
Polygamy
sect raids
As part of a child abuse investigation, authorities in Texas have taken
away a large number of young girls from a ranch near San Antonio belonging
to the Mormon sect of Warren Jeffs. Jeffs himself is in prison, convicted
of being an accomplice to rape.
Mark Pinsky, religion correspondent of the Orlando Sentinel,
gave more detail about the raid, in the light of the 1993 siege of the
Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas, which led to the deaths of about
80 members.
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Dialogue:
Teflon
Televangelists
by Mark I. Pinsky
Faith and forbearance can sometimes be insurmountable
barriers for religion journalists.
When it comes to some true believers, I have learned, nothing you write
that questions their idols seems to make any difference.
The
gospel of money
Megachurch pastors and broadcast ministries are drawing
renewed scrutiny for living lavishly off the faithful’s
funds.
Fortunately, a divide is emerging in the world
of evangelicals:
the ‘haves’ and the ‘will have
none of it.’
By Mark I. Pinsky

One
Jew’s new view of
the evangelicals
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