I have nothing against idiots having an opinion. Shucks, if it weren't for idiots having opinions, there'd be no Fox News and the Fox & Friends Morning Crew would have to resort to selling their bodies for medical experiments.
Most Americans claim they are, but are they? There are numberless Christian sects all over the world. They all differ in what they consider Christian but one (almost) universally celebrated story presents us with an uncomfortable truth.
I must admit to a bit of frustration. I'm perplexed that none of the professional journalists, pundits and opinion makers are asking some simple questions that occurred to me the moment this Catholic/Insurance SNAFU popped up.
Virginia Beach -
There were no signs, members of a Virginia Beach church say, that the powerful sermon their pastor had just delivered would be his last.
Atlanta -
One week after being crowned 'king', Bishop Eddie Long gave back his crown. The Georgia mega-church pastor apologized to the Jewish community for taking part in a ceremony in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and crowned “king.”
New York -
A bill passed in the New York state Senate will allow congregations without a permanent church to use schools to hold worship services, pushing the envelope for the separation of church and state.
Washington -
Newt Gingrich has intensified attacks against President Obama over his administration's birth control policy that requires some religious hospitals and other institutions to offer birth control under the new health care law.
Clearwater -
The Church of Scientology has declared that "only Scientology law applies" in a Pinellas County, Florida court case in which two former practitioners are suing the Church for a $35,000 refund.
Atlanta -
In 2010, Bishop Eddie Long was accused by 4 young men who alleged that the bishop abused his authority, took them on trips and gave out lavish gifts to coerce them into sexual relationships.
Matthew D. Staver, the Co-Chair of the Gingrich Faith Leaders Coalition, is an evangelical leader on a mission: defeating President Barack Obama in November.
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