By Darnell Washington, Newsophile Staff WriterCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Dr. James Dobson, who studied child development before becoming an evangelical leader and founding the Christian group Focus on the Family, has historically opposed laws granting same-sex couples the right to marry and spent years trying to ensure that laws outlawing sodomy remained intact.In a candid interview with The Christia
I suppose this could become another “Brickhouse Series” (scroll down and look to the right) because we have another twist to this Billy Graham movie thingy that regretfully shows you the Church has such a difficult time doing things the right way, the first time!
First, we hear that the Billy Graham movie is finally going [...]
Sharon Bolan Yerby will host the second annual New Orleans Gathering. The six-hour event will focus on prayer and repentance among Christians of all denominations -- and Bolan Yerby says many Christians feel the area is ripe for a spiritual awakening.
From my conversations and my own personal perspective I include a list of the top five ways not to evangelize Linux, or perhaps restated, how not to screw up a good thing:
From my conversations and my own personal perspective I include a list of the top five ways not to evangelize Linux, or perhaps restated, how not to screw up a good thing:
SCENE 1
The new girl, Mary, walked briskly into the office carrying a stack of file folders. She was smiling cheerfully and wearing a bright yellow dress with a vibrant floral pattern. Martha looked up from her desk. “What in the world are you wearing? That dress is not appropriate business attire for this office –besides, it’s way too tight.”
Mary dropped the folders on an empty desk and rushed from the room.
“Where do we find these people?” muttered Martha.
SCENE 2
“Well, what do you think?” Mary asked her new supervisor, Martha. Smiling, she spun around lightly in her new sun dress. Although a pretty outfit, to Martha it looked to be painfully tight on her. And much too casual for this type of office.
“Mary, you look beautiful!” she said. Mary gave her a quick hug and dashed back to her cubicle, excited to start a new work week. Martha made a mental note to invite Mary out to lunch and have a tactful conversation about the office dress code.
Please bear with me
Mac evangelist Phil Peterson retired today after writing over one million bulletin board posts. Peterson achieved fame by promoting Macs to Windows users experiencing difficulties with the Microsoft operating system. His favorite tactic was to scour bulletin boards and newsgroups for Windows technical support questions and suggest that their answer lay with changing computing platforms. Amongst his most famous posts are:
"You wouldn't have that problem if you used a Mac."
"I wouldn't know. I use a Mac."
"I have every program I need."
"You may want to consider a Mac."
"Windows can't do color like the Mac."
and, his most famous, "They ripped that off the Mac."
Peterson's career went through some rough times in the early nineties with the Pippin disaster and the demise of eWorld. It was during this time that Peterson's posts became more abrasive and hostile, in contrast to the breezy dismissiveness of his earlier work. Statements from this period ranged from the rabid "I hope
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An evangelist who preaches at campuses nationwide has lost his initial bid to speak at Murray State University in western Kentucky.A judge ruled Monday that the school's campus policy requiring speakers to obtain on-campus sponsors is legal.James G. "Brother Jim" Gilles, of Symsonia in western Kentucky, sued the university in 2006, claiming that Murray State deprived him of his rights to free speech and to exercise his religion by rejecting his requests to preach at the Curris Center - a high-traffic area frequented by students and visitors.This from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richard Sharoff had just sold his 21 Boston Market restaurants and was trolling for his next big thing about 10 years ago when he happened across a small chain of underperforming Kansas City ice cream shops in need of some marketing.
The stores were poorly located, away from pedestrian and auto traffic. The black-and-white decor [...]
RALEIGH — A high school teacher reprimanded for inviting a Christian evangelist to speak to his students is not taking his punishment in silence.
Social studies teacher Robert Escamilla said the Wake County school system squelched free speech and academic freedom, and 100 of his former students have signed a petition to have him reinstated at [...]
A prominent black homosexual activist has come out of the closet, except this time as an ex-lesbian.
Charlene E. Cothran, 48, runs a quarterly magazine named after her homosexual friend, Venus, who was shot dead by her ex-lover. For 13 years, the periodical has targeted black gays and lesbians and grew to a circulation of over [...]
Adam Lasnik share some basic but useful SEO tips with WSJ on how businesses can improve their website rankings in search engines. [You many know Adam from the Google Webmaster Central blog]The video is around 3 minutes but if you don't have the headphone, here's a quick text recap:1. Use Descriptive Title Tags - they are more likely to appear higher in the search results plus they have a high probability of getting clicked. [The Title that Adam suggested had close to 10 words]2. Meta tags, which contain the description and keywords, are also very important for good rankings.3. Meta Descriptions are also essential since they show up right beneath the page title in Google Search pages. Be patient once you apply Title Tags and Meta Description tags.4. Link Building - If you are a new website facing the Google Sandbox effect, get a link from some trusted site in your niche or product area and that automatically boosts the confidence of Google in your new site.5. Use Google Webmaster Cons
According to The Washington Post, Americans United for Separation of Church and State is asking the IRS to revoke the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status of Bill Keller Ministries, a Florida-based evangelist. As you are probably aware, federal tax code prohibits churches with tax-exempt status from endorsing political candidates. Keller has been informing "the 2.4 million subscribers to his Internet prayer ministry" that they should not vote for Mitt Romney, calling Romney "an unabashed and proud member of the Mormon cult founded by a murdering polygamist pedophile named Joseph Smith nearly 200 years ago."Americans United is asking the IRS to enforce the tax code by revoking Keller's exemption on the grounds that he has violated the prohibition on partisan politicking which is supposed to apply to religious groups. Of course, Keller's defense is the best part of this story, as he claims that his insults of Romney and his admonitions not to vote for him were "spiritual" rather than political
Born in Massachusetts, 1963, Kevin Trudeau was voted by his high school class as “Most Likely to Succeed”. This was something that came true, indeed, but only at the unfortunate expense of his credibility. Whether he deserves it or not is still a debatable issue.
Kevin Trudeau’s Rise to Fame
His constant exposure to infomercials shown late night on TV in millions of American households has made the name Kevin Trudeau almost as familiar as, say, Proactiv. His infomercials promoted a wide variety of products that included but are not limited to coral calcium as a dietary supplement, weight loss cures, memory improvement courses, and real investment strategies.
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Mac evangelist Phil Peterson retired today after writing over one million bulletin board posts. Peterson achieved fame by promoting Macs to Windows users experiencing difficulties with the Microsoft operating system. He favored tactic was to scour bulletin boards and newsgroups for Windows technical support questions and suggest that their answer lay with changing computing platforms. Amongst his most famous posts are:
"You wouldn't have that problem if you used a Mac."
"I wouldn't know. I use a Mac."
"I have every program I need."
"You may want to consider a Mac."
"Windows can't do color like the Mac."
and, his most famous, "They ripped that off the Mac."
Peterson's career went through some rough times in the early nineties with the Pippin disaster and the demise of eWorld. It was during this time that Peterson's posts became more abrasive and hostile, in contrast to the breezy dismissiveness of his earlier work. Statements from this period ranged from the rabid "I hope bo
Who Are Your “Business Evangelists”?
You simply cannot get into the mind of your core customer without spending time with them. Data is great, but it doesn’t address the motivation fact…Read full story
{We were told to re-cast a parable of Luke in contemporary terms. I chose to look at the Parable of the Good Samaritan...from a different angle}
During the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), held at San Jose in 2008, on the last day, during the last scheduled Business Meeting on the docket…Jesus appeared. No one knew quite what to make of it. There were a host of different reactions. The Presbyterians For Renewal were excited, though a bit fearful of what Jesus was going to say about the "theological trajectory†of their denomination. The More Light Presbyterians didn't really know what to think at all. All of the YADs (Youth Advisory Delegates) just ran up to Jesus and started asking him questions, talking a mile a minute, as they followed him up to the front of the convention hall. Everyone in the assembly was quite shocked, and a bit tongue-tied, until one of the youngest YADs looked up at Jesus and asked, "Are you going to tell us a story?†Jesus
According to WorldNetDaily, an evangelical pastor told his congregation that he could repeat the alleged miracle of Jesus by walking on water. Before you dismiss this as an outrageous claim or even blasphemy, consider that the pastor based his claim on a revelation. The outcome? He drowned.I do not blame the pastor for attempting this act. After all, he had a revelation. Many Christians will tell you that their entire faith is based on personal revelation. What I do blame him for is not being smart enough to realize that he wasn't walking on water until it was over his head, causing him to drown. When the annual Darwin awards come out, I think this pastor should be remembered.The Christian response will almost certainly be something along the lines of how the pastor's faith was insufficiently strong, how he offended god with his pride, or some similar nonsense. If more evangelicals would put their faith to the test in this manner, I suspect there would be far fewer evangelicals. Far
