| Tuesday, December 9, 2008 |
| God's Bailout Plan A handful of Detroit churches issued a new strategy for the hurting auto industry this past Sunday, calling it "God's Bailout Plan." At Greater Grace Temple, the city's largest church, Bishop Charles H. Ellis III prayed for and anointed hundreds of assembly line workers, executives and car salesman in a service dedicated to auto industry workers whose jobs are on the line. The Pentecostal pastor even had a trio of Chevrolet, Ford and Chrysler sport utility vehicles onstage with him during his sermon, which was called "A Hybrid Hope" and bookended by such songs as "I'm Looking for a Miracle" and "We’re Gonna Make It."
"We have never seen as midnight an hour as we face this coming week," said Ellis, alluding to Congress’ imminent decision on whether to offer Detroit’s major carmakers enough financial assistance to stay afloat. "I don’t know what’s going to happen, but we need prayer. When it’s all said and done, we’re all in this thing together." |
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 | If You Can’t Preach ... Sue! | | | A convicted-murderer-turned-Pentecostal-preacher is the subject of a lawsuit aimed at restoring what he believes is his right to preach to fellow inmates. | | | Continue to Article | |
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| 'Mommy, What's a Minister?' | | | Oxford University Press’ latest edition of its Junior Dictionary includes some culturally relevant additions such as MP3 player, blog and biodegradable. But it’s the ones these words are replacing that have academics and clergy alike up in arms. | | | Continue to Article | |
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| The Emerging Anglican ‘Reformation’ | | | Conservative Anglicans living in North America took a first step last Wednesday toward forming a denomination separate from the Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of Anglicanism that has been teetering on the verge of a split since it ordained an openly gay bishop in 2003. | | | Continue to Article | |
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| Todd Bentley Speaks Out | | | Leaders of the Canadian ministry evangelist Todd Bentley founded a decade ago say the one-time revivalist is "intent" on divorcing his wife and is yet to begin a restoration process. | | | Continue to Article | |
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