RELIGION AT THE FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU...

When customers walk into Chick-fil-A, they get a side with their chicken sandwich that's rare in the world of monstrous fast-food chains: Christianity. No bones about it, this company's business philosophy is based largely on biblical principles - including the decision to remain closed on Sundays, when the company could be making big bucks at its 1,356 stores. "It's become so much a part of how people think about us that they almost think of that as quick as they think of our chicken sandwich," said Dan Cathy, president of the Atlanta-based chain, who was visiting the Avon store last week. Indy Star News 

TELEVANGELISTS OPEN THEIR FINANCIAL DOORS...

Monday was the deadline for six television evangelists to turn over their financial records to Congress. Bishop Eddie Long announced his ministry would cooperate with the investigation of possible abuse of federal non-profit tax laws. Monday was the deadline for six television evangelists to turn over their financial records to Congress. Bishop Eddie Long announced his ministry would cooperate with the investigation of possible abuse of federal non-profit tax laws.  CBN News 

SHOULD THESE 'PEOPLE OF FAITH' BE CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE...

Until the faith-healing death of an Oregon City girl this month, members of the Followers of Christ Church appear to have lost just one child to sickness since 1999, when Oregon banned parents from treating gravely ill children solely with prayer. Tyler Duane Shaw of Oregon City died in 2003, three days short of his second birthday, of sudden complications from a throat infection. "His death was not considered to be anything but a natural death that had no indications of abuse or neglect," said Dr. Clifford Nelson, deputy state medical examiner. Church members declined to discuss religious beliefs and practices with The Oregonian. But child abuse detectives, medical examiners and many other Clackamas County officials said they have seen signs of positive change in the church since the late 1990s, when several Followers of Christ children died from medically treatable conditions. The Oregonian News 

BECAUSE MARRIAGE IS NOT A DISPOSABLE RAZOR...

Evangelicals are less likely than the overall population to divorce, although one out of every four evangelicals who are or have been married nevertheless have gone through at least one divorce, according to a new study by The Barna Group. The telephone survey found that, among all U.S. adults who have been married, 33 percent have been divorced at least once. By comparison, 26 percent of evangelicals who have been married have been divorced. The poll did not ask evangelicals whether the divorce occurred before or after their salvation experience. (Yes, relationships break down, due to sinful impacts, but marriage is still seen as a covenant by Christians.) Baptist Press