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Obama Poised to Carry Out Hostile Military Takeover of US

Zionica — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:00:04 +0000

I’ve been told by a number of people that it would be impossible for any person to stage a military or hostile takeover of the United States. Ten years ago, I would have agreed with them, but not now. In the past year, President Obama has taken a number of actions that when added together…

Sears, JCPenney pull advertising from 'Saturday Night Live' over Jesus-mocking skit

Zionica — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:20 +0000

“Saturday Night Live” is known for pushing the limits, but the NBC spoof show may have gone too far with a recent skit that mocked Jesus. The inflammatory Feb. 16 skit, inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s excessively violent “Django Unchained,” was titled “DJesus Uncrossed” and depicted a post-resurrection Jesus (played by host Christoph Waltz) slaughtering Roman…

Pastor Rebukes 'Passive, Coward' Churches

Zionica — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:55:15 +0000

Pastor Shane Idleman is all too aware of the moral decline he sees in the United States and he's speaking out about it. But what irritates him is the cowardice he finds in many churches when it comes to tackling "hot button" issues. "I'm sick and tired of the passive, lukewarm, coward church doing nothing…

Pastors vow to defy IRS, preach politics from pulpit

Zionica — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:32:23 +0000

More than 1,000 pastors are planning to challenge the IRS next month by deliberately preaching politics ahead of the presidential election despite a federal ban on endorsements from the pulpit. The defiant move, they hope, will prompt the IRS to enforce a 1954 tax code amendment that prohibits tax-exempt organizations, such as churches, from making…

Harlem churches see gospel tourist boom on Sundays

Zionica — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:05:36 +0000

The stern warning issued from the pulpit was directed at the tourists — most of whom had arrived late — a sea of white faces with guidebooks in hand. They outnumbered the congregation itself: a handful of elderly black men and women wearing suits and dresses and old-fashioned pillbox hats. "We're hoping that you will…