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Does Purgatory Deny the Sufficiency of Christ's Sacrifice? by: Matt Slick According to the Handbook for Today's Catholic, page 47, "If you die in the love of God but possess any stains of sin, such stains are cleansed away in a purifying process called Purgatory. These stains of sin are primarily the temporal punishment due to venial or mortal sins already forgiven but for which sufficient penance was not done during your lifetime." The Catholic Catechism, paragraph 1030, says that Purgatory is for "All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their...

The U.S, department of homeland propaganda presents: A lesson on what it really means to be a citizen of the United States. Includes common sense things like: -Pay your taxes and be thankful that the "taxman" lets you keep some of your money. -Responsible people should be buying and spending not saving and investing. Spend it all! -Don't cause trouble by asking embarrassing questions or by not supporting your government.

PANJSHIR, Afghanistan, April 6, 2009 – For more than eight years, the Afghan government has been building the country from the ground up, using millions of dollars in aid from foreign governments and private groups. Army Sgt. Ramon Guzman, member of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, walks past villagers during a site visit in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley in March 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, however, progress is not measured merely in dollar signs and projects completed, the members of the Panjshir...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2009 – Coalition forces and members of the U.S. Agency for International Development are continuing their efforts to make Iraq self-sufficient. Amir Abdl al-Jabbar Ismael, left, Iraq’s deputy transportation minister, and Army Col. Todd McCaffrey, commander of the 25th Infantry Division’s 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, sign documents transferring control of Joint Security Station Salmiyat, northwest of Baghdad, to the Transportation Ministry, Feb. 5, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Cory Angell   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Northwest of Baghdad yesterday, coalition forces transitioned control of Joint Security Station Salmiyat, an idle rail and...