Mass Rally in India at Which Tens of Thousands of Outcastes Renounced Hinduism-Truth! Summary of original eRumor:This began on the eRumor underground with several different versions, but they all pointed to a rally to be held in New Delhi, India, on November 4 at which up to one million Hindus planned to renounce …
The Story of the Dying Baby, a Hot Water Bottle, A Child’s Prayer, and A Children’s Doll-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s from a missionary in Africa who was dealing with a dying, premature baby who needed warmth, but the hot water bottle they would have used to make a home-spun incubator …
A dying baby, a hot water bottle, a child's prayer, and a children's doll-Truth! Read More »
Airlines Schedule Christian Pilots with Non-Christian Crew in Case the Christian Disappears in the “Rapture”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:Some airline companies schedule Christian pilots along with non-Christian pilots in case the Biblical “rapture” takes place and the Christian pilot suddenly disappears. The Truth: There is no evidence of this and there are a …
“The Room,” the Touching Story Written By a 17-year-old Boy Just Before His Death–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This long email is in two parts. The first part describes 17-year-old-Brian Moore, a student who was a part of a group of Christian athletes. In preparation for leading a discussion at one of the meetings, he wrote …
Pray for the President with www.presidentialprayerteam.org–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This report says that www.presidentialprayerteam.org is trying to get 2.8 million people to agree to pray regularly for the president. The Truth: We’ve looked into this and it’s a legitimate effort with the endorsement of numerous Christian leaders including Dr. Paul Cedar of the …
Presidential Prayer Team organizing prayer for the president-Truth! Read More »
The Buddhist Monk Who Claims to Have Come Back from the Dead During His Own Funeral-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A Buddhist Monk in Burma claims to have died and had a variety of experiences which convinced him of the truth of Christianity then three days later he came back to life…during his own …
The Buddhist Monk who claims to have come back from the dead-Unproven! Read More »
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno Identifies Christians as Cultists-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: It is said that Attorney General Janet Reno appeared on “60 Minutes” on the CBS television network on June 26, 1999, and described some of the common characteristics of cultists. Her description, however, was the exact profile of many committed Christians. …
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno identifies Christians as cultists-Fiction! Read More »
“God’s Perfection,” the Story of Shaya, the Learning-Disabled Boy Who Hit The Grand-Slam Home-Run-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Shaya is a child who attends a school for learning disabled children. His father tells a group at a fund-raising dinner that the perfection God seeks regarding children like Shaya is the reaction people have to them. …
"God's perfection," the story of a disabled boy and baseball-Truth! Read More »
A Christian Church Leader in China Has Been Sentenced to Death–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Gong Shengliang, the leader of the South China church, a house church group, has been sentenced to death, and the penalty could be carried out on January 5th. Fifteen other members of the church group were also given prison sentences. Chinese …
A church leader in China has been sentenced to death-Truth! Read More »
Al Gore Calls Christians a “Blight to the Environment”-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email contains a quote said to be from Al Gore’s Book “Earth in Balance.” The quote says Christians refuse to accept the earth as our “sacred mother” and are a dangerous threat to the survival of humanity. Gore is also quoted as …
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