by Jodi Mathews | Dec 6, 2001 | Opinion
The American view of Santa Claus is a far cry from the true inspiration for this merry, generous, magical character. The Orthodox Christian Church and the Roman Catholic Church commemorate the death of the real Saint Nicholas on Dec. 6 every year. For many Orthodox...
by Jodi Mathews | Nov 29, 2001 | News
Contrary to earlier claims by American Islamic organizations that the number of American Muslims totaled 7 million, two new studies indicate the numbers are actually much lower. One study, The American Religious Identification Study, was done by the Graduate Center of...
by Jodi Mathews | Nov 26, 2001 | News
New faces may have crowded into neighborhood churches following the Sept. 11 attacks, but few have stuck around. Gary Fenton, pastor at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., told BCE that there was initially a general increase in attendance at all...
by Jodi Mathews | Nov 19, 2001 | News
No apology, no explanation and no backpedaling for Franklin Graham following a controversial interview where he called Islam “evil” and “wicked.” Graham, son of well-known evangelist Billy Graham, made the remarks in an interview last month...
by Jodi Mathews | Nov 15, 2001 | News
At the end of one of the longest periods of economic growth in history, more Americans find themselves in need of food assistance. Hunger in America 2001, a new study by America’s Second Harvest, revealed that 23.3 million people–or roughly 9 percent of...
