Just a quick note to let all our women know to keep an eye out for Pastor Jan’s sermon notes in this section. As soon as I get the notes from her, I will post them in this section. This way should anyone miss one of the Bible studies, you can just come here to download the notes. ...

For everyone who has not been to anointed in some time, I want to welcome you back to our new website. And for all of our members who are here on a regular basis I wanted to give a huge THANK YOU! As you can tell anointed has gone through a huge change in both function and appearance. It has taken a great bit of time, but I can say that I am sure you will enjoy the new system. The prayer board still continues to be one of the largest and most visited prayerboards anywhere on the intern...

“O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His name: make known His deeds among the people.” Psalm 105:1 Has God touched your life in a special way through this web-site or in the services? Prayer requests pour in, day by day, and people take those needs to the Lord in prayer. It’s easy to stop at the first portion of that scripture. Will you take a moment and write about your answers to prayer, so all of us can join together in a great time of Thanksgiving? St...

The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration. In an impassioned discussion on Catholics in public life, several bishops said they would accept no compromise on abortion policy. Many condemned Catholics who had argued it was morally acceptable to back President-elect Obama because he pledged ...

Mary is a pretty five-year-old girl with big brown eyes and a father who kicked her out onto the streets in one of the most dangerous parts of the world. Her crime: the local priest had denounced her as a witch and blamed her “evil powers” for causing her mother’s death. Ostracised, vulnerable and frightened, she wandered the streets in south-eastern Nigeria, sleeping rough, struggling to stay alive. Mary was found by a British charity worker and today lives at a ref...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The death toll rose to at least 75 on Saturday in the collapse of a ramshackle church school in Haiti when rescue workers uncovered a room with 17 dead, many of them children, officials said. Rescuers worked through the night under giant generator- powered lights in a shanty town on the outskirts of the Haitian capital to search for survivors in the rubble of the three-story La Promesse school, which caved in on Friday while class was in session. Debris crush...

Rahm Emanuel: The House Rahm Built FROM THE ARCHIVES: How Chicago’s profane, ruthless, savvy operative, remade the Democrats in his image He was hurtling down an asphalt road in upstate New York on the 47th trip of his ferocious campaign to win back the House. A lecture, even from his friend James Carville, was the last thing he needed. In just 12 days, Emanuel’s quest would end in a historic victory–a triumph that almost no one believed possible when he accepted the ...

Chinese hackers have penetrated the White House computer network on multiple occasions, and obtained e-mails between government officials, a senior US official told the Financial Times. On each occasion, the cyber attackers accessed the White House computer system for brief periods, allowing them enough time to steal information before US computer experts patched the system. US government cyber intelligence experts suspect the attacks were sponsored by the Chinese government because of...

Decisions by voters in Florida, Arizona and California to join residents of 27 other states with constitutional protections for traditional marriage have prompted threats of violence against Christians and their churches. “Burn their f—ing churches to the ground, and then tax the charred timbers,” wrote “World O Jeff” on the JoeMyGod blogspot today within hours of California officials declaring Proposition 8 had been approved by a margin of 52 percent to 4...

Christians who have been persecuted by Hindu militants in 12 Indian states could face more bloodshed after another Hindu activist, Rashtriya Swayamsevak, was reportedly shot dead by Maoists this week. India’s Communist Party estimates that more than 500 Christians have been killed by Hindu mobs in Orissa, 12 times more than official government claims of only 40 homicides. One official said he personally authorized “cremation of more than 200 bodies” found in jungles a...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Increasing numbers of people seeking assisted suicides in Switzerland do not suffer from a terminal illness, according to a study released on Tuesday whose findings were rejected by a right-to-die group. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences said many elderly people who have sought assistance to end their lives in Switzerland suffered from chronic and other non-life-threatening conditions. “Being tired of life a...

By Bob Cusack Posted: 11/04/08 11:30 AM [ET] Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday defended the so-called Fairness Doctrine in an interview on Fox News, saying, “I think we should all be fair and balanced, don’t you?” Schumer’s comments echo other Democrats’ views on reviving the Fairness Doctrine, which would require radio stations to balance conservative hosts with liberal ones. Asked if he is a supporter of telling radio stations what content they sh...