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Requiem: 2007 passings of note
Among the major notables who passed from the scene this year, three of the most famous -- two masters of cinema and a genius of football -- died on the same day: July 30. Two others -- a historic Russian leader and a U.S. chronicler of war -- left us...Tags: Pakistan, Richard Rorty, Martin Luther King Jr., Health, Kentucky Derby
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A holy warrior, wholly committed
ZEV CHAFETS is the author of many books, including "A Match Made in Heaven," about the relationship between the Christian evangelical movement and American Jews.IN THE MAIN building of the Liberty University campus in Lynchburg, Va., there is a Jerry Falwell museum. The first exhibit you see when you walk through the door is devoted to Falwell's father. Carey Falwell was a nonbeliever, a successful...Tags: Politics, Christianity, Republican Party, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Pat Robertson
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News of the Weird: Stealth cleaners and apocalypse products
Perspective: Of the world's 7 billion people, an estimated 2.6 billion do not have toilet access, and every day a reported 4,000 children die from sanitation-related illnesses. However, in May, in Portland, Ore., Douglas Eki and "Jason" Doctolero were...
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N.C. votes on constitutional ban on gay marriage
Associated PressThe national debate over gay marriage focused Tuesday on North Carolina, as voters decided whether to make it the 30th state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman. In the final days before the vote,...Tags: Joe Biden, Social Issues, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Bill Clinton
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My Worst Date
Blogging with Bill WhiteI promised to share the story of My Worst Date. As it happens, I published it more than 20 years ago in a column that ran only in selected editions of the paper, then repeated an abridged version 12 years...... -
Sharks or lemmings?
Well, the earthquakes didn’t arrive as scheduled, and even their prophet -- radio minister Harold Camping -- admitted last night that he was in error. For me, there’s a remaining question:
Were we sharks or lemmings?
Did we thrash around...Tags: Arts and Culture, Crimes, Politics, Mass Media, Anna Nicole Smith
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Armie Hammer will wear the mask of ‘The Lone Ranger’
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelThe one time I talked to Armie Hammer, he was just a young actor from a VERY rich family struggling to make a mark, even in indie faith-based fare such as a Billy Graham bio-pic. But his dashing turn as the too-handsome Winklevoss twins (one or both of... -
‘The View’ welcomes John Bobbitt, Kato Kaelin, Paula Jones; Whoopi Goldberg apologizes to The New Yorks Times
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThere was an apology on "The View" this morning. Will the ABC chatfest have reason to apologize next week? Consider the guest list for a week of programs with a "Where Are They Now?" theme:... -
Milestones of scandal in the chrismatic movement
The Religion WorldThe August issue of Chrisma magazine includes a piece on milestones over the past 35 years, as documented by the magazine that debuted in 1975. Sprinkled throughout those three and a half decades are moments of shame, disgrace and scandal by evangelical ... -
ABC, 'Wonderfalls' Duo Get Religion
Zap2It.comHaving had a rough run of luck at FOX -- "Drive," "The Inside," "Wonderfalls" -- writer-producer Tim Minear is taking his next project to ABC. Minear and fellow "Wonderfalls" alum Todd Holland will executive produce "Miracle Man," a drama about a...Tags: Netherlands, Fox Broadcasting Company, Entertainment, ABC (tv network), Television
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Tammy Faye Messner Dies at 65
Times Staff WriterTammy Faye Messner, the mascara-laden former wife of televangelist Jim Bakker, the charismatic TV preacher with the choir-boy face with whom she appeared on their popular Christian talk-variety show until his downfall amid scandal in the late 1980s, has...Tags: CNN (tv network), Minority Groups, Health, Comedy (genre), Gays and Lesbians
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The new lords of the land
Baltimore Sun reportersPaul W. Nochumowitz describes himself as a bail bondsman who takes home $14,000 a year and is bankrupt. Still, he and his wife, Amie Sue, own a $1 million high-rise condominium on Florida's Biscayne Bay as well as a home in Baltimore County. This year,...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Vincent de Paul, SunTrust Banks Incorporated, Foreclosures, Personal Income
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