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The American Medical Association wants me back -- but it's out of luck until it mends its cheating ways. The group's revenue is down by $13.4 million over the past year; it expects 5 percent to 7 percent of its 228,150 dues-paying physicians to quit this year. Why is the AMA hemorrhaging members? Obviously, because of its foolish support for President Obama and Congress' remake of American health care. In desperation, the AMA membership group is e-mailing ex-members like me, begging us to rejoin at half the usual fee. Sorry: I'm not forking over $210 for the "privilege" of being...

ELCA NEWS SERVICE August 14, 2008 ELCA Congregations Report 4.7 Million Members in 2007 08-142-FI CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) reported a baptized membership of 4,709,956 in 10,448 congregations in 2007. The ELCA Office of the Secretary analyzed membership and income data obtained from parochial reports that ELCA congregations submit at the end of each year. David D. Swartling, ELCA secretary, said the data indicated a decline in membership of 64,247 and a decrease of 22 congregations from 2006. The membership decline of 1.34 percent in 2007 was less than the 1.58 percent decline of...