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 …
Al Gore calls Christians a "blight to the environment"-Fiction! Read More »
The Little Girl Who Died and Left 57 Cents To Build A Bigger Church-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The touching story is about a little girl from a poor family who loved attending Sunday School, but there were so many children and the church was so small that she sometimes couldn’t get in. The …
The little girl who died and left 57 cents to build a bigger
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The Federal Communications Commission Proposed Restricting Some Religious TV Programs-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Various religious broadcasters and organizations appealed for public help to overturn an FCC decision affecting some religious formatted TV stations. The decision applied to those licensed as educational stations and would have severely restricted how much religious programming they could carry. The …
Email Says Presidential Candidate George W. Bush is a Born-Again Christian-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This email says Bush was asked in an interview about his faith and described that Billy Graham contributed to his decision to “commit my heart to Jesus Christ.” The Truth: Some versions of this eRumor say it is from …
An Inspirational Message From The Dalai Lama–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:This collection of thoughts and recommendations has been circulating widely since shortly after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Each of the emails says it is a teaching from the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist leader. The Truth: This did not originate from …
The Dalai Lama issues a statement on terrorism-Fiction! Read More »
Charles Darwin Became a Christian on His Deathbed and Renounced Evolution-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Charles Darwin, the author of THE SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION in 1859 and the champion of evolution, renounced his evolutionary theory and became a Christian on his deathbed. This was reported by noblewoman Lady Hope who said she visited Darwin …
Charles Darwin became a Christian on his deathbed and renounced evolution-Fiction! Read More »
Columbine Student Cassie Bernall Said “Yes” When Asked By One of the Shooters if She Believed In God-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: Widely circulated reports and emails tell the story of high school student Cassie Bernall being a Christian martyr in the Columbine high school shootings of 1999 in Colorado. It was reported that one of …
Cassie Bernall Said "Yes" When Asked about her faith by a shooter at Columbine-Disputed! Read More »
The campaign against Excelsior Middle School was an example of how “indoctrination” claims get weaponized.
The 9/11 Flight Attendant Who Found God One Day Before She was Killed in a Hijacked Jet–Unproven! Summary of eRumor:The Rev. Bill Faye, a Christian evangelist, describes talking with an American Airlines flight attendant on a flight home from the state of Washington on Monday, September 10. He says that he gave her a piece …
The 9/11 flight attendant who found God before her fatal flight-Unproven! Read More »
The Little Boy Who Was Helped by “Birdies” While Trapped Beneath a Garage Door–Unproven! Summary of eRumor:An inspirational story said to be told by a man named Lloyd Glenn. His three-year-old son, Brian, was nearly crushed to death by a garage door. After hospitalization and recovery, the boy told his parents vivid accounts of what …
The Little boy who was helped by "Birdies" while trapped beneath a garage door-Unproven! Read More »
