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May 2nd, 2012
04:18 PM ET
North Carolina pastor retracts sermon remarks about punching gay kidsBy Stephen Walsh, CNN (CNN) - A Fayetteville, North Carolina, pastor has retracted controversial language used during a weekend sermon in which he instructed parents to hit children who exhibited behavior associated with homosexuality. “I apologize to anyone I have unintentionally offended,” Sean Harris, pastor of Berean Baptist Church wrote in a statement on his church’s website. “I did not say anything to intentionally offend anyone in the LGBT community. “My intent was to communicate the truth of the Word of God concerning marriage,” the statement continued. “My words were not scripted. It is unfortunate I was not more careful and deliberate.”
May 2nd, 2012
11:19 AM ET
Who is David Barton, #1 trending topic on Google?
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor A longtime star on the conservative Christian circuit, controversial evangelical historian David Barton is today the No. 1 trending topic on Google. The online surge comes on the heels of Barton’s appearance on The Daily Show on Tuesday night. Barton argues that religion – and Christianity in particular – played a huge role in the founding and history of the United States, and that that role has been largely scrubbed from the history books by modern secular elites.
May 2nd, 2012
04:28 AM ET
Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Wednesday, May 2
By Laura Koran, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog: CNN: House candidate and rising GOP star is black, female – and Mormon Tweet of the Day: From @EWTN: Residue of 2,000 year-old ointments found on Shroud of Turin: Valencia, Spain, May 1, 2012 / 05:02 pm ... http://bit.ly/KGwdq4 #Catholic |
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