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In a newsletter published by a conservative Baptist denomination, a story is presented concerning one of its members. Deployed in Iraq , this middle aged soldier revealed that often, as he wrestles with problems of various types, “God just reveals the answer to me.” A leader from his church back home also claims to have heard from the Lord. “The Lord told me,” he says, “That this young man is going to be known as a builder, not a destroyer in Iraq .” So far his prophecy seems to have come true for, although the soldier has been involved in...

AND THE VOICE SAID... Go home, slaughter your first-born and make sacrifice unto me. Ha! Just kidding. Still, had you fooled for a minute, didn't I? by Justin Mullins I was at a party in downtown Oakland when I first heard about the Voice of God. It was the usual mix - a few intellectuals from Berkeley and Stanford, the gracious host and hostess and a gaggle of greedy jouranlists, of whom I was one. The conversation was highbrow and stilted but the food was plentiful, so I stayed to chat. It was an innocuous, forgettable evening, except for one...