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As things now stand, Christians who hope to overthrow prostitute-killing Islamism, support a baby's right to a full birth, and defend time-honored marriage are Christianists. But there's more. Tea Party members are also Christianists even if they're self-identified atheists, according to Andrew Sullivan. Appearing on NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" last week, The Daily Dish blogger, inveighed: "The Tea Party, of course is not about fiscal issues at all. They have no plans to balance the budget now or any time in the future. They are radical Christianist, right-wing group..." I have my doubts. Indeed, Andrew Sullivan is so obsessed...

The American Jewish Committee issued a statement blaming author Ann Coulter for her remark about Jews during the Deutch's show two days ago. Coulter said that Christians believe "Jews should be perfected" - i.e. being Christians. The American Jewish Committee erupted in outrage. But he is wrong. The history of Christianity explains that Christians have always seen themselves as the new people of God, following the steps of Jesus Christ who had created a new alliance between God and men, after the failure of the old one (the 10 commandements). So, technicaly, Coulter is absolutely right to say that Christians...

PARIS, Aug 8, 2006 (AFP) - More than a third of French people believe in miracles, according to a poll to appear on Thursday, just days before a major annual pilgrimage to the Lourdes sanctuary in southwestern France. Thirty-five percent of respondents to the poll, carried out by TNS-Sofres for the French Roman Catholic magazine The Pilgrim, said they believed in miracles, though they used different definitions for the word. One third of believers defined a miracle as "a phenomenon for which there is no explanation", another third said it was "a happy and unexpected event" while only eight percent...

SMYRNA, Tenn. - Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq. The church members were met with scorn from local residents. They chased the church members cars' down a highway, waving flags and screaming "God bless America." "My husband is over there, so I'm here to show my support," 41-year-old Connie Ditmore said as she waved and American flag and as tears came to her eyes. "To do this at a funeral is disrespectful...