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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
- Matthew 6:5

Project activities are scheduled up to the 2006 election, including statewide pastor policy briefings, "Ohio for Jesus" radio spots featuring Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, voter-registration drives and a statewide Ohio for Jesus rally in early 2006.

If Parsley's declaration that he will be silent no more sounds incongruous coming from a man who heads a $40-million-a-year ministry accessible worldwide via 1,400 TV stations and cable affiliates -- including, through the Trinity Broadcasting Network, channels 51 in Kirtland/Cleveland and WDLI 17 in Canton-Akron -- Parsley has a ready answer.

For too long, he says, the secular left has intimidated Christians. Ministers also have surrendered their First Amendment right to engage in partisan politics, he says, relegating their churches to the status of "social clubs."
- Plain Dealer on Rod Parsley



And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
- Matthew 19:24

President Bush said during the third election debate last October that most of the tax cuts went to low- and middle-income Americans. In fact, most - 53 percent - will go to people with incomes in the top 10 percent over the first 15 years of the cuts, which began in 2001 and would have to be reauthorized in 2010. And more than 15 percent will go just to the top 0.1 percent, those 145,000 taxpayers.
- New York Times