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The Epoch Point by Spencer Zimmerman is a religious historical conspiracy thriller that follows evil throughout the existence of mankind, revealing the constant conflict between God and the devil, good and evil. Robert Davis is a young Airman fresh out of Air Force basic training who, after being held captive in China, suddenly finds himself unraveling the most immense conspiracy in history. On duty during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he soon uncovers hidden facts suggesting Russian and Iraqi involvement. While exploring abandoned military barracks at Kessler AFB in Mississippi, Davis and his friends discover the diary of Lee Harvey Oswald. Suddenly the Airmen find themselves the target of mysterious agents. As the clues surface, an evil emerges powerful enough to rewrite the entire history of humanity, not to mention kill two of his good friends. Before long the conspiracy takes on a supernatural form, marked by lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanoes, the wrath of God. Davis finds himself torn by the unbelievable realization that God has a message for him. Nothing could prepare him for the final suspenseful twist the story takes, a Da Vinci style revelation that reaffirms his belief in Christ.
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The Closing of the Church Door
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For many countries, this has been an extraordinarily slow process, often because it involves making constitutional changes and overcoming entrenched bureaucracies and years of history. But Zapatero has phased out the church's influence relatively quickly because technically Spain has no official state religion. While some 80 percent of the population consider themselves to be Catholic, most Spaniards appear in church only rarely, for baptisms and similar occasions. Zapatero, a Catholic, seldom attends church and refuses to discuss his religious beliefs in public. During his first term as prime minister, which began in 2004, he pushed a platform dedicated to the idea of equality—often to the disgust of Spain's bishops. He legalized same-sex marriage, gave homosexuals the right to adopt children, made divorce easier and cut mandatory religion classes from public-school curricula. After a bitter dispute, he received the church's blessing at the end of 2006 on a plan to eliminate its VAT exemption in return for a change in the law (now taking effect) that increases the percentage of income tax that taxpayers may voluntarily donate to the church. Carlos García de Andoin, the Socialist Party's coordinator on Christianity, says Zapatero's policies stem from being a part of a generation that believes political life ought to be distanced from religion. His moves also help mobilize the left around a coherent and highly popular message.
Indeed, bishops' accusations that Zapatero has betrayed traditional family values only seem to further rally his supporters. Last week, a determined Deputy Prime Minister María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
said the government, now beginning its second term, will give further study to ending the Catholic Church's dominance over other religions, particularly when it comes to receiving financial assistance from the state. It seems Spain's withdrawal from the church is still far from over.
With Tracy Mcnicoll in Paris
© 2008
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