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A liberal media watchdog group was purportedly given a grant to expand their monitoring and fact checking of religious broadcasts.

According to a weeklong "inside" series by The Daily Caller, Media Matters for America once received a $50,000 grant to "monitor and attack" religious news outlets like the Christian Broadcasting Network and Focus on the Family, though the exact details remained unclear.

Tax returns allegedly revealed that the ARCA Foundation, a grant making organization focused on advancing social equity, justice and democracy in the U.S. and abroad, allotted the money in 2006 when Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland's 4th District, was the executive director. more >>

Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll announced Monday that he and his wife's appearance on Pat Robertson's "The 700 Club" would be broadcast Tuesday for what appears to be a special Valentine's Day episode. Many of the dozens of responses to Driscoll's Facebook announcement expressed skepticism, claiming Robertson's program "perverts the Gospel."

Driscoll posted on his Facebook page Monday that he and his wife, Grace, "had fun" in the taping of their "700 Club" interview that will air Tuesday morning on ABC Family. 

"Before we taped, they even prayed for us," Driscoll revealed in his post, which attracted dozens of comments from followers of his Facebook page. more >>

Following the death of her mother, Whitney Houston, daughter Bobbi Kristina was immediately hospitalized and is now being considered suicidal. Her father Bobby Brown has now rushed to her side.

Initial reports rumored that Bobbi Kristina discovered her mother's body in a Beverly Hills hotel bath tub Saturday. Other reports state that she was in the hotel lobby when her mother was pronounced dead. Since the announcement, she has been rushed to the hospital twice. Following her second trip to the hospital, family members began to feel concerned that the 18-year-old girl may be suicidal.

The teenager was first rushed to the hospital after she had consumed alcohol and then taken a sedative, that Mail Online reports was offered to her by a member of "her mother's entourage to calm her down" after she had heard the devastating news. She was then reportedly taken to the hospital again Sunday morning. Pictures were released of the girl being taken by emergency service members from the hotel where her mother passed, on a stretcher. more >>

Most certainly not the only drive-thru funeral parlor in the U.S., the Robert L. Adams Funeral Home in Compton, Calif., does stake claim to being the only business of its kind in the state that offers viewings for those who may want to honor the dead from the comfort of their vehicles. 

The Robert L. Adams Funeral Mortuary, opened in 1974, did not arrive at the drive-thru concept purely to cater to those who may be pressed for time and find a drive-by departing to be most convenient. 

According to the funeral home's office manager, the drive-thru service is primarily intended for elderly visitors who may find it difficult to move or for those who are physically impaired. more >>

Super Bowl XLVI is the most-watched television program in U.S. history, according to NBC Sports. The network revealed Monday that more viewers tuned in for the Giants-Patriots game than they have for any other Super Bowl match. 

Citing "fast national data" from The Nielsen Company, NBC announced that 111.3 million viewers tuned in to watch the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots 21-17. Last year's figure was 111 million viewers, who tuned in on Fox to watch the quarterback Aaron Rodgers lead the Greenbay Packers in a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

According to the network, the list of most-watched programs in U.S. television history are: more >>

Mitt Romney's latest serenade— a rendition of "America The Beautiful" sung with Florida voters— may have been the official kickoff to the "sing-off" elections of 2012.

Although it is still unclear which candidate would win in an election between Romney and our incumbent president, voters may be weighing in on a sing-off between Obama and the former Massachusetts Governor.

The battle between political American culture and traditional pop culture came to a head when a confident Romney decided to sing to Floridians the night before the state's primary. The former CEO crooned to voters, hoping to win over the support he needs to capture the delegates, and eventually, the presidency. more >>