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LOST LIBERTIES: Paying the Price for Free Speech

Oct 31, 2006Steve SanchezLost Liberties

(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!

Oct 31, 2006Steve SanchezSalt

(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

mini-vangie: Beach Outreach

Oct 30, 2006Steve SanchezBits 'n Preaches

There’s more to sharing our faith then just doing a lot of yappin’. I’m amazed at the real ministry that can take place out in the open, right in public! On a recent P.I.E. (Pizza, Intercession and Evangelism) outing we went down to the Hermosa Beach Pier. I like a particular route that takes us

SUDDEN DEATH: Cough Syrup!

Oct 30, 2006Steve SanchezSUDDEN DEATH!

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

Some Bad Halloween Humor

Oct 30, 2006Steve SanchezHumor

A man was walking home alone late one foggy night, when he hears:

BUMP…

behind him.

Walking faster, he looks back and through the fog he makes out the image of an upright casket banging its way down the middle of the street toward him—
null BUMP…

BUMP…

Terrified, the man begins to run toward his home, the casket bouncing quickly behind him— null faster…

faster…

BUMP..

BUMP…

BUMP.

He runs up to his door, fumbles with his keys, opens the door, rushes in, slams and locks the door behind him.

However, the casket crashes through his door, with the lid of the casket clapping

clappity-BUMP…

on his heels the terrified man runs.

Rushing upstairs to the bathroom, the man locks himself in. His heart is pounding; his head is reeling; his breath is coming in sobbing gasps.

With a loud CRASH the casket breaks down the door.

Bumping and clapping toward him.

The man screams and reaches for something, anything,
but all he can find is a bottle of cough syrup!

Desperate, he throws the cough syrup at the casket…
and…