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“I don’t have to go to church — God comes to me. He’s with me and around me wherever I am.” Those words, offered by a mother to her son, contributed to the apparent self-actualization of best-selling author — I’m talking been-on-the-New York Times-bestseller-list-for-hundreds-of-weeks-best-selling — Neale Donald Walsch. His books, which all revolve, in one form or another, around the very appealing premise of “Conversations with God,” speak to people in ways that apparently rival Sacred Scripture; however, Sacred Scripture they are not. This prompts the question: How do millions of Christians get duped into believing the ramblings of New...

WESTWOOD Police Friday arrested a 52-year-old homeless man they say fired several shots in the air near UCLA while making anti-government statements. The man, was reportedly was in possession of more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, was being held Monday without bail, according to police.  UCLA Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting at Broxton Avenue and Le Conte Place, the edge of the campus, about 11:50 p.m. Friday. Officer said they found Gene Carlton Bush wearing a holster and standing empty handed, said UCLA police Sgt. Baguiao. The officers ordered Bush to the ground at gunpoint, but he...

All FReepers, especially those in Denver: Check out the invocation on Monday at the Democrat Convention. It should be revealing regarding Obama's religious views. Also, check out the choir.

What if I told you that the universe not only responds to your thoughts, but rewards them? That’s The Secret that Prime Time Productions, an Australian media firm, has hit on. Through public relations, viral marketing and word of mouth, its multimedia paean to self-empowerment has become Down Under’s most successful cultural export since Crocodile Dundee. The DVD is a top seller on Amazon.com and the accompanying hardcover book has broken the New York Times bestseller list. Recently, Oprah gave The Secret her blessing. Entering the Vancouver Chapters store, the first thing I saw was an entire book display devoted...

We have to issue an occult watch -- perhaps "warning" is more like it -- for a new self-help trend that apparently is sweeping or beginning to sweep segments of America.   The "method" is now on DVD as a movie called The Secret, and has been featured, among other places, on Oprah and Larry King Live.   We are reluctant to readily dismiss innovative spiritual means, and always urge openness in the supernatural realm, which is so often beyond human reckoning.   But in the case of The Secret, a warning is especially needed because its claims and temptations are especially potent:...

Did anyone see "Larry King Live" last night? I don;'t usually watch (I'm usually with Hannity and Colmes) but he had a fascinating discussion on "Beyond Positive Thinking" featuring people from the new movie "The Secret" It was a fascination discussion. You can find a transcript at http://whatanicewebsite.com/LarryKing-1-broadband.wmv or at http://whatanicewebsite.com/LarryKing-1-dialup.wmv

Being married to an intelligent woman could be a man's best chance of avoiding an early grave, it is claimed.New research suggests that having a well-educated wife helps lower a husband's blood pressure, reducing the risk of heart attack by up to half.It is also claimed brainier women enforce better lifestyles in the family, encouraging partners to follow a good diet, stop smoking and seek medical advice.The study, details of which are published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology, found a strong link between the total years of education a wife had and the health of...