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The Agony Of Deceit

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

C. S. Lewis gave us the following insight: Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition, when infinite joy is offered to us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he ...read more

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In November, 1975, 75 Convicts Started Digging A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005

In November, 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them had ...read more

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Crime: Gallup's Annual Crime Poll Reports Nearly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Crime: Gallup’s annual crime poll reports nearly 1 in 3 households experienced some type of crime during the past year, including 18% with one incident and another 14% with two or ...read more

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3 Million Inmates Were Under The Jurisdiction ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

1.3 million inmates were under the jurisdiction of state and Federal prison authorities in ‘99, according to the Justice Department. ...read more

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Crime Doesn't Pay: For The 7th Consecutive Year, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Crime Doesn’t Pay: For the 7th consecutive year, the number of dishonest employees apprehended — and the dollars recovered from those apprehensions — increased over the previous year, according to the 13th annual Retail Theft Survey. The 30 U.S. retail companies responding to the survey lost more ...read more

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File Swapping Decline: The Number Of Online ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

File Swapping Decline: The number of online Americans downloading Internet music files has dropped by 50% and the numbers who are downloading files on any given day have plunged since the RIAA began filing copyright infringement suits in September. Conversely, comScore has observed that in recent ...read more

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Half Of All Americans Bought A State Lottery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Half of all Americans bought a state lottery ticket in the past year, according to Gallup Poll. (Foster ...read more

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Lottery Ticket Buyers Spend An Average Of $19 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Lottery ticket buyers spend an average of $19 monthly, but many apparently do not view this activity as gambling. ...read more

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Not So Objective Reviews: Amazon.com's Anonymous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Not So Objective Reviews: Amazon.com’s anonymous reviewers lost their anonymity recently when their identities were revealed on Amazon’s Canadian Web site. Among those named were authors who posted glowing reviews of their own ...read more

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Gambling: 2 In 3 Americans Say They Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Gambling: 2 in 3 Americans say they have participated in some form of gambling activity in the last 12 months. State lotteries are the most common. Casino visits are becoming more common and men are significantly ...read more

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18% Of Adult E-Mail Users Have Been Victims Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

18% of adult e-mail users have been victims of online fraud. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Online Gambling Has Soared Ten-Fold In The Past 6 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Online Gambling has soared ten-fold in the past 6 years to about $4.2 billion. (Revenue Vol.1 ...read more

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Inmates 4 Times As Many Prisoners Are Released ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Inmates 4 times as many prisoners are released into society today as 20 years ago. An estimated 600,000 U.S. prisoners will be released in ’04 (over 1,600 are released daily). The Justice Bureau of Statistics estimates that 2 out of 3 released inmates were “rearrested within 3 years,” wreaking more ...read more

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The American College Of Obstetricians And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that 3 to 4 million women are beaten in their homes every year. ...read more

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A Girl Knelt In The Confessional And Said, ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006

A girl knelt in the confessional and said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned." "What is it, child?" "Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. Twice a day I gaze at myself in the mirror and tell myself how beautiful I am." The priest turned, took a good look ...read more

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Denomination: Holiness

A New Gallup Study Finds Fewer People Perceive ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A new Gallup study finds fewer people perceive that the crime problem nationally is worsening and, accordingly, Americans are a bit less likely to fear for their personal ...read more

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3 In 10 U.s. Households Experienced Some Type Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

3 in 10 U.S. households experienced some type of crime during the past year, including 18% with one incident and another 12% with two or more ...read more

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Between '98 And '01, At Least 80,000 People Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Between ’98 and ’01, at least 80,000 people lost $2 billion to religious scams in the U.S. vs. $450 million lost by 15,000 people between ...read more

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Uncle Sam Will Need To Fill More Than 37,500 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Uncle Sam will need to fill more than 37,500 security and law enforcement-related jobs in the next two years. (Foster ...read more

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Gallup's Annual Crime Poll Finds 3 In 10 U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gallup’s annual crime poll finds 3 in 10 U.S. house-holds experienced some type of crime during the past year; (18% with 1 and another 12% with 2 or ...read more

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