Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas

Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas:
"MARY CHATHAM

STAMPS, Ark.—Mary Margaret Duncan Chatham, 89, of Lewisville, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in a Texarkana hospital.

Mrs. Chatham was born April 13, 1916, in Bono, Ark. She was volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. She was preceded in death by one son, John Lee Chatham.

Survivors include her husband, Frank Chatham of Lewisville; two daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara Chatham of Sherman, Texas, and Betty and Don Landes of Lewisville; one sister, Ruth Powers of Lynn Haven, Fla.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Lewisville, with Ray Franklin officiating. Arrangements arer under direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church or to a favorite charity."

Is Your Religion AP Approved?

Yahoo News published an Assoc. Press article today, Robertson Links Sharon Stroke, God's Wrath - Yahoo! News. Whats wrong with that you say? The tone of the article is to point out Pat Robertson's views as outrageous, but since when does the AP have the perogative to define a religious stance? Without endorsing Rev. Robertson's comments, I'm concerned more about the main stream secular press setting itself up as a regulator of religious thought.