(CNN) — Saudi Arabia has asked florists and gift shops to remove all red items until after Valentine’s Day, calling the celebration of such a holiday a sin, local media reported Monday.
With a ban on red gift items over Valentine’s Day in Saudi Arabia, a black market in red roses has flowered.
Every year, officials with the conservative Muslim kingdom’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice clamp down on shops a few days before February 14, instructing them to remove red roses, red wrapping paper, gift boxes and teddy bears. On the eve of the holiday, they raid stores and seize symbols of love. Read the rest from CNN here.
In truth, it is hard not to describe the earthquake as a disaster of biblical proportions. It certainly looks as if the wrath of God has fallen upon the Caribbean nation. Add to this the fact that Haiti is well known for its history of religious syncretism — mixing elements of various faiths, including occult practices. The nation is known for voodoo, sorcery, and a Catholic tradition that has been greatly influenced by the occult.
I read that the L.A. Live theater complex in downtown L.A. was offering advance tickets to the documentary, “Michael Jackson’s This is It!” in the L.A. Times Thursday morning. And here’s the cool part:
Thousands in line! Thousands who need to hear the Gospel.
You may remember “Mad Mike;” I met him at the Ambassadors’ Academy training last September. He’s the guy who 
Another grand adventure!
You all know my friend Richard from his reports at our 
I’m sure it will be very evangelistic, and I’ll just bet that the crew is getting a good dose of 
“I don’t think Bush is one to proselytize,” says the author. 
That’s what a man was seeking Saturday when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. The man flew into a rage when the cashier refused and his manager confiscated the Gospel tract. 
