Free Republic

VANCLEVE, Ky. (AP) -- After months of asking for a new telephone number, the Kentucky Mountain Bible College has finally dropped the 666 prefix that disturbed Christians who recognized it as the biblical mark of the beast. "We're just elated that the number has been changed," said Rob Roy MacGregor, the college's vice president of business affairs. "It was like we had this Scarlet Letter attached to us." The college is now removing the number from printed material, including its official letterhead. The 666 prefix had been the only one available in Vancleve since telephone service arrived here. The need...