by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 20 of the Pillars of Faith series
Body Count
The Bible says not to “touch God’s anointed,” and that’s how faith healer con artist Benny Hinn gets away with murder. Kings and prime ministers welcome him as royalty, giving him the poorest countries so he can take whatever Indian farmers or Kenyan coffee [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 18 of the Pillars of Faith series
No Joke
Skewering Pat Robertson, The Most Dangerous Man in America, in 700 words or less is no easy task. Where does one begin? Books, like the above by Robert Boston, have already been written, and there may not be enough trees to cover all the [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 17 of the Pillars of Faith series
Marching to Zion
Fire and brimstone is alive and well. The San Antonio church, Cornerstone, boasts 19,000 members, and the ministry telecast spans 160 TV stations and some 50 radio stations.
Though his disparaging comments against women, gays, blacks and pagans raise few eyebrows among fundamentalists, Hagee’s [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 16 of the Pillars of Faith series
The Demon Test
It was only a matter of time: exorcism, live on television. Bob Larson is The Real Exorcist, making the world a better place by scaring evil spirits away. The program follows a ministry of vinyl burning, anti-rock crusading, expertise on Satanic abuse, cults, [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 15 of the Pillars of Faith series
As kids, we loved the devil. Satan was the topic in youth ministry that didn’t make us nod off. The apocalypse might keep us awake, too — white horses and dragons made good fantasy reading that was otherwise forbidden. But devil stories were better. A [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 14 of the Pillars of Faith series
Fall from Grace
My personal “fall from grace” began with John Calvin. I was participating in Buy Nothing Christmas last year, and for Dad’s free gift, I decided to write about his hero Calvin. Neither of us was expecting a lengthy piece called A Tremendous Blasphemy. [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 12 of the Pillars of Faith series
Dirty Devotion
I was ten when I learned that my duties to The Lord included picking up men’s crusty socks. I never forgot reading in the church library that my husband’s filthy laundry actually belonged to Christ.
I honor men as heroes — those who risk their [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 11 of the Pillars of Faith series
Life Doesn’t End at Birth
I saw a bumper sticker that said “Life doesn’t end at birth” and that sums up everything wrong with militant anti-choice groups like Operation Rescue. Beyond simply stating their ideas or faith, they idolize the fetus, going to ridiculous, macabre extremes. [...]
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