By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service (RNS) Fire officials in Gainesville, Fla., have denied a permit to a church that wants to burn Qurans on Sept. 11, but church officials said they’ll go ahead with the protest that has garnered worldwide attention. Leaders of the Dove World Outreach Center say “Islam is of the Devil” […]
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by Robert de Neufville When evangelist Franklin Graham – son of the better known Billy Graham – had his invitation to the Pentagon’s National Day of Prayer service rescinded after Muslim members of the military complained about comments he made about their religion, Sarah Palin leapt to his defense. “Are we really so hyper-politically correct,” […]
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Pastor Hates Obama, Prays For His Death
An Arizona pastor has drawn the attention of the Secret Service after saying that he prays for the death of President Barack Obama, a Phoenix television station is reporting. Steven Anderson, pastor of the Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, shared that bit of information last month in a sermon entitled “Why I hate Barack […]
I’ve always been amazed at how people who are supposedly passionate about “the unborn” have no problem whatsoever with capital punishment and the murder of abortion doctors, third world dictators or Iraqi citizens. It goes to the heart of that flexible morality I’ve always had a problem with, and is at the heart of why […]
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The National Day of Prayer
Conservative religious groups roundly criticized President Obama last Thursday for what the Associated Press called his “muted” observance of National Prayer Day. Traditionally, during George W. Bush’s administration, Shirley Dobson, the chairwoman of National Day of Prayer Task Force, which organizes the prayer day festivities, would celebrate the day of prayer at the White House. […]
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Little Sympathy for Carrie Prejean
While it’s hardly a news story in and of itself, it’s worth noting that The Right have been passionately wringing their hands over the “Liberal intolerance” directed toward Miss California, Carrie Prejean. They’re breathlessly ranting about Freedom of Speech issues, and how Prejean’s has been trampled by the Liberal Media and those… those… QUEERS. If […]
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A Harry Potter Witch Hunt
A Harry Potter witch hunt Mom who hasn’t even read the books says they teach witchcraft KAY MCSPADDEN Special to the Observer The suburbs of Atlanta are at the center of a witch hunt. Literally. Laura Mallory, a former evangelical Christian missionary and mother of four, has been trying since September 2005 to have the […]
The first word that came to my mind when I read the article I just posted to The Watch Alert archive regarding Pat Robertson was “dumbass.” Only Pat Robertson could so stupid and insensitive to bad-mouth a man (Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon) who had recently had a massive stroke and was being kept in […]
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Christmas In The Trenches
Thanks to Janis Page for bringing this to my attention. I hope those who can will go and listen to this song. – Wicasta Lovelace Christmas In The Trenches By John McCutcheon ======= On Christmas Day, 1914, in the first year of World War I, German, British, and French soldiers disobeyed their superiors and fraternized […]
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Merry Merry & Happy Happy
It’s mildly ironic that on Christmas Day I can find little joyous news to pass on the members of The Watch mailing list. That’s the way it goes when the Grinch is in charge, I guess. I haven’t come across a lot of people who have the Christmas spirit this year. There are a lot […]
