Amid widespread disgust with traditional politicians and an extremely fragmented electorate, Frepap, the political arm of a messianic religious group called the Israelites of the New Universal Pact, has emerged as a potential favorite in legislative elections Sunday.
The second round of the New Baptist Covenant event was actually multiple pre-Thanksgiving events, its regional approach completely distinct from the early 2008 national gathering. But the earliest indications suggest that the movement -- as some characterize it -- is showing signs of becoming what
Organizers were disappointed in the aggregate turnout for the multi-site New Baptist Covenant II Nov. 17-19. With sites scattered coast to coast, they hoped for even more than the single-venue 2008 total of 15,000 in Atlanta. They now report that this latest version of