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February 9, 2010
News of the Week of June 27 Quiz
What Bible verse did Cookie Monster quote? How does Mugabe explain himself? And other questions from this week's Christian news.
1
Cookie Monster, who used to be a "tireless cookievangelist," according to Stephen Colbert, justified his
new stance on cookies
on Colbert's show by partially quoting what passage from Scripture?
"Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you." (
Luke 10:8
)
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. (
Deuteronomy 8:3
)
Weigh out twenty shekels of food to eat each day and eat it at set times. Also measure out a sixth of a hin of water and drink it at set times. (
Ezekiel 4:10 - 11
)
"Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." (
Daniel 1: 12 - 13
)
2
Broadcaster James Dobson called Sen. Barack Obama's interpretation of the First Amendment __________.
Nutty
Bananas
A bowl of cherries
Fruitcake
Smurfberry Crunch
3
Many media outlets are speculating that McCain won't be able to attract evangelical votes. What is one of the things they say is the problem?
McCain's church attendance
McCain's relationship with his pastor
McCain's views on abortion
McCain's relationship with evangelical leaders
4
What has happened so far at Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), an invitation-only meeting of conservative Anglican leaders?
They have been forced to move the location of the first part of the conference from Amman, Jordan to Jerusalem.
They have formally thrown off the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
They have put Canadian Anglicans under the authority of Rwandan Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini.
They have agreed on a darker shade of purple shirt for bishops to wear.
5
Why does Robert Mugabe say he cannot concede a loss in democratic elections in Zimbabwe?
"The war veterans came to me and said: 'President we can never accept that our country which we won through the barrel of the gun, be taken merely by an 'x' made by a ballpoint pen.'"
“Once I am sure this legacy (of returning land to the blacks) is truly in your hands, [the hands of black Zimbabweans], people are empowered, then I can say: Aha, the work is now done.”
"We will never allow an event like an election reverse our independence, our sovereignty, our sweat, and all that we fought for."
"Only God who appointed me will remove me."
All of the above
6
Which of the following was
not
a finding in the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey?
Evangelical Protestants are more likely than Muslims to pray several times a day.
21 percent of Americans who call themselves atheists believe in God.
Eastern Orthodox Christians are 33 percent more likely than Protestants and Catholics to say they speak or pray in tongues at least weekly.
Most evangelical Protestants (57 percent) say many religions can lead to eternal life.
Three out of ten Roman Catholics say God is an impersonal force rather than "a person with whom people can have a personal relationship."
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