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The New Park Street Pulpit The Death of Christ A Sermon (No. 173) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, January 24, 1858, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. "Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand."— Isa 53:10WHAT myriads of eyes are casting their glances at the sun! What multitudes of men lift up their eyes, and behold the...

...Just as you can starve a fat person and induce them to lose weight, you can starve a child and prevent them from growing. Neither implies that overeating was the root cause of their getting fat or growing bigger. There is considerable evidence that the obesity epidemic is caused by a hormonal phenomenon, specifically by the consumption of refined carbohydrates, starches and sugars, all of which prompt (sooner or later) excessive insulin secretion. Insulin is the primary regulator of fat storage. When insulin levels are elevated, fat accumulates in our body tissue; when they fall, fat is released and we...

Bob's Monologue Strikes a Chord March 21, 2008 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Bob in Miami, I'm glad you called, sir. You're next on Open Line Friday. Hi. CALLER: Hi, Rush, and thank God that you're on the air. RUSH: Thank you, sir. I agree. CALLER: You're the watchman on the wall, my friend, sounding the alarm. RUSH: Trying to, yes. CALLER: First of all, Rush, I have been around a long time, since before World War II, and I have seen these political parties deteriorate to what they are today. I have had it with both of them. Both of...

WILMER, Texas (AP) - A registered sex offender collared in an Internet sting four years ago is running for mayor of a small Dallas suburb. James Brian Sliter (SLY'-ter) says he's sorry and needs to prove he can be an asset to his community. The 42-year-old was arrested after arranging sex with someone he met on the Internet who he thought was a 15-year-old girl. Sliter was placed on 10 years of probation for attempting to commit sexual assault of a child. The case will eventually be dismissed if he stays out of trouble. Sliter says he's not asking residents...

Researchers at University of Cape Town in South Africa reported Friday the discovery of a variation of an immunity gene that weakens the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), slowing down the progression of AIDS and making the virus less potent if transmitted to others. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, and like all viruses it must invade and takeover cells in order to replicate itself. But in order for the virus to successfully hijack the cell, it must evade several genes, including an immunity virus named HLA. "Some people have versions of the HLA gene that are known to force...

Just weeks after publicity over his controversial sermons rocked Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright will preach three guest sermons at Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. Wright, who until February was minister of Obama's church, Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, will preach Sunday, March 30. Wheeler pastor, the Rev. Marcus Cosby, could not be reached for comment Friday. A spokesman for the church said Wright, who has offered sermons at Wheeler annually for the past 15 years, had been scheduled as part of the church's regular speaker's program.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - After months of delay, Russia agreed to Israeli conditions regarding the delivery of armored vehicles to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces, Israeli officials said on Friday. Israel agreed in November to allow the Palestinians to receive up to 50 lightly armored vehicles but a dispute emerged over a Palestinian demand that they have guns mounted on them.

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A torturous environment of beatings, scaldings, even BB gun shootings in a small white A-frame house on Hillcrest Avenue eventually led to the death of a mentally disabled pregnant woman, officials, neighbors and family members said. Former occupant Judy E. Woods, 43, was charged by the Madison County state attorney's office last month with first-degree murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child in the death of Dorothy Dixon, 29, and her 6-month-old fetus. Dixon - six months pregnant - died after weeks of abuse. Snip Two of Riley's family members and a neighbor said Riley was an abusive and...

. (AP) Senator Barack Obama has told members of his denomination that some conservative Christian leaders have exploited and politicized religion to sow division. In a 30-minute speech before the national meeting of the United Church of Christ, which supports gay marriage, the Democratic presidential candidate said, "Faith got hijacked, partly because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, all too eager to exploit what divides us." Obama said, "They've told Evangelical Christians that Democrats disrespect their values and dislike their church, while suggesting to the rest of the country that religious Americans care only about issues like abortion...

Wellington E. Webb, MayorCity and County of Denver1437 Bannock Street, Suite 350Denver, Colorado 80202By facsimile to 720-865-8791 and United States MailDear Mayor Webb:The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (ACLU) has obtained documents that demonstrate that the Denver Police Department is monitoring and recording the peaceful protest activities of Denver-area residents and keeping files on the expressive activities of law-abiding advocacy organizations.These documents also demonstrate that the Denver Police Department has inappropriately smeared the reputations of peaceful advocates of nonviolent social change by falsely labeling their organizations as "criminal extremist."Although the ACLU has obtained only a small sample of...

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- Three spring breakers were arrested after an explosion rocked two hotel guests from their bed and shattered the windows of their Daytona Beach Shores hotel room around 2:30am Friday. Officers patrolling the Oceanside Inn on South Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach Shores heard a loud explosion early Friday morning. Several witnesses said the explosion came from the sundeck, located on the second floor of the hotel. When officers first arrived, they found three safety windows had been shattered, along with a metal light pole that had been destroyed. They also noticed metal and glass debris...

LANCASTER, Pa.—Former U.S. Sen. Bob Smith has removed his name from consideration as a presidential candidate for the Constitution Party, as party members prepare for a national convention to choose their nominee. An e-mail sent by the party on Friday listed Smith among potential candidates heading into the convention next month in Kansas City. But Gary Odom, the party's national field director, said Smith has dropped out.

TOLEDO, Iowa - An Illinois man was arrested after police chased a stolen delivery van loaded with doughnuts across two Iowa counties at speeds of up to 100 mph. The van, owned by Donut Delite, of Moline, Ill., was stolen early Thursday while the driver was making deliveries at a hospital in nearby Rock Island. More than 100 miles later in Iowa, a Benton County sheriff's deputy spotted the van about 9:30 a.m. _ and the chase was on. Other officers joined in, and the chase stretched into Tama County. Authorities finally cornered the van in Toledo and arrested the...

Some pretty good ones in here. Dennis Miller going after Harry Reid is a classic.

GARY, Ind.—Veteran officer Thomas Houston didn't mince words when he took over as police chief in this violence-plagued city, promising to "implode" the department and make big changes, even if it went against public sentiment. "I'm popular now," he said last May. "I will trade that for respect." Less than a year later, Houston is out of a job. He and his top two deputies face federal civil rights charges accusing them of roughing up four people Houston suspected of breaking into his house last June.

The crackdown on ethnic violence in Tibet intensified yesterday, with Chinese troops and paramilitary police deployed across Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, to arrest rioters who burnt shops and businesses of Han Chinese. Officials issued a new wanted list and imposed a news blackout. They also said that security forces had opened fire on a demonstration in neighbouring Sichuan province, injuring four people. The Number Five wanted list was issued late yesterday on Lhasa Television, which showed more grainy photographs taken from video footage and stills of those taking part in what Beijing has dubbed the “March 14 Incident”. A total...

GETTYSBURG, Pa.—Seamus Garrahy (center right), former Marine, cooks steaks for Marines who visit his home in Gettysburg, Pa. Garrahy continually opens his home to Marines who visit Gettysburg. (Photo courtesy of www.gunghosauce.com). (RELEASED) LIBERTY MOUNTAIN, Pa. (March 21, 2008) -- Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, gave back to the military community here Feb. 29 - March 2. Marines assisted wounded warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital and had a helping hand from another patriotic citizen working behind the scenes. “They assisted the wounded warriors. I assisted them with steaks and beverages,” said...

HARTFORD, Conn.—A federal judge has dismissed part of a challenge of Connecticut's new public financing law, but agreed to hear claims that the law is unfair to minor party and petitioning candidates. U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill said the plaintiffs did not prove that a part of the law concerning matching funds was unconstitutional. The plaintiffs include the state's Green and Libertarian parties and the Connecticut ACLU.

Millions of Americans sit comfortably in front of TV screens each day, engrossed in rousing entertainment, sports madness or reality shows -- without the slightest idea they are perilously unprotected from another horrifying terrorist attack. They can thank the Democratic House of Representatives for failing to pass a sufficient update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). “Every day that goes by is one less day of protection,” said U.S. Representative Tom Feeney (R-FL). “The terrorists know this. They watch TV, too.” The cause of concern is the refusal among House majority members to include an immunity provision...