Worms in Hell?

My daughter D.D. was lying on the ground and looking at some ants on the sidewalk. She informed my wife Karen, that she used to eat ants when she was younger. She thought about it a little bit then asked, “Mama, do ants go to Heaven?” “I don’t know,” Karen replied. I’m not sure that

LOST LIBERTIES: Paying the Price for Free Speech

(The man involved in this case, Darrell Rundus, is loosely affiliated with Living Waters Ministries, and is the guy who got his Million-dollar bill Gospel tracts seized last June by the Treasury Dept.)

A federal court in Texas has ruled that Christians are allowed to share their faith on the grounds of the Texas State Fair, but if they want to hand out tracts, they’ll have to buy that right.

U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle Wednesday signed the ruling that confirms Darrell Rundus null and his Great News Network are “free to spread the gospel and distribute religious tracts on the public sidewalks outside Fair Park. Moreover, within Fair Park he may continue to orally share his beliefs with fairgoers.”

However, the ruling also said, “Rundus may still distribute religious literature at the Fair provided that he pays the required fee and confines his activities to the allotted exhibit space.”

HAPPY REFORMATION DAY!

(Because of one man’s convictions, the rest of us have the privelege—and freedom—to tell others that they can go directly to God without charge or priest!) Reformation Day is a religious holiday celebrated in remembrance of the Reformation, particularly by Lutheran and Reformed church communities. It takes place on October 31 and is an official

SUDDEN DEATH: Cough Syrup!

Panamanian authorities are investigating five people in connection with the distribution of contaminated cough medicine that killed 26 people, the state prosecutor’s office said. The government-made cough syrup contained diethylene glycol, an industrial solvent commonly used in brake fluid. The deaths and scores of illnesses, occurred mainly in the capital. –L.A. Times, 10/20/2006