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Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda, the returned Christ, answers Ray Stevens’ classic musical question with a resounding “yes.”

(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA A man claiming to be the second coming of Jesus Christ is becoming a rich man, thanks to followers and their donations. But as CBS 3 Anchor Susan Barnett reports many people question if he […]

I’m going to go see Jesus Camp this Friday at the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, and I think you should too (if not in SF, then at one of the other places it’s showing, of course).

Christianity Today has an interesting article and a must-read interview with the filmmakers, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. […]

The President of Magnolia Pictures comments on some of the controversy around the Jesus Camp movie:

Last Friday marked the limited release of “Jesus Camp,” Magnolia Pictures’ new, controversial documentary. The film follows children at an Evangelical summer camp, as they hone their prophetic gifts and are schooled in how to take back America for Christ. […]

ABC has a video reporting on Jesus Camp:

I’ve never felt, at any point, that we’ve been exploited. - Pastor Becky Fisher

Fisher has also been cited as believing that the movie could be used as an evangelistic tool.

People who see Jesus Camp should not come away with the idea that evangelizing to youth means indoctrination. attributed to Chap […]

Rev. Fred “God Hates Fags [but adores ignorant, self-righteous bigots who twist Scripture]” Phelps pours out his version of the Love of Christ while stating that it’s too late for repentence, that America is doomed, and that Westboro Baptist Church has personally fulfilled prophecy. (I lost count of the number of times he rails […]

On these Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we mourn with those who still mourn, and find comfort through faith. We give thanks to the Almighty for our liberty, and we pray for His blessing on all those who were lost and for strength in the work ahead. May God continue to watch over the United […]

The Trailer for the movie “Jesus Camp”:

Dates and Locations where you can see the Jesus Camp movie.

Trascription of the Jesus Camp movie Trailer: (1a)

Becky Fisher: This is a sick old world. Kids, you’ve gotta change things.

Fisher: Boys and girls can change the world? Ab-so-lutely!

Campers: I pledge allegiance to the Christian Flag…

Camp Counselor/Parent?: There […]

From Media Matters:

Falwell: “[C]ashless society,” “one-world government” will happen near Rapture

Summary: Rev. Jerry Falwell stated that the United Nations is “the infrastructure, the stage on which the Antichrist will build his one-world government.” Falwell also asserted that the prevalence of online bill-paying is a sign that “God is setting the stage for … a cashless […]

Keith Olbermann takes Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to task on the recent “fascism” comments Rumsfeld has been making, and he’s about as spot-on as one can get. I full agree that this issue “demands the deep analysis and the sober contemplation of every American.”

Elected officials at the top of the government of the United […]

Yeah, that’s the harshest post title on Outchurched to date, but it’s also an accurate assesment of this story:

Church Condemns Abortion Performed on Raped Girl, 11

A Vatican official has said the Catholic church will excommunicate a medical team who performed Colombia’s first legal abortion on an 11-year-old girl, who was eight weeks pregnant after being […]