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Whose God Rescued the Chilean Miners?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyAs the dramatic rescue of the 33 Chilean miners trapped more than 2,000 feet underground wound to a happy, indeed miraculous ending, one of the great and emblematic lines of the saga was delivered by a miner who sent a letter up on Tuesday, the day before he made the journey to the surface. "There are actually 34 of us," 19-year-old Jimmy Sanchez wrote, "because God has never left us down here." Amen, a watching world would agree. But now the question has become, exactly whose God was down there with Jimmy Sanchez and the others? Different churches are laying claim to inspiring divine ...
Pensacola Beach Residents to Hold Oil Spill Prayer Vigil
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWhen all else fails, pray. According to the Pensacola News Journal, residents there will be holding a prayer vigil on Pensacola Beach on Friday night at 6 p.m. Earlier in the day, tar balls and an oily sheen began washing ashore, a grim portent of what may yet be in store for Forida's coast, baring divine intervention. "We need to pray for our beach," Lori Fehr, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Gulf Breeze, Fla. told the paper. "Before the news that the oil was already hitting here, I was thinking about how much I love the beach here. Prayer has been a common reaction to the ...
Glenn Beck to Address Baptist Grads, but His Mormonism Sparks Debate
By David Gibson - Politics DailyGlenn Beck is a darling of Fox News viewers and a must-see for legions of religious conservatives. So given his profile and right-of-center views, it was no surprise when it was announced that Beck would be a featured speaker at this Sunday's commencement at Baptist-run Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., the brainchild of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, founder of the Moral Majority. Falwell's son, Jerry Jr., is the current president of Liberty. In a statement explaining the invitation, he called Beck "one of the few courageous voices in the national media standing up for the principles upon ...
Americans Held in Haiti Plead for U.S. Government Help
By David Sessions - Politics DailyA group of 10 Americans jailed in Haiti for attempting to take 33 children out of the country illegally is pleading with the U.S. government to assist them, the New York Times reports. The Americans were charged on Jan. 26 with kidnapping and criminal conspiracy, and now say the U.S. is not doing enough to help them. "I have faith in God," said Corinna Lankford, one of the detainees, who say they believed they had permission to rescue orphans after last month's earthquake. "But maybe the U.S. government could help a little more, too. No one is giving us any kind of information about what is ...
Baptist Denomination Separates Itself From 'American Baptists' Arrested in Haiti
By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics DailyA U.S. denomination has become collateral damage in the ongoing horrible mess in Haiti. If you've been paying any attention at all, you surely know about the report of American missionaries arrested for trying to remove Haitian kids from the country without going through proper procedures. ...
Idaho Church Group Arrested for Fleeing Haiti With 33 Children
By David Sessions - Politics DailyTen members of a Baptist group in Idaho were arrested for attempting to illegally remove 33 children from Haiti, USA Today reports. The group said it was taking them to an orphanage across the border in the Dominican Republic, but did not have the required paperwork to do so. "In this chaos the government is in right now, we were just trying to do the right thing," said the group's spokeswoman, Laura Silsby. She and her companions are being held at the judicial police headquarters in Port-au-Prince, but no charges have been filed. The Haitian government has suspended adoption amid worries ...
Huckabee's God Act
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFrom the LA Times comes a rather disturbing tale of the way in which Mike Huckabee wielded his religious sword as Governor of Arkansas. In particular, one incident involved quick passage of a bill designed to aid tornado victims in the town of Arkadelphia. Five days after the tornado tore through the state, this city of 10,000 lay in ruins. The cyclone destroyed an office building, a bank, a pharmacy and 70 other businesses. The electricity was out. The National Guard patrolled the streets. Six people were dead. In Little Rock, GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee was reviewing a disaster insurance measure ...
Religion in Politics
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThis morning, Mitt Romney relented and directly addressed the subject of how his Mormon faith would or would not influence his presidency. Since Mr. Romney's remarks on faith will be squarely in the spotlight over the next few days, it seemed like a good time to explore the intersection between religion and politics. Here then is a round-up of how each of the other top-tier candidates employ or eschew religion in his or her quest for the presidency. Mike Huckabee. Given that the former governor of Arkansas is an ordained Baptist minister, Huckabee is a logical place to begin. He often invokes ...
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