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Worship Times
Gunning for Jesus“Shotgun wedding” may take on a whole new meaning now that ministers in Kentucky are allowed to pack heat. According to a 1996 state law, residents with permits can carry concealed weapons except in schools, government buildings, and churches. However, judges and legislators were exempted from the permit law and allowed to carry weapons to work if they chose. Some Kentucky pastors — perhaps fearing an early judgment day — recently petitioned for and won the right to be included in the exemption. Church-goers can rest assured that Jesus still saves, but now he has backup.Confession zoneConfession is good for the soul, but it can be stressful to the nervous system. Got something you want to get off your chest but don’t have the courage to tell it to the person you need to? The folks at the Confession Zone are ready to make it easier for you to bare your soul. Just dial them up at http://members.xoom.com/ ConfessZone/index.html and follow the instructions for posting your confession on their confidential website. They’ll send an e-mail notifying the offended party that contrition is in the air. The potential recipient has two weeks to log on to the site, click on the proper confession code and read your words of remorse. With the internet making confession easier and more anonymous than the dark boxes many of us experienced as children, can virtual absolution be far behind?Repp ripoff?Ray Repp is suing Andrew Lloyd Webber for allegedly plagiarizing one of Repp’s songs. According to a report from the Catholic News Service, the Supreme Court rejected Webber’s appeal to have the case dropped. Repp’s eight-year-old suit probably already will have been tried in the U.S. District Court in New York by the time you read this.According to Repp, Webber based his “Phantom Song” from Phantom of the Opera on Repp’s 1978 Marian hymn “Till You.” Repp first sued Webber in 1990, but his case was dismissed. Webber then counter-sued, claiming “Till You” was a ripoff of Webber’s earlier song “Close Every Door” from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. That suit was also dismissed. Then Repp sought to have his original suit reinstated, a request ultimately granted by the Supreme Court. What do YOU Think?
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