Scout Jayson

I am a husband. I go to church. I also teach kids. The end.

Website: http://www.franklinfamily.org/

Member Since: June 15, 2006

Participation | Friends | Stats Jayson's Votes RSS feed

Show: All | Submissions | Videos | Votes | Sinks | Comments

« < 1 2 3 4 5 > »

This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks

Obama talks religion in St. Louis -- Jesus, sin, and moral responsibility

Religion – You may have read that Barack Obama spoke at the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference in St. Louis on Saturday. I can't find a full transcript, but I found the whole 22-minute speech on YouTube. I'll leave the political analysis to those more expert. But his Godtalk was lengthy and explicit.

View Story Discuss (0) (religionblog.dallasnews.com) 1 day ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:06am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

Churches Get Creative in Helping Offset Gas Prices

Religion – At St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., the 14,000-member congregation billed itself as a seven-day-a-week hub of activity, with choir practices, ministry meetings or small groups scheduled every night. Then Pastor Kevin Cosby noticed a drop-off people simply couldn't afford the gas to drive to activities on different evenings.

View Story Discuss (0) (blog.beliefnet.com) 1 day ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 07, 2008 09:59am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Former Clinton Strategist Helps Democrats Bridge the 'God Gap'

Religion – Fresh off the campaign trail, where he headed Sen. Hillary Clinton's religious outreach, Burns Strider has founded a new firm to help other Democrats bridge the so-called "God gap." Few are as well-placed as Strider to do that. Strider, a 41-year-old native of Grenada, Miss., led the House Democrats' Faith Working Group.

View Story Discuss (0) (blog.beliefnet.com) 2 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 07, 2008 09:43am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Black Family Bears Unique Jewish Distinction

Religion – The Abrahamson family of New York City has a unique binary reality. They are both African-American and Hasidic Jews. In this week's Faith Matters conversation, the Abramsons discuss belonging to two communities that often misunderstand one another.

View Story Discuss (0) (npr.org) 2 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 07, 2008 09:39am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

Evangelical Leader Discusses Candidates

Religion – Jim Wallis, the editor and founder of Sojourners magazine, talks to host Andrea Seabrook about the evolving evangelical movement, Barack Obama's plans to continue and retool President Bush's office of faith-based initiatives, and what he hopes to see from the John McCain campaign.

View Story Discuss (0) (npr.org) 2 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 07, 2008 09:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks

No Guns For Mickey, Minnie, Goofy

News – Walt Disney World believes it is exempt from a new state law that allows Florida residents to keep firearms in their vehicles while at work, according to an internal memo obtained by a newspaper. Under the bill, which took effect Tuesday, businesses cannot prohibit employees or customers from keeping a legally owned gun locked inside their cars.

View Story Discuss (0) (abcnews.go.com) 5 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 03, 2008 11:11am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

Texas man gets 4,060 years in prison for sex abuse

News – A man was sentenced to more than 4,000 years in prison for sexually assaulting three teenage girls. A day after finding James Kevin Pope guilty, jurors sentenced him to 40 life prison terms one for each sex assault conviction and 20 years for each of the three sexual performance of a child convictions.

View Story Discuss (0) (ap.google.com) 5 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 03, 2008 11:08am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks

Prosecutor Presses Turkish Court to Ban Ruling Party

Politics – Turkey's chief prosecutor argued Tuesday to ban the Islamist-rooted ruling party for anti-secular activity as police detained a group, including two retired generals, for a suspected coup plot against the government.

View Story Discuss (0) (dw-world.de) 7 days ago by techgirl

Voted for on July 03, 2008 11:04am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Two dead as Hindus protest over Kashmir land

Religion – Two people were killed Thursday in central India in protests over the revocation of an order to transfer land in Indian Kashmir to a Hindu pilgrims' body, the Press Trust of India agency reported. The protests were part of a nationwide action called by the opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and an ally.

View Story Discuss (0) (afp.google.com) 5 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 03, 2008 11:02am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 20 votes / No sinks

Colombia says rescues Betancourt, 3 U.S. hostages

News – BOGOTA (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, three Americans and 11 other hostages were rescued from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops on Wednesday after years in captivity, the government said.

View Story Discuss (1) (news.yahoo.com) 6 days ago by alphomega

Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:56am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

Canadian polygamist gets more than $10 K from the government

Religion – Prominent polygamist Winston Blackmore and his family could receive more than $10,000 this month from the B.C. government in so-called dividend cheques. Others in the polygamist community of Bountiful with fewer wives and smaller families will receive less, but government payments could still be substantial.

View Story Discuss (0) (religionnewsblog.com) 5 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:48am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

N.C. Democrats linked to satanic rape case

Religion – Prosecutors have charged three people, including two ranking members of the Durham County Democratic Party, as part of an investigation into allegations of rape and kidnapping that prosecutors said involved satanic worship.

View Story Discuss (0) (religionnewsblog.com) 5 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:44am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Salvaging hope at Iowa mosque

Religion – The Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids, the oldest in North America, is badly damaged by flooding. But the imam plans to rebuild.

View Story Discuss (0) (latimes.com) 5 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:41am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

America: Designed with Godly Intent, 1

Religion – "Religion is the only solid basis of good morals. Therefore, education should teach the precepts of religion and the duties of man toward God," said American diplomat Gouverneur Morris, the final man to sign the U.S. Constitution. What is the role of religion in America today?

View Story Discuss (0) (oneplace.com) 5 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:39am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / No sinks

Pastors' Daughter Turns Pseudo-Lesbian Pop Princess

Music – First she sang for God. Then she kissed a girl -- and she liked it. Such is the contrast between Katy Hudson, Christian singer, and Katy Perry, chart-topper. Same girl, two stage names, two vastly different personas. And fans who loved the Katy who billed herself as the God-loving daughter of two pastors aren't pleased with her new image.

View Story Discuss (0) (abcnews.go.com) 6 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:32am

« < 1 2 3 4 5 > »