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What Is Hell? Book Stirs Debate About Afterlife

Romain Blanquart, Detroit Free Press/MCT

RALEIGH, N.C. - What does hell mean to you? Is it an endless nightmare for sinners and unsaved souls, as mainstream Christianity has taught for centuries? Or is hell here on Earth, in the distractions, addictions and emptiness of daily life? Those ideas are receiving fresh scrutiny from some believers after a prominent...

A UFO Is Still a UFO: From Antiquity to Today

Circular ships, vertical aerial cylinders, spheres, disks, wheels in the sky, hat-shaped things, flying pillars or columns and triangular-shaped objects. At first glance, you might think those are common, almost daily, descriptions of UFOs reported by eyewitnesses. Well, yes ... sort of. Those are the actual words, found...

Ted Haggard Acknowledges He's Bisexual: A Brief History of His Sexual Orientation Scandal [VIDEOS]

Is that his final answer? In a new GQ profile, the Rev. Ted Haggard opens up about his sexual orientation, which has been the source of many rumors and revelations over the years. "Here's where I really am on this issue," he says. "I think that probably, if I were 21 in this society, I would identify myself as a...

Doomsday Is Just Another Day for End-Time Evangelist

What would you do if you knew the world was going to end? Family Radio Worldwide evangelist Harold Camping has received a lot of attention in the last few days for announcing the exact date of the Rapture -- May 21, 2011 -- but he tells AOL Weird News that he's not making any big plans for the big day. "The Bible says...

May 21 Is Judgment Day? Harold Camping's Latest Doomsday Prediction

If the "biblical" scale flooding in Australia and the mass die-off of fish, birds and bees weren't proof enough, a growing chorus of doomsayers say that they have proof that the end of days is quickly approaching. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, former civil engineer Harold Camping is one of the leading voices...

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The Price of Being Prophetic: Isaiah 6:1-8 and John 3:1-17

The recent escape of the well-known blind Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng from house arrest to the American embassy has attracted a lot of attention in the media.

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Esther J. Hamori: Biblical Standards For Marriage

Opponents of marriage equality often appeal to the Bible to support their views.

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Christopher Lane: Biblical Homophobia And Christian Pastors

As we contemplate the political and religious implications of Mississippi GOP lawmaker Andy Gipson citing Scripture to suggest that lesbians and gay men be " put to death ," a claim he has since walked back even as his original post on Facebook remains, we are left wondering about the moral health of not just the GOP but...

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Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto: Acts 2:1-21: Think Differently About Difference

Christians have often hoped for a time when our racial and economic differences would cease, when in Christ we would all be indistinguishable.

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Archaeologists Discover Evidence That Bethlehem Existed Centuries Pre-Jesus

Israeli archaeologists said on Wednesday they had discovered the first physical evidence supporting Old Testament accounts of Bethlehem's existence centuries before the town became revered as the birthplace of Jesus.

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05/30/12 EXCLUSIVE: Pastor John Hagee coming to Columbus Source: ABC - WTVM 9 He is known for controversial comments about some hot button political issues and Pastor John Hagee will be talking about an international threat that hits close to come on an upcoming visit to Columbus, GA.
05/30/12 Words For Graduates And Us: Doug's Doorstep (Columns) Source: San Saba News & Star - San Saba TX All the hard work you accomplished is now being rewarded.
05/30/12 SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON/The Battleground is the Heart Source: The Neshoba Democrat - Philadelphia MS "So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was stirred by their arrival. "Is it really Naomi?" the women asked. "Don't call me Naomi," she told them. "Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why should you call me Naomi when the Lord has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy?""
05/30/12 Teedra Moses Returns to The Stage In NYC Source: 24 Hour Hip Hop Maybach Music Group's first lady, Teedra Moses, is on the road.
05/30/12 Lesser of evils Source: WORLD Magazine Should Christians in some circumstances choose the lesser of evils?