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Bible Belt Blogger: Daughter 'outs' former bishop of New York

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:09:06 -0600

The late Episcopal bishop of New York, Bishop Paul Moore, engaged in "exploitive behavior" and lived a "secret double life" while leading the diocese, the current bishop announced in a Feb. 29 letter to parishioners.

Bible Belt Blogger: Israeli professor: Moses used drugs

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:10:58 -0600

Academic says it was a long, strange, 40-year-trip to the promised land...

Bible Belt Blogger: Bill Clinton attends Lakewood Church

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:55:24 -0600

Two days before the Texas primary, Bill Clinton attends Lakewood Church. [He pops up at about the 2:42 mark in the video, which is posted below...] For some reason, Bill and Chelsea are being dispatched to appear at churches in key primary states -- usually without Hillary Clinton. h/t: Greg Wythe

Bible Belt Blogger: Bush's religious liason is a plagiarist

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:33:15 -0600

Tim Goeglein, President Bush's liason to religious groups, just got caught stealing another writer's words without attribution.

Bible Belt Blogger: TV preacher abandons Huckabee

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:41:05 -0600

John Hagee of San Antonio had given $2,300 to the Huckabee campaign. And in December, he turned over his pulpit to the Arkansas preacher-turned-politician.

Bible Belt Blogger: IRS investigating United Church of Christ

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:43:53 -0600

Tax agency says a speech by Barack Obama (a UCC member) may have violated tax laws. Obama's speech is available below. Who is out of line? Obama? The IRS? Both? Neither?

Bible Belt Blogger: Paging the Bible Answer Guy...

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:33:06 -0600

Jack Kelly of RealClearPolitics.Com made reference to "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin" in his column today. It's a Biblical allusion that will leave some people scratching their heads... It's a reference to the first time somebody saw "the handwriting on the wall."

Bible Belt Blogger: Pioneer of Christian Rock dies

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:13:01 -0600

Larry Norman, 60, had a top 15 hit on the Billboard Pop charts before becoming a Christian recording artist.

Bible Belt Blogger: God and Politics in 'Michigan's Salad Bowl'

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:37:21 -0600

Hudsonville, Michigan, which bills itself as "Michigan's salad bowl," is under fire because its "Mission Statement" mentions God.

Bible Belt Blogger: Protestantism losing its hold on U.S.

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:24:05 -0600

New study suggests Protestants will soon be a minority in the U.S.

Bible Belt Blogger: Interfaith Alliance blasts Clinton campaign

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:09:40 -0600

Two days after Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama of borrowing from the Karl Rove playbook, the Interfaith Alliance accuses Clinton of swiping a play from Lee Atwater's 1988 "Willie Horton" file.

Bible Belt Blogger: Claim: Clinton staffers spread Obama 'tribal garb' photo

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:25:19 -0600

Is this a tactic, to quote Sen. Clinton, "straight out of the Karl Rove playbook"? UPDATE: After declining, initially, to say whether or not they were spreading the photo, Clinton campaign officials have now issued a qualified denial...

Bible Belt Blogger: Lexington Episcopal Diocese income drops sharply

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:38:51 -0600

The diocese budget anticipated total income of $1,265,532.76 for 2007. Instead, total income totalled $1,114,580.53. The difference -- $150,952.23.

Bible Belt Blogger: Obama makes big gains in Reno

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:54:08 -0600

Today's caucuses in Vegas were a disaster [See next post]. So were the Reno caucuses -- but only for Clinton supporters.

Bible Belt Blogger: CHAOS in VEGAS; DEMOCRAT MELTDOWN

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:24:35 -0600

This story is just beginning to get picked up. The caucuses apparently were an unmitigated disaster. UPDATES: Links to Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Bible Belt Blogger: Clinton shifts 180 degrees in less than 48 hours

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:15:55 -0600

Texas Clinton (Thursday evening): Barack Obama's campaign has been "very positive and extremely civil." Ohio Clinton (Saturday afternoon): "Enough with the speeches and the big rallies and then using tactics that are right out of Karl Rove's playbook. ... Shame on you, Barack Obama. ...Meet me in Ohio and let's have a debate about your tactics and your behavior in this campaign."

Bible Belt Blogger: Clinton and Huckabee meet up in San Antonio

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:31:50 -0600

Shortly before the Hillary-Barack debate in Austin, Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee bumped into each other at a San Antonio landmark. No, not the Alamo.

Bible Belt Blogger: Religious white Dems love Hillary Clinton

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:05:37 -0600

A new survey by Gallup shows that highly religious white Democrats are embracing Hillary Clinton. But will it be enough to salvage her campaign?

Bible Belt Blogger: Today, Huckabee heads for the Alamo

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:15:40 -0600

The candidate, trailing far behind John McCain, hopes Texas will hand him another victory.

Bible Belt Blogger: Huckabee leaving campaign trail to make $$$$$

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:47:32 -0600

Mike Huckabee left Wisconsin in the midst of the presidential campaign last week so he could give a speech for pay in the Cayman Islands. This week, he'll leave Texas in the midst of the campaign so he can give a speech for pay in Colorado.