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Love Misapplied. Scientology's Fraudulent Study Technology. 7 Basic Steps to Successful Fasting and Prayer. I believe the power of fasting as it relates to prayer is the spiritual atomic bomb that our Lord has given us to destroy the strongholds of evil and usher in a great revival and spiritual harvest around the world. Increasingly I have been gripped with a growing sense of urgency to call upon God to send revival to our beloved country. In the spring and summer of 1994, I had a growing conviction that God wanted me to fast and pray for forty days for revival in America and for the fulfillment of the Great Commission in obedience to our Lord's command. At first I questioned, "Is this truly God's call for me? " Forty days was a long time to go without solid food. But with each passing day, His call grew stronger and more clear. I believe such a long fast was a sovereign call of God because of the magnitude of the sins of America and of the Church. As I began my fast, I was not sure I could continue for forty days.

This proved to be the most important forty days of my life. The ‘biblical view’ that’s younger than the Happy Meal.

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Islam. (4) Atheism, Agnosticism, and A Math Lesson. Skeptic's Annotated Bible / Quran / Book of Mormon. Verse of the day: The Jews: Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men.... The wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. - 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 Trivia Question: What did Jesus say you should do when you see the abomination of desolation in the holy place?

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By Sally Steenland | June 14, 2012 Religious liberty is a treasured American value. But over the past several months, it has become a lightning rod for debate. Such claims are apocalyptic. It is true that the religious liberty of some Americans continues to be challenged. Sadly, religious freedom is becoming a divisive wedge and a partisan political weapon, and this distortion of a core American value is bad for politics and religion. Here are 10 things you need to know about religious liberty: And the public knows it. The Health and Human Services regulation provides a religious exemption to houses of worship and related religious institutions. . . . . . . . In addition, the government favored certain religions over others during our history and even before we were a nation. . Religious comics.

How to suck at your religion.