisonous or not.]

and…

Serpent-handling pastor dies from rattlesnake bite

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/serpent-handling-pastor-profiled-earlier-in-washington-post-dies-from-rattlesnake-bite/2012/05/29/gJQAJef5zU_print.html

[ASND has not doubt that that "serpent" was poisonous.]

BTW, do you know that ”pastor’s” father died about twenty years ago?

“Wolford’s father, also a preacher, died from a rattlesnake bite during a service in 1983.“

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-06-03/snake-handlers-pentecostal-tennessee/55354206/1

and…

“Hamblin and other handlers say the Bible tells people to obey the law. So he wears a seat belt while driving, obeys the speed limit and files his taxes on time. But he won’t give up serpent handling, which he says is a command from God — even though Tennessee outlawed it in 1947 after five people died of serpent bites at churches in two years… The ban is rarely enforced, unless someone dies in a church. Because most handlers like Hamblin catch their own snakes and keep them for months at a time, they’re also running afoul of other state laws.“

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-06-03/snake-handlers-pentecostal-tennessee/55354206/1

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[Many] Youth Ministries Teaching Behavior Modification, Not Gospel

http://www.christianpost.com/news/youth-ministries-teaching-behavior-modification-not-gospel-73408/print.html

Not surprisingly, then…

Young ‘Millennials’ losing faith in record numbers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/young-millennials-losing-faith-in-record-numbers/2012/04/19/gIQA9QoxTT_print.html

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“’All of us eat, eat, eat,’ said Whyte, pastor of Harvest International Ministries in Anniston. ‘And we never address the fact that gluttony is a sin.’”

http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/18309916-Does-church-make-you-fat-Churchgoers-tend-to-be-overweight

[Regular ASND Update readers will not be surprised to hear (or read) that Nobody Important has been to that Alabama city several times. I announced a couple of weeks ago that I had, several times, "driven past" a Walmart described in a featured story. That Walmart is about thirty miles from the city (Anniston, AL) described in this story.]

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“I am a Christian… [b]ut what I’m talking about is not faith or religion. I’m talking about spirituality.”

–Oprah Winfrey, April, 2012

http://www.charismanews.com/us/33290-oprah-winfrey-i-am-a-christian

[That was easy .]

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“The former principal of Berks Christian School was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who was a student at the private school…“

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=384856

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“Christ Hospital” in Cincinnati Hires Abortion Doctor

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/05/15/christ-hospital-in-cincinnati-hires-abortion-doctor/

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“We offer NO apologies in believing the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is the inerrant Word of God.“

http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2012/05/22/pastor-build-electrified-fence-for-gays-so-they-die-out/

[Not surprising, at least to Nobody Important , were the reactions of most of that shepherd's flock.]

NC Congregation Defends Pastor’s Sermon on ‘Getting Rid’ of Homosexuals

http://www.christianpost.com/news/nc-congregation-defends-pastors-sermon-on-getting-rid-of-homosexuals-75495/print.html

[BTW, ASND wonders if the members of that church understand a) the meaning of the original Greek word from which we get the English word “apology” and b) if they understand the issues surrounding the reliability of the KJV vs. the many other, more recent translations of the Bible.]

[Fortunately, at least to Nobody Important , the reactions of most pastors to that "sermon" were significantly different.]

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“An Indiana church that allowed a four-year-old boy to sing a short song containing the lyrics ‘ain’t no homos gonna make it to heaven’ is receiving death threats after a video of the performance went viral on the Internet.“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/ind-church-receives-death-threats-after-toddlers-no-homos-in-heaven-song-hits-internet-75859/print.html

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Texas Teen Walking To D.C. With Cross On Back

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/06/07/19-year-old-walking-to-dc-with-cross-on-his-back/

[Once again, ASND simply asks, "Why? How does him taking that journey make anyone else want to become a Christian?"]

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Apologetics:

The Tragedy of the Dumb Church

http://blogs.christianpost.com/confident-christian/the-tragedy-of-the-dumb-church-10567/print.html

and…

The Problem of Anti-Intellectualism in the Church

http://chab123.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/why-dont-christians-think-2/

and…

“… 70 percent [of American teenagers surveyed] expressed persistent, measurable doubts that what the Bible says about Jesus is true. And these are ‘cream of the crop’ youth group kids.”

http://magazine.biola.edu/article/12-summer/what-do-christian-teens-actually-believe-about-jes/

and…

When will the evangelical church realize that just as important as living like Jesus is thinking like Jesus?… In contrast to Paul’s emphasis on the renewal of the mind it seems for many evangelicals that the fast track to Christ-likeness is the removal of the mind.“

http://houstonproblem.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/a-lesson-from-the-atheist/

and…

“About half of [American evangelical] teens say that many religions may be true; more than one-third say it is okay to practice multiple religions; more than one-third believe people should not try to evangelize others; more than one-third say it is okay to pick and choose one’s religious beliefs and not accept the teachings of one’s faith as a whole, and nearly two-thirds say a person can be truly religious and spiritual without being involved in a church.”

http://blogs.christianpost.com/guest-views/the-biblical-literacy-of-teenage-believers-11909/

So, ASND wonders, if evangelicals are not very well studied in the evidence and reasons for claiming their faith, what, pray tell, might be one of the consequences of that reality?

Study: Most Churchgoers Fail to Share Faith

http://www.charismanews.com/us/33957-study-most-churchgoers-fail-to-share-faith

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Exodus International:

Time for a Change of Leadership at Exodus?

http://www.robgagnon.net/articles/homosexAlanChambersAtlanticInterview.pdf

and…

First Stone Ministries Breaks Away from Exodus International over ‘Biblical Integrity’

http://americansfortruth.com/2012/07/04/first-stone-ministries-breaks-away-from-exodus-international-over-biblical-integrity/

and…

“Do I think there are people living a gay Christian life who are going to be in heaven with me? I do...”

http://www.christianpost.com/news/exodus-head-gay-christians-can-go-to-heaven-jesus-didnt-say-ill-make-you-straight-80444/print.html

and…

Exodus International President Alan Chambers Apologizes to ‘Gay Christian Network’

http://americansfortruth.com/2012/09/02/exodus-international-president-alan-chambers-apologizes-to-gay-christian-network/

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“… sadly, LifeWay [Christian book stores] caved in and removed the ‘offensive’ discs from their shelves.“

http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/19736

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“I had spent 10 years trying to convince kids to behave Christianly without actually teaching them Christianity.”

http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/19742

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“The best argument against Christianity is sometimes the life lived out by a professing Christian.“

http://blogs.christianpost.com/confident-christian/the-best-argument-against-christianity-10712/print.html

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“Sunyak Kim is ostensibly concerned at the effects of apologetics on Christian culture. He thinks that it is damaging our appreciation of faith.“

http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/when-the-christian-brain-ceases-to-be-relevant/

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Black Couple Denied Wedding at Miss. Church After White Members ‘Pitch a Fit’

http://www.christianpost.com/news/black-couple-denied-wedding-at-miss-church-after-white-members-pitch-a-fit-79108/

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National Security:

“Besides Love’s group [Peace Catalyst International], other sponsors include Wallis’ Sojourners, the also pacifist Evangelicals for Social Action, the leftist New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good, and the World Evangelical Alliance, which professes to represent 600 million evangelicals globally.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/mark-d-tooley/evangelical-left-plots-d-c-pacifist-summit/print/

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Soaping the slippery slope

Two books document the decline of once-Christian colleges into bastions of unbelief

http://www.worldmag.com/articles/19810

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A Caution to Young, Culture-Embracing Evangelicals

http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/a-caution-to-young-culture-embracing-evangelicals?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DGBlog+%28Desiring+God+Blog%29

Speaking of young evangelicals…

“An 11-year-old boy in the US has been ordained as a minister in his family’s church, and also preaches at a number of local churches. He is the latest in a long history of American child preachers…“

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19377143

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Study: Most churchgoers don’t read Bible daily

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=38659

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What Concerns You About Modern-Day Protestant Christianity?

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/what-concerns-you-about-modern-day-protestant-christianity/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Internet Evangelist Blamed for Obama Victory

“… because of the nearly 2.2 million who pledged to write in the name of JESUS for President…“

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/6671470838.html

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