Links: What Other Sites Are Saying… Nov. 21, 2008

2008 November 21
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by LaVrai

Is the church of Oprah’s influence waning? — LORD, I truly pray that’s the case… “Millions of men and women tune in daily to hear this televangelist preach from her armchair pulpit. But Oprah Winfrey’s ratings are starting to slip. Have her disciples gone into Oprah overload? One Chicago pastor thinks so, saying she will go the way of other false prophets.” The Seeker

A priest who was running naked (because he sweats profusely, his lawyer claims) gets probation…but the story doesn’t say exactly how naked he was… but it had to be less than shorts or sweat pants if cops bothered to collar a priest. Right? CBS4 Denver

I would love to hear this at church one day — “There’s a budget surplus. Here’s some money back!” Senior Pastor Doug Ripley looked at Decatur Baptist Church’s books and quickly realized the annual budget was totally out of whack. But he knew exactly what to do next. He gave away $10,000. “August and September were two of our biggest financial months,” said Ripley. “We were $13,000 over.” So, he packaged $10,000 in envelopes of $5, $10, $20 and a few $100 bills and put the piles of envelopes into the offering baskets. He included directions: The money was to be used to bless someone else. Recipients could not return it to the offering plate. And they had to report what happened. Reporter News

eHarmony, founded by an evangelical Christian 8 years ago, has been forced to go gay and offer services for same-sex seekers. Its compatibility system is based on research of married heterosexual couples. Reuters