<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post1460687710300848252..comments</id><updated>2007-05-16T19:15:12.941-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on musings of a jaded optimist: who will be the next evangelical idol?earlier this...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/feeds/1460687710300848252/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html'/><author><name>g13</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13856920828414078560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-6434983570634549972</id><published>2007-05-16T19:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-05-16T19:15:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>franklin graham. ugh, i guess you're right. i woul...</title><content type='html'>franklin graham. ugh, i guess you're right. i wouldn't be so excited about him if he hadn't used THE NAME at the mass rallies following the columbine shootings. other speakers merely referenced "god" or spoke in the putrid spiritualese that defiles other religions. but not franklin, he spoke &lt;A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Name-Franklin-Graham/dp/0785260803/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9966095-8957541?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1179357033&amp;sr=8-1" REL="nofollow"&gt;THE NAME&lt;/A&gt; of JESUS CHRIST and in so doing he forever changed the culture of evangelical america! thank God for THE NAME! Thank God for FRANKLIN!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;in all seriousness, franklin has never made too many waves except for the excellent work he has done with the samaritan's purse. oh, he has presided over the debacle concerning his dad's memorial library in charlotte, north carolina. word is that at the memorial library an animatronic "bessie the cow" will encourage children to count how many times they hear THE NAME of Jesus mentioned as they read, listen and watch the interactive displays. children who get the number of times THE NAME is used correct will get a free glass of milk at the Holy Spirit snack bar at the end of the tour.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;in all seriousness, from what i hear many of the people at BGEA don't even like franklin. i suspect that anne graham lotz, or AnGeL, as we like to call her around my house , might be a better choice.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/6434983570634549972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/6434983570634549972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html?showComment=1179357300000#c6434983570634549972' title=''/><author><name>g13</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13856920828414078560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03095045804620655401'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-1460687710300848252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/posts/default/1460687710300848252' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-7093243202185731312</id><published>2007-05-16T14:52:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-05-16T14:52:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>You've got to at least throw Franklin Graham into ...</title><content type='html'>You've got to at least throw Franklin Graham into the equation. Billy's heir apparent has been waiting for his shot on the big stage for years.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/7093243202185731312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/7093243202185731312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html?showComment=1179341520000#c7093243202185731312' title=''/><author><name>simplyb</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-1460687710300848252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/posts/default/1460687710300848252' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-5194387478587942623</id><published>2007-05-16T12:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-05-16T12:38:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>cade - i love you too. remember, as for the phileo...</title><content type='html'>cade - i love you too. remember, as for the phileo limitation please remember that you and me ain't nothing but mammals. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;josh, is it completely unthinkable that the anti-christ could be an evangelical idol? both dr. lindsey and myself think not! also, if you would like to put reverend olsteen on the board please copy the vegas line on him and email it to me.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/5194387478587942623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/5194387478587942623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html?showComment=1179333480000#c5194387478587942623' title=''/><author><name>g13</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13856920828414078560</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03095045804620655401'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-1460687710300848252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/posts/default/1460687710300848252' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-4766161128835839969</id><published>2007-05-16T09:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-05-16T09:01:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>funniest post i've read in a while.but miranda is ...</title><content type='html'>funniest post i've read in a while.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;but miranda is now saying he's the antichrist. get your facts straight. unless you're trying to handicap the odds.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;and what about olsteen?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/4766161128835839969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/4766161128835839969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html?showComment=1179320460000#c4766161128835839969' title=''/><author><name>josh</name><uri>www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-1460687710300848252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/posts/default/1460687710300848252' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-9100772550236479795</id><published>2007-05-16T07:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-05-16T07:47:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>man, i love you.  in the strictest, judeo-christia...</title><content type='html'>man, i love you.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;in the strictest, judeo-christian, "philia" sense of course.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/9100772550236479795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/9100772550236479795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html?showComment=1179316020000#c9100772550236479795' title=''/><author><name>cade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05353292050695325326</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-1460687710300848252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/posts/default/1460687710300848252' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-3743977694406210654</id><published>2007-05-16T00:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-05-16T00:06:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bishop TD Jakes!Bell would stir up way too many wa...</title><content type='html'>Bishop TD Jakes!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Bell would stir up way too many waves.  My money's also on Warren.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/3743977694406210654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/3743977694406210654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html?showComment=1179288360000#c3743977694406210654' title=''/><author><name>james</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07223648349703832539</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-1460687710300848252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/posts/default/1460687710300848252' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-3076042681771872953</id><published>2007-05-15T23:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-05-15T23:39:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>my money is on warren, although i think he will be...</title><content type='html'>my money is on warren, although i think he will be "borked" because of his heterodox "environmentalism."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;i would also be interested in seeing the spread on creflo a dollar, and that "woman thou art loosed" guy, whats his name?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/3076042681771872953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/1460687710300848252/comments/default/3076042681771872953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html?showComment=1179286740000#c3076042681771872953' title=''/><author><name>mike</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17953216797987615864</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://gentry13.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-will-be-next-evangelical-idol.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604708.post-1460687710300848252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604708/posts/default/1460687710300848252' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>