Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? (James 2:5)

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup surveys in 114 countries in 2009 show that religion continues to play an important role in many people's lives worldwide. The global median proportion of adults who say religion is an important part of their daily lives is 84%, unchanged from what Gallup has found in other years. In 10 countries and areas, at least 98% say religion is important in their daily lives...

Each of the most religious countries is relatively poor, with a per-capita GDP below $5,000. This reflects the strong relationship between a country's socioeconomic status and the religiosity of its residents. In the world's poorest countries -- those with average per-capita incomes of $2,000 or lower -- the median proportion who say religion is important in their daily lives is 95%. In contrast, the median for the richest countries -- those with average per-capita incomes higher than $25,000 -- is 47%.

the court's finding that respect for religious views is not a justification for discrimination

Exactly what would be a justification?

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
(Isaiah 59:4)

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[JURIST] The UK Charity Commission [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF; press release] Thursday that the Catholic social services agency Catholic Care [agency website] may not restrict its adoption services to married heterosexual couples.

Israel has 3 days, till August 21, to stop Iran's nuclear reactors.
If not now, sometime, the end will begin. How will you respond?

The answer to the question is easy to know.
How do you respond each day to the "little" matters concerning the gospel?

Remember Lot's wife! (Luke 17:32)

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Bolton claimed Israel has only three days to strike before Russia "begins the fueling process for the Bushehr reactor this Friday," after which any attack would cause radioactive fallout that could reach as far as the waters of the Persian Gulf.

If you have not repented of your past sins, while repenting of your present sins and start praying against yourself not to sin, now would be a good time to start.

and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done. (Revelation 16:11)

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"In many ways, this is it," the Guardian reported . "This is potentially the end. There are no antibiotics in the pipeline that have activity against NDM 1-producing Enterobacteriaceae. It is the first time it has got to this stage with these type of bacteria.""

Again, so old news.

I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. (Ecclesiastes 3:18)

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Mankind may be descended from apes but Australian scientists have found proof of links much closer to the sea floor, with a study revealing that sea sponges share almost 70 percent of human genes.