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Old 06-27-2008, 07:12 PM   #16
Troubleshooter
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It's been a while since I've posted here but here we go.

I don't know if these have been posted here or not, but enjoy.

TedHaggards gets over Teh Gay

Pastor: Haggard has left 'restoration program'

By COLLEEN SLEVIN – 4 days ago

DENVER (AP) — The evangelist forced out of his job after being caught up in a sex scandal involving a male prostitute has left a "spiritual restoration program" and no longer has any ties to the megachurch he founded, the congregation's new pastor said Sunday.

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Preaching from behind the trigger...

Marine removed from duty over Bible coin reports

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine in Iraq has been removed from duty amid complaints that he was handing out coins with Bible verses at an American checkpoint, the military said Thursday.

A military spokesman said Iraqis in Falluja complained that the Marine was giving the coins, which were printed in Arabic, to people at an entry control point in Falluja.

U.S. military regulations prohibit religious proselytizing.

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Oh, and it's brainwashing.
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