Bob Dylan Flattened By Rolling Stone

Sometimes, laughter is the best medicine and some of us have been having a chuckle or two over spam headlines.

An Elton John Dies in Rocket Ship email I received awhile back launched a whole bunch of us creative types to come up with our own rock n roll legend headlines. Over at BlogCatalog a discussion thread was harvested to bring us the Top Ten Rock ‘n’ Roll Spam Headlines.

Who knew that Making Love in an Elevator Proves Fatal for Aerosmith?

How much do those spam headline writers get paid, anyways? Nevermind the erectile dysfunction spam headlines, this is brilliant stuff!

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This Week’s Top Scrooge!

Son of Evangelist Greg Laurie Killed

Everyman’s evangelist preacher Greg Laurie lost his son, Christopher, today in an auto accident. Laurie is founder of the annual Harvest events. His son, 33, served as the art director at Harvest Christian Fellowship.

Please keep this precious family in prayer, that God’s peace and comfort would envelop them and that He would guard and embrace their grieving hearts.

This from Harvest Online:

Christopher Laurie, son of Pastor Greg Laurie and Cathe Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, died this morning in a car accident in Riverside. A resident of Huntington Beach, Laurie, 33, served as the art director at Harvest Christian Fellowship for the past three years.

In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by his wife, Brittany, and daughter, Stella, as well as his brother Jonathan. Christopher and his wife are expecting another daughter in November.

Memorial plans for Christopher are pending. More information will be posted to the Harvest website as details become available.

Related reading: “Nobody’s Exempt”

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Atheist Group’s Attack On Foster Care, Detention Facility Thwarted

Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit against Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch dismissed

An update from a previous This Week’s Top Scrooge reported in June of last year is good news for a successful youth program that includes foster care.

This from the WashingtonPost.com:

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by atheists and agnostics that challenged the state’s sending of children and money to the church-affiliated Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch.

U.S. District Judge Dan Hovland did not address the plaintiffs’ contention that public money is used to indoctrinate children with religion and the state agencies’ referrals to the ranch are unconstitutional.

Instead, the judge said the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation and five North Dakota taxpayers who are members of the group have no right to sue.

“The payment of taxes is generally not enough to establish standing to challenge an action by the state or county government,” the judge said in his ruling Wednesday.

And more floundering from the lost:

Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, said the group was considering its options, including appealing or suing on behalf of some children at the Boys and Girls Ranch. It has facilities in Bismarck, Fargo and Minot.

“The government should not be sentencing juveniles to a religious treatment program, and taxpayers should not be footing the bill to indoctrinate children or punish children who object to such indoctrination,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, another foundation co-president.

Hooray for the good guys!

The Boys and Girls Ranch, which is affiliated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, said it receives state funds but that its spiritual component is funded entirely with private money.

When will this church and state separation paranoia end? It’s freedom of religion, not freedom from religion!

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The Story of Hurting Lives Restored

Many of us are just waking up to the fact that recovery is an essential part of life for everyone. However, what exactly does “life recovery” mean?

I asked myself a few of those kinds of questions before cracking open the Life Recovery Bible. What I found was astounding.

If you haven’t had a chance to check out my other site, one focused on devotions and inspirtational messages, please do so. Alexander is a mix of the writings of famous Christian authors and not-so-famous.

Read more about ‘Hurting Lives Restored’ in Alexander

Going Healthy: Top 9 Afternoon Blues Busters

Who knew my eating of a chocolate bar would lead to some important information about health?

While looking for alternatives to my chocolate bar, which by the way contained 110 fat calories, I ran across the following tips on boosting your afternoon energy. Find the 9 things you can do to prevent you from having a tired afternoon!

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