(NOTE: This story is taken verbatim from a recent posting on www.cbnnews.com. It addresses the phenomenal following of a video shown extensively at the 2007 Winterfest events, produced by the Church of God International Youth and Christian Education Department.)

Depending on who you talk to in Caracas, President Hugo Chávez is either a socialist messiah or a demonic tyrant. He quotes the Bible yet he incites violence. He talks of liberating the poor and enjoys their support, yet he is best friends with the world’s dictators—including Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Lake Mary, FL–SpiritLed Woman magazine,which grew out of Charisma Women’s Conferences held in Florida, is shifting from print to the Internet.

By Ed Thomas, OneNewsNow.com

A public-interest law firm that specializes in First Amendment and religious free-speech cases has sent a letter to the school district in Cumberland County, North Carolina, advising its superintendent that the district didn’t have to implement a new policy that bans community groups from leaving Bibles outside its elementary school campuses.

A patriarch and leader of the Church of God in Japan was inducted into the Church of God Theological Seminary’s Hall of Prophets. Kazumoto Yatsuzuka, pastor of Tokyo’s Shimomaruko Zion Church and national overseer of the denomination, accompanied by his wife, Akemi, was honored by the establishment of an endowment scholarship in his name.

One of the longest running religious radio programs in the country will bring its broadcast to a close at the end of the year. “The Calvary Hour,” hosted by Bill Detweiler, will air its final broadcast on Sunday, December 30, 2007, after 71 years of broadcasting.

Lawyers for Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, will appear before a three-Judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals this morning at 9 a.m. to urge that a lower court ruling that Illinois begin producing “Choose Life” specialty license plates be overturned.

A 3-acre Cleveland, Tennessee elementary school campus was sold at public auction earlier this month and the buyer was the 79 year-old school’s neighbor, Lee University.

Author, motivational speaker, and life coach Paula White will appear on Larry King Live from Los Angeles on Monday, November 26th. Tune into CNN at 6:00PM Pacific/9:00PM Eastern to hear Pastor White discuss her new book, You’re All That! She will also talk about the challenges women face in their lives today, and share some of her personal struggles.