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Doing Justice and Loving Mercy
When Johnny Cash died I went right out and bought a CD of his music. It carries the subtitle, "A Concert Behind Prison Walls." Of course, it includes his famous "Folsom Prison Blues." But item No. 3 on the disc is the...
FirstGov for Kids
There are more than 26 million federal, state and local government Web pages on the Internet, and many of them are geared for children. How do you find them? One ways is to check out FirstGov for Kids. FirstGov for...
Religious Right Emboldened by Florida Right-to-Die Dispute
Emboldened by a legislative win in a battle to keep a brain-damaged Florida woman alive, religiously conservative political activists are hoping similar tactics will allow them to challenge court rulings they oppose in...
Backward Christian Soldier: An Open Letter to the Christian General
You've gotten a lot of press this week, General. You've gotten a lot of press this week, General. Perhaps you didn't expect the things you've been saying in churches to go public--about America's "Christian army," the...
Boykin Criticized Before for Mingling Church and State
The Army general under fire for controversial religious views is no stranger in the battle over the separation of church and state. Six months ago Americans United for the Separation of Church and State protested...
‘Radio’
"Radio," starring Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr., is more than a sports movie. It's really a story about helping others, treating others with respect, and having the courage to do what's right—especially when it's not...
Doing What They Least Expect
"I have forgiven the killers and have no bitterness. Forgiveness brings healing and our land needs healing from hatred and violence," said Gladys Staines in response to last month's court sentences of 13 men...
The Voice of Jesus: Discernment, Prayer, and the Witness of the Spirit.
C. S. Lewis was attributed with the statement, "Prayer is more about changing yourself than changing God." That is, through prayer, the believer changes his desires to fit God's rather than vice-versa. The same concept...
A Prudish Parent
I can't help but think of sex when I clothes shop with my teenage daughter. There, I've said it—at the risk of sounding like a parent from a by-gone era, the kind who when I was growing up might have opposed dancing...
LaHaye, Jenkins Make EW’s Power List
Left Behind authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins weren't left off Entertainment Weekly's annual "Power List." The writing duo nabbed the No. 42 slot in a list of 51 creative powerhouses. It doesn't matter that "the...
‘Radio’ Director, Stars Discuss Doing Right Thing
Do the right thing. It's easier said than done. Some people aren't interested in doing the right thing. Others are, but find the doing too difficult. Still others do the right thing, even at personal cost. In the drama...
Former SBC President Disagrees With Ban on Women Preachers
Former Southern Baptist Convention president Charles Stanley disagrees with the denomination's faith statement barring women pastors, according to a newspaper report. Saturday's Fort Worth Star-Telegram carried...
American Baptist Leader Disputes Dobson’s Depiction
American Baptists' top leader has accused religious broadcaster James Dobson of misrepresenting the denomination by fostering "untrue, broadly brushed stereotypes" that American Baptists are strongly pro-homosexual. In...
‘Radio’ Actress Sarah Drew Tunes In Priorities
About a year ago, Sarah Drew—newly wed and newly graduated from the University of Virginia—found herself in Walterboro, S.C. The former drama major was about to start shooting her first feature film—Columbia Pictures'...
Bush Aide Criticizes General, But Refuses to Say If President Will Condemn Remarks
President Bush's national security adviser said Sunday that a top general was wrong to describe the war on terrorism as a conflict between Christianity and Satan. But Condoleezza Rice twice avoided questions about...
A Hopeful Word to All The World
Millions of people are out of work, and many others change jobs every few years. But one very important person has kept his job for a quarter century, and this fact alone has brought him a great deal of attention. I...
Testament
When most people think about comics, they think of superheroes clad in spandex, capes flying in the wind, going about their derring-do. Yet, in the last two decades of the 20th century, comics transitioned in many...
FTC Releases ‘Mystery Shopper’ Study on Kids’ Access to Unsuitable Entertainment
A vast majority of teenagers are able to purchase movies, music and games labeled inappropriate for their age group, according to a recent undercover study by the Federal Trade Commission. A minority of children,...
Celebrity Politicians Come Into Their Own
In a world where life sometimes imitates art, Arnold Schwarzenegger, an actor with no previous political experience or apparent political interest, is now governor-elect of California. This election was not merely a...
‘Bowling for Columbine’
Good news for those who missed Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" documentary—about violence in America—in theaters: It's now on DVD and VHS, and the special features on the former are terrific. Moore, for those...
Terrorist Hunter Draws Fire for Divisive Religious Views
Terrorists hate America because it is a Christian nation, says a new leader in the war on terror, who is drawing flak for that and similar remarks in speeches at evangelical churches across the country. The Senate...