Monthly Archives: February 2012

TBN directors sued by family members for ‘unlawful and unreported income distributions to Trinity Broadcasting’s directors’ and more

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February 28, 2012

The Orange County (CA) Register is reporting two massive lawsuits against Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana (d/b/a Trinity Broadcasting Network, the largest Christian broadcaster in the world), its International Christian Broadcasting arm, attorneys Davert & Loe (who do legal work for Trinity) and others. The lawsuits were filed by a granddaughter of Paul and [...]


The name says it all: Worst cover ever! ‘The Final Countdown’ [VIDEO]

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February 22, 2012

That’s all the intro you need on this. Hard to find a worse performance of a bad song. Be sure to hang with it until the jam session. It’s right after the “guitar tech” comes out and tunes a guitar mid-performance. [HT: Jay Sanders] Use Facebook to Comment on this Post


What would a nuclear blast look like in your town? [GRAPHIC]

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February 20, 2012

In conversations about war it is hard for most Americans who have never been in war to envision anything other than the carnage of 9/11. Effects of a nuclear blast, from the smallest to the largest can be estimated using Alex Wellerstein’s NUKEMAP. Below are three screenshots from sample maps. The key for the blast [...]


House hearing live stream on Obama administration’s abuse of Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience

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February 16, 2012

Today at 9:30 Eastern time, the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform will hold hearing on the subject “Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience?” This committee is headed by California Republican Darrell Issa. The hearing witnesses will be comprised of: [...]


Drones over U.S. skies: The Surveillance State is here

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February 14, 2012

A commentary by John W. Whitehead February 13, 2012 To be governed is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so. It is, under pretext of public [...]


Reflections on celebrity deaths

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February 13, 2012

When we are faced with the death of those in the public eye, like the recent tragic death of Whitney Houston, followers of Christ seem caught in the between of praising them while wondering how to remain faithful to the gospel without being callous. Sometimes, as in the cases of Steve Jobs and Christopher Hitchens, [...]


‘War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning,’ by Chris Hedges, Book Review

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February 12, 2012

Chris Hedges does not seem to a name widely known or appreciated in Evangelical circles. A foreign correspondent for fifteen years, Hedges has worked for NPR, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, he was part of a NYT team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting (for [...]


Rabbi Ralph Messer offers repentance and explanation [VIDEO]

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February 8, 2012

On Rabbi Ralph Messer’s Facebook page, this following video has been offered. It is lengthy. The first part is the full length service at New Birth. The second part is his explanation of the things that appeared in the 14 minute video that went viral last week. Some links to that video (including the one [...]


The Empire comes home to end the Republic

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February 7, 2012

The latest commentary from constitutional attorney, John W. Whitehead. Black Hawks in Boston: The American Military Empire Comes Home I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men [...]


Messianic Jews respond to Rabbi Ralph Messer

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February 6, 2012

Messianic Jewish organizations have begun to respond to the claims of “Rabbi” Ralph Messer. From the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations: On behalf of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC) and the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA), we join our voices with the wider Jewish community in condemning the ritual orchestrated last Sunday [...]


Luke 17:21

"[N]or will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." (ESV)

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