Televangelist and Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen “is leaving the Christian faith.” Or so a recent hoax would have you believe. Complete with fake website and Twitter account, the prank, which received widespread attention on Monday, included a letter from Osteen himself. Noting that Osteen’s followers have begun to “deify” him instead of God, the… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Abandoned
Navy SEAL Who Says He Killed Bin Laden Speaks Out For First Time, Says Military Abandoned Him
A lengthy and in-depth piece by the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Phil Bronstein — published in Esquire — details the story of the Navy SEAL who says he was the man who shot and killed Osama bin Laden. Speaking about the raid, he also shares his story about the rough transition into civilian life. “The… Read more »
Chuck Grassley wants to know why Obama abandoned his own deficit commission
Sen. Chuck Grassley has a propensity to send tweets that are downright strange, but this one is not. He asks a very good question. @ChuckGrassley just makes too much sense and doesn't feed class warfare or help make GOP look bad— ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) December 02, 2012 @ChuckGrassley Don't bother Obama with facts. It messes up… Read more »
Why Obama abandoned audacity
If you had to sum up Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign in one word, you might have picked the word “audacity.” It was audacious to believe a first-term senator from Illinois could become president. It was audacious to think a politician no one knew before the 2004 Democratic convention could overcome the Clinton machine. It was… Read more »