Politics

http://online.worldmag.com/2011/08/08/pulpits-and-politics/ “…Pulpit Freedom Sunday was established in 2008 with a handful of pastors, and expanded to include about 100 pastors last year. It’s a direct challenge to the principle of government restriction.”

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/274171/unbalanced-michael-tanner# ]History shows us that countries as divergent as Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Slovenia successfully reduced the size of their governments relative to their economies and lowered their debt burden substantially. They did so by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. ~Michael Tanner, National Review Online

http://online.worldmag.com/2011/08/05/unconstitutional-prayers/ “…which set of rules best affords Christianity room to flourish, while treating non-Christians as Christ would have them treated by His followers?”

Minnesota twins?

Mormons Duck Political Duel Church officials now monitor the Internet, television broadcasts and print publications daily to sniff out even a hint that anti-Mormonism is entering the 2012 campaign.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEBT_SHOWDOWN_GIFFORDS?SITE=N… ]”Seven months after she was shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote.”

“If a car maker tried to sell a car that cost 228 times what was promised, could fit only half the advertised passengers, and had to be refurbished after every drive, they might not do so well in the market, especially when a much cheaper alternative was available.”

“About 4,000 pastors nationwide, including 91 in Tennessee, signed a letter titled ‘Listen to Your Pastors,’ urging Washington not to cut welfare and charity programs for the poor. It was penned by several pastors and circulated by Sojourners, a Washington, D.C.-based Christian social justice organization.”National debt debate divides church leaders