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Time will tell.

THIS WEEK IN GOD....
For readers who haven't been around the past couple of weekends, I have brought back "This Week in God" as a regular Saturday feature. The weekly piece highlights some of the news from the world of religion, most notably instances in which faith intersected with politics and/or public policy. TWIG was on hiatus during the height of the election season, but by popular demand, it's back.

First up from the God Machine, he Rev. Ed Young, pastor of the evangelical Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, recently challenged the married couples in his congregation of 20,000 to have sex on a daily basis. As Young sees it, "congregational copulation" brings people closer to God, closer to their spouse, reduces the likelihood of adultery, and sets a loving example for children.

So, how's it going?

Also from the God Machine this week:

* Remember Ted Haggard, the resident of the 30 million-member National Association of Evangelicals? You know, the one caught up in a sordid scandal involving a male prostitute and methamphetamine? He's apparently trying to make a comeback as a a Christian businessman and insurance salesman.

* Pope Benedict XVI apparently isn't big on interfaith dialogue. According to Corriere della Sera, Italy's leading daily newspaper, the pope will argue in his soon-to-be-published book that "an interreligious dialogue in the strict sense of the word is not possible." In theological terms, Benedict argues, "a true dialogue is not possible without putting one's faith in parentheses."

* And in Croatia, government officials have curtailed official Christmas and New Year parties due to a lack of funds. Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said the decision was dictated by the need for fiscal prudence. "For that goal we forbid buying of Christmas and New Year's gifts as well as organising of Christmas and New Year's receptions," Sanader said. Here's hoping no one tells Bill O'Reilly about the decision. (thanks to reader V.S. for the tip)
http://tinyurl.com/6943op

Indeed.
And things will become more clear as the coming year unfolds.

Israel has a choice to make soon and it could well portend what is to come.

THIS WEEK IN GOD....
For readers who haven't been around the past couple of weekends, I have brought back "This Week in God" as a regular Saturday feature. The weekly piece highlights some of the news from the world of religion, most notably instances in which faith intersected with politics and/or public policy. TWIG was on hiatus during the height of the election season, but by popular demand, it's back.

First up from the God Machine, he Rev. Ed Young, pastor of the evangelical Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, recently challenged the married couples in his congregation of 20,000 to have sex on a daily basis. As Young sees it, "congregational copulation" brings people closer to God, closer to their spouse, reduces the likelihood of adultery, and sets a loving example for children.

So, how's it going?

Also from the God Machine this week:

* Remember Ted Haggard, the resident of the 30 million-member National Association of Evangelicals? You know, the one caught up in a sordid scandal involving a male prostitute and methamphetamine? He's apparently trying to make a comeback as a a Christian businessman and insurance salesman.

* Pope Benedict XVI apparently isn't big on interfaith dialogue. According to Corriere della Sera, Italy's leading daily newspaper, the pope will argue in his soon-to-be-published book that "an interreligious dialogue in the strict sense of the word is not possible." In theological terms, Benedict argues, "a true dialogue is not possible without putting one's faith in parentheses."

* And in Croatia, government officials have curtailed official Christmas and New Year parties due to a lack of funds. Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said the decision was dictated by the need for fiscal prudence. "For that goal we forbid buying of Christmas and New Year's gifts as well as organising of Christmas and New Year's receptions," Sanader said. Here's hoping no one tells Bill O'Reilly about the decision. (thanks to reader V.S. for the tip)
http://tinyurl.com/6943op

Poor artie is cut/pasting so fast he forgot he already posted that.....

The boy is losing it.

Way too funny.

LMAO....

Methinks our little resident troll artie doesn't like this thread but he can't delete it here like he always did at the Times Board when he didn't like a thread so he must do what he can..............

Indeed.
And things will become more clear as the coming year unfolds.

Israel has a choice to make soon and it could well portend what is to come.

Israel is dammed if they do, and destroyed if they don't. They are between a rock and a hard place. I forsee a temporary peace, once Obama sticks his nose into this, and then all hell is going to break loose. Israel will take their enemies with them.

Crank up your magic 8 ball again?

There is no question that Israel and the Jewish people will never allow themselves to again be put in the positon of being exterminated.

If Iran or any other country tries to nuke them I fear it will be the end of humanity.

Poor little trolling t***.

Artie just wants to delete this thread like he did to so many over at the Times Board before I got him BANNED for it.....

Poor thing. Methinks it's not a pleasant life for him being a troll.

There is no question that Israel and the Jewish people will never allow themselves to again be put in the positon of being exterminated.

If Iran or any other country tries to nuke them I fear it will be the end of humanity.