He couldn’t have predicted this one. The 89-year-old radio evangelist is recovering after a stroke.
Religion
‘The Book of Mormon’ Takes the Tony Awards by Storm
Broadway is “not just for gays anymore!” That was the conclusion of Neil Patrick Harris, the Tony Awards’ master of ceremonies (who is, by the way, openly gay), as the gleefully irreverent “The Book of Mormon” swept up …
QUOTE: FIFA Bans Headscarves, Iran Protests
“These are the dictators and colonialists who want to impose their lifestyle on others.”
— MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, president of Iran, speaking out against a FIFA ban on headscarves that led the Iranian women’s soccer team to …
Far-Reaching Faith: Poll Shows 9 out of 10 Americans Believe in God
America’s first colonists were a religious lot. Three-and-a-half centuries later, not much has changed: more than 9 in 10 Americans still say they believe in God, according to a new Gallup poll.
Thailand Wants to Ban Tourists From Getting Buddha Tattoos
In the same way that Muslims don’t want the image of Muhammad to appear anywhere, Thai officials are looking to ban tourists from getting tattoos of Buddha.
All the Single Mormons: Virginia Church Focuses on Finding a Mate
Looking for lasting love? Head over to Crystal City, Va. if you want to find your mate. That is if you’re Mormon.
Sorry, Old Spice Guy: India Bans Sexy Deodorant Commercials
Television broadcasters in India were ordered to change “overtly sexual” deodorant ads featuring scantily clad men and women in racy storylines — or take them off the air within five days.
Bishop Eddie Long Reaches Settlement in Sexual Coercion Lawsuit
Several months after being sued by four of his congregants for alleged sexual coercion, Atlanta megachurch preacher Bishop Eddie Long has settled with them out of court, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday.
QUOTE: Billboard Calls Non-Rapture ‘Awkward’
“That was awkward. ‘No one knows the day or the hour …’ Matthew 24:36”
— A BILLBOARD in Greensboro, N.C., that appeared after Harold Camping’s non-rapture event. (via My Fox 8)
Who’s That Statue? Critics Slam Sculpture of Pope John Paul II
“A tent.” “A bomb.” “Benito Mussolini.” Not the descriptions you’d want to hear about a newly unveiled statue, especially one of a former Pope.
Harold Camping: Judgment Day Did Actually Happen Saturday
It was just invisible.
Harold Camping ‘Flabbergasted’ That It Wasn’t the End of the World as We Know It
Know anyone who was Raptured on Saturday? Yeah, neither do we.