The Christian Century

Episcopalians in New Mexico have voted to leave a conservative umbrella group and reaffirm their commitment to the Episcopal Church rather than join a new rival Anglican province on U.S. soil.

The blogosphere was abuzz with sermon snippets from Pentecostal and charismatic churches once attended by GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. In them, pastors declare that people who die without Christ “have a horrible, horrible surprise” awaiting them and refer to America as a “Christian nation.”