I received this one from a cyberspace acquaintance yesterday

The denominations showing growth included the deeply conservative Southern Baptist Convention, a collection of 41,514 churches, whose overall growth rate was 5 percent. The traditionalist Presbyterian Church in America (as opposed the mainline Presbyterian Church U.S.A.) experienced an impressive 42.4 percent increase, while the Christian and Missionary Alliance rose 21.8 percent. Meanwhile, the Evangelical Free Church was up 57.2 percent, and Pentecostal denominations also boomed. The Assemblies of God, with 11,880 churches, saw 18.5 percent growth, while the Church of God, with 5,612 churches, saw growth of 40.2 percent.

With no sense of irony this writer for the pro war National Review ends the article with this quote from a former member of the Pol Pot regime

"When I was a soldier I did bad things. I don't know how many we killed. We were following orders and thought it was the right thing to do. I read the Bible and I know it will free me from the weight of the sins I have committed."

Maybe this was a backhanded way to assure our guys and gals in Iraq that they need not worry much about raping, robbing, pillaging, killing and destroying. After all, full-flavored God not only has the power to fix parking tickets but He will also forgive us for the sins we commit at the behest of the State.