huffingtonpost.com — Last Sunday our research team released a video, a ten-minute mini-documentary, focusing on the Wasilla Assemblies of God. Viewed by 160K people, the video seemed on the verge of a massive "viral" breakthrough when YouTube pulled it down, citing "inappropriate content". The WSJ religion reporter I talked to saw nothing offensive though.
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astroknaveSep 13, 2008
Likely that this is an abuse of DMCA copyright law. Looks like either the Republican Party or the Assemblies of God church have taken this move right out the Cult of Scientology playbook.
newsforwombatsSep 13, 2008
Whether or not it was actually Palin's church last Thursday or 10 years ago isn't the point, is my guess. That video was part of a commonsensical effort if you give a darn about the republic, an effort I think a lot of folks--right, left, and center--don't get: to try to educate Americans, and particularly journalists (who tend to be not well-educated about religious matters) in order to prompt them to [drumroll] ask a simple question!!! Which is, "Hey, Gov. Palin, we gotta know: do you believe in this apocalyptic End Times stuff?" If so, she'd almost certainly be the first Veep in US history to really do so, and if she became President, the implications of her basically taking the Book of Revelation as a guide for foreign policy are potentially catastrophic. (Not to mention heretical according to historical Christian orthodoxy, including by not limited to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church.)
freespeechmamaSep 13, 2008
Please share this article with everyone that you can. The implications for our foreign policy are enormous. I'm very concerned about her apocalyptic beliefs, along with McCain's penchant for military aggression (beligerant approach to foreign affairs) and famously bad temper. Heaven help us!
johloraxSep 15, 2008
What shade of lipstick would Jesus wear?
conchchowderOct 5, 2008
CACHED