We have compiled a list of under-reported stories from a variety of sources and have determined that the following make the ‘top ten’…

#1 U.S. Soldiers Stage Mutiny, Refuse Orders in Iraq Fearing They Would Commit Massacre in Revenge for IED Attack…

An army unit committed mutiny and refused to carry out orders in Iraq. After an IED attack killed five more members of Charlie 1-26, members of 2nd Platoon gathered for a meeting and determined they could no longer function professionally. Several platoon members were afraid their anger could set loose a massacre.

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This is article #5 in a 10 part series that will appear each Sunday: Does God Have a Future?

Digest of past articles…

Link to article #1 here…Does God Have a Future? Part 1…An Introduction

Link to article #2 here…Does God Have a Future? Part 2…The Conundrum Between Spirituality, Religion, and God

Link to article #3 here…Does God have a Future? Part 3… Has Satan Been that Bad Really?

Link to article #4 here…Does God Have a Future? Part 4…Are Mega-Churches Hurting God?

Is atheism a new fundamentalism born from social and cultural forces much like the Christian fundamentalism movement of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s? One could argue the point I suppose. At the very least, there are clear fundamentalist strains within what has been called the new atheism. Christian ‘fundamentalism’ comes from a series of pamphlets called ‘The Fundamentals’ that were published by American evangelicals during the 1910s and insisted on Christians believing certain things like Bible to be taken literally. Today, some atheists assert fundamentals that they say any rational, enlightened, educated, human being should believe – such as the rejection of the supernatural, science as the only grounds for knowledge, the indisputable truth of Darwinism and so forth.The central question is - Are these fundamentalist atheistic ideals appealing to more people in the modern era than Christian fundamentalist ideals, and if so, is that appeal fueling conversion to atheism? The answer to these questions may very well be yes.

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One of the interesting facets of an entirely too long presidential campaign season, is the importance of the early Iowa and New Hampshire primaries.

As a side note, let me state that I track only one polling source, that being RealClearPolitics.com. I keep on eye on the compendium of polls on that site because I believe they provide the best overall picture of what is to come, as they did in the 2004 and 2006 elections. They take a variety of results from the major polls and put them together for an average result - and they’re usually pretty damn accurate.

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Pakistan’s government asserted today that Al-Qaeda was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, offering a transcript from a phone tap as demonstrative proof. In the background, the rioting continues as hundreds of thousands mobbed her funeral - most vowing revenge. The Pakistan army has been generally ineffective in their efforts to quell rioting across the nation. Musharraf’s government also issues a statement saying that Bhutto was not killed by gunshots or shrapnel as originally claimed, but instead by the force of a suicide bomb blast that slammed her against a lever in her car’s sunroof, that ultimately shattered her skull. As you recall, her enemies used such tactics almost the moment her plane touched down in Pakistan only weeks ago…and she was a target ever since.

Previous attempts on Bhutto’s life were largely ignored by the Bush administration…until Bhutto was actually killed. Only then did the floodgate of criticism open. Until Bhutto was murdered, the Bush administration courted Musharraf as an essential ally and placed him upon a pedestal international importance.

Now what do we have?

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Hillary Clinton’s campaign is on the rocks early in the primary season, and she’s going to need something more than a nifty line about here pantsuit being made of asbestos, or some crack about being the only political veteran among a field of rookies to win this thing. With slipping polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Clinton campaign is looking for that little spark. With the help of Bill and the likes of Magic Johnson, she’s trying to rebound. But will it be enough?

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This is article #4 in a 10 part series that will appear each Sunday: Does God Have a Future?

Digest of past articles…

Link to article #1 here…Does God Have a Future? Part 1…An Introduction

Link to article #2 here…Does God Have a Future? Part 2…The Conundrum Between Spirituality, Religion, and God

Link to article #3 here…Does God have a Future? Part 3… Has Satan been that Bad Really?

In 1976, 34 percent of Americans were classified as evangelicals. Twenty-five years later, the number was up to 46 percent. Today, the number is as high as 52%. Of course this begs the question, is there some correlation between the growth of mega churches and the growth in the evangelical community? Do coffee holders in the pews, multi-media presentations, over the top sermons, and worship performances somehow draw people closer to God…or is all this drowning God out? If drawing big crowds and appealing to a larger audience, is this nothing more than an example of mass marketing to the secular world, then where does God fit in?

I am confident that there are many tried and true believers that make up the hard core foundation of many, if not most, of these big box churches. Yet what are we to make of the many that sit on the sidelines and just along for the ride? Should these numbers count at all? Are the mega churches just markting fluff?

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