The study of mobilization and organization of money in churches is not new: it is actually a staple of Western Christianity where documentation is a routine practice and openness is accepted as a norm of existence for most religious bodies.

Mark made me do it!!! (Post this news story. You know he gets me into a lot of trouble, still, I love him. You know that right Mark?) Well worth the read and great links. The author is our own JohnMichael Talboo.

The study of mobilization and organization of money in churches is not new: it is actually a staple of Western Christianity where documentation is a routine practice and openness is accepted as a norm of existence for most religious bodies.

Sudan's army deployed on the streets of Khartoum, putting up checkpoints and imposing an overnight curfew. An Interior Ministry statement said the curfew was in effect while the government was "dealing with the infiltrators

picture made available by Albany Associates shows an armoured column of Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) fighting vehicles in an undisclosed location in Sudan's western Darfur region in April 2008.

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