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CBN.comEndorsed by an influential Texas televangelist, Republican John McCain endeared himself to one group of voters but risked alienating another with the pastor's anti-Catholic views. The controversy has been mild so far, but still, every vote counts in a presidential election that is expected to be closely contested. Evangelical or born-again Christian voters were key to George W. Bush's victories, but so were Roman Catholics, who chose Bush over their fellow Catholic John Kerry in 2004 and over
If Texas doesn't go his way, (and the polls don't look good), Mike Huckabee will most likely bring his surprising and energetic campaign to a close. But not before having established himself politically in a real substantive way.
Obama was talking about Jesus, gay marriage, his Church and abortion Sunday in Nelsonville, Ohio. At one point, he linked the Sermon on the Mount to the overall issue of gay marriage. Read it for yourself. The transcript of both the question he received and his full answer are below.
If Hillary Clinton loses the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, I've found her a backup gig. She could work for the Republican National Committee press shop. OK, I admit the pay isn't as good but after what she and her campaign have been throwing out against Obama the last few days, it would be a perfect fit.
Few policies have received as much criticism as China's one child policy, and now this nearly 30-year-old legislation might be getting a face-lift.
"Nobody likes them." The latest over-the-top statement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Not surprisingly, it was Americans he was referring to.
The Washington Post reported last week that Iraqi Concerned Local Citizens groups in Diyala province were abandoning their posts, citing lack of support from U.S. forces. Leave it to the post to sniff out the cloud in the silver lining. The article asserts:
We are truly delighted that you two have decided to take The 40 Day Prayer Challenge™…agreeing to pray together, five minutes a day, for forty days.
You'll see a lot in the news this week about the casualty figures released over the weekend showing a large increase in troop deaths for the first two months of 2009. This is compared to the 8 troop deaths for the same period of 2008 - now risen to 29. Keep in mind that we had 10,000 fewer troops in Afghanistan last year, and as recently announced, another 17,000 are on their way. Please stop and say a prayer for those who have lost loved ones in this war, for those who are soon headed there, an
On Wednesday, nearly 50 rockets slammed into Sderot, Israel. A couple of rockets even reached the Israeli city of Ashkelon up the Mediterranean coast. That means well more than 100,000 Israelis now live under the threat of rocket attack by Islamic groups in the Gaza Strip.