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Evangelical pastor Rick Warren's plea for donations to fill a $900,000 deficit at his Southern Californiamegachurch brought in $2.4 million, Warren announced to cheers during a sermon at the church on Saturday. Warren said the amount raised after the appeal was posted online Wednesday included only money parishioners brought in person to Saddleback Church by New Year's Eve. More was arriving by hand and by mail, he said.Ron Mills, Progressive News And Podcast, Jan 2010