Church Briefs
Local youth drama group wins competition Under the pastoral leadership Terry Davis, the RSSM youth drama group “DNA” from Conway First Assembly of God recently competed at Russellville. They won the drama competition and will be going to the national competition, which will be held in August in Phoenix, Ariz. Also participating in other areas of the competitions were Kristen Wroten and Lauren …
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Court won’t hear challenge to ‘In God We Trust’
The Associated Press The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court won’t hear an atheist’s latest challenge to the U.S. government’s references to God. The court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael Newdow, who says government references to God are unconstitutional and infringe on his religious beliefs. This appeal dealt with the inscription of the national motto “In God We Trust …
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E-Mail Beats Blogs and Web Sites for Rumor Mongering
During the 2008 presidential election, the Internet became a giant rumor mill. For example, there were the viral e-mails claiming that Barack Obama’s birth certificate was a fake. Or ones spreading the phony Sarah Palin quote, “God made dinosaurs 4,000 years ago”. Some political scholars worry the Web could undermine democracy, by misinforming and polarizing voters. But Web sites and blogs don’t …
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