“Police in Dothan, Alabama, say a suspect entered a church Sunday night and demanded money–but received a bullet “in the upper torso” instead. The suspect was pronounced dead early Monday morning. …Tolver allegedly entered through the back door of the church and robbed one of the three people of $50. He was demanding money from a second individual when he was shot with a “personal handgun.” Tolver fled the scene, only to collapse outside the building. He was pronounced dead just before 1:20 a.m. Monday morning.” –Source
Do you see what I see? Now that most “pastors” preach prosperity messages in where the god of choice happens as much cold hard cash as you can cram into your pocket instead of a generous helping of the Holy Spirit, the people in this Baptist church actually killed a man simply because he was robbing them of their precious money. Now I am sure the nay sayers will shout, would you rather he go ballistic and unload his gun on the church members? My response who have to be, are you a Christian? Do you not pray for a hedge of angels about you? And, what’s more important? Sharing your faith with someone in an obviously tumultuous life to the point he goes into a church to rob people? Continue reading
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“Put simply, the scholars at our conference never doubted nor disputed that there had been a Jewish Temple on today’s Har Habayis in antiquity, up until 70 CE. Rather, they argued consistently, with no exception, that the religious traditions and texts of Judaism, Christianity and Islam solidly recognize this reality.” –
“Until now, the two ordinary ways to being declared a saint were martyrdom for Christ and the practice of “heroic virtue.” A third, exceptional way also existed: that of “ancient veneration” of a person as a saint. According to Catholic teaching, every person who goes to heaven is a saint, but a small percentage of these are officially recognized as saints and put forward as examples and models of a closer following of Christ. The new decision follows on a 
“Police on Long Island are investigating after someone hung a large painting of Jesus Christ on a fence at a mosque early Friday evening. Investigators are treating the incident as a hate crime, 
Canada is now fining its citizens for offending people of the Islamic faith.
ROME—It all started with the usual complaints from disgruntled neighbors: funny smells, slamming doors, loud music, the sound of squeaky beds and laughter late into the night. In almost any other situation anywhere in the world, the angry neighbors would have confronted the noisy tenant, maybe left a mean note on the door or complained to the landlord and the matter would be settled.
Oregon decided it will go along with the federal government’s tougher standards for driver’s licenses, so the state’s travelers may not have to show a passport to board a plane.
“President Donald Trump has held roughly 50% more meetings with foreign leaders than President Barack Obama did over the same amount of time in their respective first terms in office. A review of both presidencies reveals that Obama met with about 20 foreign leaders through July 6, 2009, not including international summits or the United Nations and other institutions. Trump has met with about 30 leaders through June 6, 2017 – not including summits, the UN, or the Palestinian Authority. …Trump’s ambitious foreign policy schedule contradicts critics’ attempts to portray his foreign policy as “isolationist,” or to suggest the 45th president is not interested in foreign affairs.” –