by Bob Allen | Dec 6, 2006 | News
An Iraq Study Group mandated by Congress on Wednesday called for a new United States strategy in Iraq, calling for broader diplomatic efforts, more emphasis on training of Iraqi troops and withdrawing combat troops by as early as 2008. “The situation in Iraq is...
by Bob Allen | Dec 5, 2006 | News
Unless you are Jimmy Buffett, Sissy Spacek or Karl Rove, Dec. 25 is probably not your birthday, but it’s no secret to anyone that consumerism is rife this time of year. A philanthropic Web site, CoolPeopleCare.org, has launched a “Christmas is Not Your...
by Bob Allen | Dec 4, 2006 | News
Graphic novels, which use comic-book like graphics and dialogue balloons to address sometimes adult themes, are the latest front in what has been called the library wars. The Marshall Public Library in central Missouri recently pulled two such books from shelves...
by Bob Allen | Dec 1, 2006 | News
A pioneer in the movement to move Southern Baptist seminaries sharply to the right two decades ago says conservatives shouldn’t fight moderate colleges that want to leave the Baptist fold. “Candidly, most everything is set in Southern Baptist life,”...
by Bob Allen | Nov 30, 2006 | News
Two prominent Southern Baptists recently boasted about being selected for membership in a prestigious New York-based think tank that conspiracy theorists such as Pat Robertson view as a secret society plotting a one-world government and global economy including the...