Something we all forget:
Someone sent me what appeared to be one of those chain emails regarding this subject. I first checked with www.snopes.com and could not find anything. So I tried Yahoo! and it turns out to be true. Here is the story the KHOU.com:
by Alex Sanz / KHOU 11 News
khou.com
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM
Updated today at 7:16 PM
HOUSTON – At least two members of Congress have called for the termination of the director of Houston National Cemetery amid allegations of religious censorship.
“I am deeply troubled by the allegations that were brought to my attention when I met with members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Houston,” said U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Houston).
Some remember the influence the Christian Coalition had in political circles in the 1980s and 1990s. The group was conceptulized by TV evangelist Pat Robertson. He asked then-27-year-old Ralph Reed to build the coalition and build he did into a voting forced feared by politicians.
Bill set me an article on Reed’s latest group and I was going to post it. However, Bill then asked me to post it to his site so I’m linking instead. I think it is interesting, especially in light of the current Tea Party movement. Here is the story.
The image is eerily familiar: a bearded young man with flowing curly hair. After lying for nearly 2,000 years hidden in a cave in the Holy Land, the fine detail is difficult to determine. But in a certain light it is not difficult to interpret the marks around the figure’s brow as a crown of thorns.
The extraordinary picture of one of the recently discovered hoard of up to 70 lead codices – booklets – found in a cave in the hills overlooking the Sea of Galilee is one reason Bible historians are clamouring to get their hands on the ancient artefacts.
If genuine, this could be the first-ever portrait of Jesus Christ, possibly even created in the lifetime of those who knew him.
Discovery: The impression on this booklet cover shows what could be the earliest image of ChristTonight I received a email from Janet. She was concerned because I had not posted in a few days. When I don’t post regularly I get phone calls and emails from bloggers, many of them like Janet who I have never met, but at some level have become friends.
The blog has been amazing that way. I have met a lot of people because of it—sometimes that has been a real blessing and other times not so much so, like ET. But overall it has been a great experience, especially when I finally get to meet someone who I have corresponded with for a couple of years and probably talked with on the phone. That happened the other week with the person responsible for bringing the whole Doreen Boxer situation to light.
Then sometimes I hear about someone who reads the blog and it makes me cringe. That also happened a couple of days ago.
My old timers know my father was a minister and I was raised Pentecostal. I have really struggled with my faith for the past few years. And it has showed in some very dramatic ways on the blog. So imagine my dismay when a friend told me he was meeting with his pastor, who happens to pastor the largest church in the high desert, and the subject of iePolitics came up. Seems the pastor reads the blog on occasion. Oops. I would like to say I cringed just a little, but in reality, I cringed a whole heck of a lot.
So, I’m thinking to myself I should spend more time listening to my Casting Crowns or Third Day CDs and less time to John and Ken! 
I always used to write a Sunday post and took some criticism for it but decided to get back to it just a bit. So, for this Sunday, I came across this video that could be said to be political and religious at the same time:
As Beaufort pointed out below I may have opened the proverbial Pandora’s Box and that was on purpose. In politics, it seems like the worst of worse are those that claim God is on their side. And this year, the Conservative Right seems to be invoking God more than normal.
Those who know me well know that I have some pretty strong religious beliefs although I’m not much better than most in practicing them. I have found it especially tough when I’m going through periods of extreme depression. But then I’m not running for office or in a leadership position, not that that is an excuse. Continue reading