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1.GRAHAM DOES NOT EMPHASIZE SALVATION THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST2.BILLY GRAHAM DOES NOT BELIEVE HELL IS A PLACE OF LITERAL FIERY TORMENT 3.GRAHAM REFUSES TO DEFEND THE BIBLE AS THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD4.GRAHAM SAYS THEISTIC EVOLUTION IS POSSIBLE5. GRAHAM SAYS THEOLOGY NO LONGER MEANS ANYTHING TO HIM6.GRAHAM SAYS THE VIRGIN BIRTH NOT A NECESSARY PART OF CHRISTIAN FAITH7. BILLY GRAHAM HAS PROMOTED PRACTICALLY EVERY PERVERTED BIBLE VERSION TO APPEAR IN THE LAST FOUR DECADES8. BILLY GRAHAM THINKS A MIRACLE HAPPENS IN INFANT BAPTISM9. BILLY GRAHAM SAYS PEOPLE IN OTHER Pagan RELIGIONS CAN BE SAVED10. BILLY GRAHAM HAS TURNED THOUSANDS...

ITHACA NY--Concerned Ithaca citizens from various religious and activist affiliations framed a circular gathering of prayer, meditation and discourse last night in response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. The assembly, held in DeWitt Park, resonated with tension between conflicting passions: despair for unmitigated suffering, and naked anger for the government’s response to such distress. The vigil allowed spiritual leaders of many faiths, as well as local residents, to share sentiments with the community. Common to each sermon was an element of shared suffering and compassion. The neutral messages of commonality were often underlined by forceful political statements. “This...

It's difficult to imagine that the veterans who can't seem to find it within themselves to forgive Jane Fonda for what they view as treason during the Vietnam era don't seem to be very vocal about the hate-spewing Fred Phelps. Phelps, head of an organization called Westboro Baptist Church, Topeka, Kan., is not like any clergyperson most of us have ever known. Apparently he never talks about God's love -- only hate. The church home page can be reached online via godhatesfags.com. It was sinful enough when we only knew this group for showing up at the funerals of homosexuals...

Friends, family pay tribute to Spc. Adam Harting Church members plan to demonstrate at funeral BY JOYCE RUSSELL joycer@nwitimes.com 219.762.4334 This story ran on nwitimes.com on Friday, August 5, 2005 12:24 AM CDT PORTAGE | As friends, family members and strangers paid their respects Thursday to Army Spc. Adam Harting, members of Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., prepared to picket the Portage soldier's funeral. Harting, a 21-year-old Portage native, was killed in Iraq July 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated outside his vehicle. The 100-member congregation, which announced its decision on Wednesday, demonstrates at military funerals and other...

Baptist church 'fake pope' sign attracting attention, criticism By JEANNINE F. HUNTER, hunter@knews.com April 13, 2005 NEWPORT, Tenn. - Two days after being posted, a church marquee message that questions the purpose of the papacy is still attracting attention in this small community. "What I am trying to do is to let people know there's only one way to heaven through Jesus Christ," said the Rev. Cline Franklin, pastor of Hilltop Baptist Church. "There's no need for help. God sent his son, Jesus Christ. We're all priests if we're saved. I don't need to go to anybody else to pray."...