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For the nineteenth consecutive year, the U.S. Assemblies of God has reported a gain in inclusive membership. According to the National Council of Churches' 2010 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, the AG grew 1.27 percent for the reporting year to 2,863,265. Joining the Assemblies of God in growth were Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), up 1.76 percent; the Catholic Church, up 1.49 percent; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, up 1.71 percent; and Jehovah Witness, up 2 percent.The report, which is based on statistics gathered in 2008 and reported in 2009, ==snip== Of significance, the Assemblies of...

Last night the Arkansas Republican Assemblies met at the Terry Library. Thursday May 18th at 6:30pm. The meeting was a discussion on what to do about immigration in Arkansas. Several issues and candidates for the May 23rd primary were talked about. Several pieces of information were passed out. The idea of a ballot initiative similar to Prop 200 of Arizona, talked about but it appears that a proposition like that could not be funded in time for the 2006 elections. Most of the group plans to conservative candidates for the May 23rd primary and hand out literature about illegal immigration....

I've been seeing a lot of coverage lately regarding the Iraqi elections, BUT missing from a lot of the coverage are the (printed) details of how many seats will be in the new Iraqi legislature -- as well as the details of the transition from this current elective process to an eventual Prime Minister of Iraq. Could those knowlegable FReepers out there (and I know there are a LOT of you too!) please lend their expertise to helping to inform me/others of some sort of a time table for the post-election Iraqi process? Much-obliged in advance....

SoCal Freeper BBQ and Swim Party Jim Rob is coming down to Los Angeles to attend the biennial NFRA convention in Burbank, CA on August 7-10. The NFRA has asked Jim to attend the event, as he was the former recipient of the NFRA's prestigious Reagan Award. The Hollywood Resistance force will be having a BBQ and Swim Party on Sunday August 10 in Palos Verdes, 11am-5pm. Many of us will also be attending the convention over the weekend as well. If you are interested in attending, contact me for driving directions. NFRA CONVENTION The National Federation of Republican Assemblies...