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Report on What the Presidential Candidates Stand for

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Pastor Bill and Marlene Schultz's 50th Wedding Anniversary
Pastor Belen Kuwaye's Anniversary at Faith in Christ South Bay

  Wedding of Carlos Guzman and Mari-len Martinez 

Bro Eddie Villanueva visiting with his family in Los Angeles

At the KKLA Pastors Luncheon in May

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
- Anonymous

  There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. -- Bill Watterson

 Everybody is who he was in high school. -- Calvin Trillin

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. -- Abraham Lincoln

If you're already in a hole, it's no use to continue digging. -- Roy W. Walters

The reverse side of anything always has a reverse side. -- Japanese proverb

It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. -- Howard Ruff

Never believe anything until it's officially denied. -- Anonymous

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis. -- M. Bonnano

Although things are not perfect
Because of trial or pain
Continue in thanksgiving
Do not begin to blame
Even when the times are hard
Fierce winds are bound to blow
God is forever able
Hold on to what you know
Imagine life without His love
Joy would cease to be
Keep thanking Him for all the things
Love imparts to thee
Move out of "Camp Complaining"
No weapon that is known
On earth can yield the power
Praise can do alone
Quit looking at the future
Redeem the time at hand
Start every day with worship
To "thank" is a command
Until we see Him coming
Victorious in the sky
We'll run the race with gratitude
Xalting God most high
Yes, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Zion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!

"I AM Too blessed to be stressed!"

The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.

The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.

NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

DECLINE IN PROTESTANT MAJORITY
   The United States will no longer be a majority-Protestant nation as early as later this year, according to a national survey (www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/04/040720.protestant.pdf) released this week by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
   Between 1993 and 2002, the percentage of Americans who said they were Protestant -- defined by the survey as members of a Protestant denomination, such as the Episcopal Church or Southern Baptist Convention, and including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses -- fell from 63 percent to 52 percent after decades of stability.
   Some of the key factors in the report included:
*  The number who said they had no religion rose from 9 percent in 1993 to 14 percent in 2002. Many in this group were former Protestants.
*  The number who said they belonged to other religions -- such as Islam, Orthodox Christianity, Buddhism and other Eastern faiths, and those who described themselves as inter-denominational -- rose from 3 percent to 7 percent between 1993 and 2002.
*  A lower percentage are being raised as Protestants. Surveys indicate that 55 percent of U.S. adults today were raised as Protestants. But in the early 1980s, 67 percent to 68 percent of adults were raised in Protestant households.
   The United States "has been seen as white and Protestant," said Tom Smith, director of the General Social Survey. "We're not going to be majority Protestant any longer."

 Pastor Assassinated While Preaching In Indonesia
Barnabas News Fund

Rev. Susianty Tinulele of the Presbyterian Christian Church of Central
Sulawesi (GKST) in Palu was shot dead while speaking from the pulpit
during the 6.00 p.m. service on Sunday 18th July. Four masked men, who arrived by motorbike, opened fire with machine guns on the preacher and worship team. Rev. Susianty was shot in the head and died instantly.

Four teenage worshippers were hospitalised with serious injuries and one (a 17-year old girl) has since died. Rev. Susianty is the latest victim of what appears to be a campaign to assassinate Christian leaders in Central Sulawesi which began in November 2003. She had taken food to GKST pastor Rinaldy Damanik in prison two days before her death, and her support for him may be one reason why she was targeted. Central Sulawesi's police chief, Brig. Gen. Taufik Ridha, believes the campaign to kill prominent Christian figures may be an attempt to disrupt this year's elections in Indonesia. When police arrested suspected Jemaah Islamiah militants last year they found detailed descriptions of church services and lists of Christian officials. Violence is also directed against Sulawesi Christians who are not church leaders. The night before Rev. Susianty's death, Mrs Helmy Tombiling (35) died from nine stabwounds to her chest and stomach, which were inflicted by attackers outside her home in Poso.

FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS?
 - posted by Andy Rau
July  2, 2004 -- Were America's "Founding Fathers" Christian?  It's a
legitimate and interesting question, but unfortunately one that usually
only comes up in the course of heated political debates.  This Fourth
of July weekend, put the question of politics aside for a bit and read
James Watkins' very thorough article on what each of the Founding
Fathers believed[1].  It's an even-handed approach to a potentially
volatile question, and Watkins uses ample historical sources (including the Founding Fathers' own writings) to get to the heart of the issue. 
So were they Christians?  You'll have to read the article for the full
answer, but suffice it to say the answer is more complicated than a
simple "yes" or "no."  Happy Fourth of July reading!

-- Links in this story --
[1] http://www.gospelcom.net/watkins/foundingfathers.htm

 Iraqi Christian Killed For Selling Food to Americans
Barnabas News Fund

The Christian owner of Al-Hanna restaurant in Mosul's Al-Dawasa district was murdered by the Islamic Wahhabbeen group on Monday 19th July because he had American customers. A local report states that the militants accused the shopkeeper: "You are a Christian. Why do you sell food to the Americans? Are you an agent for the Americans?" After killing Hani Matti Betti, the owner of the restaurant, the militants cut both hands off his business partner, a Muslim, and also blinded him in both eyes.  They stated that this was to be understood as a sign to anyone working with the Americans.