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Baylor Faculty Passes No-Confidence Vote
Baylor University's faculty senate passed a no-confidence vote 26-6 Tuesday afternoon against eight-year President Robert Sloan. "Dr. Sloan's presidency has produced a chilling work environment, a climate characterized...
Alabamians Reject Record Tax Increase
Whether or not Jesus would approve of the Alabama governor's plan to raise taxes as a way to help the poor, the state's voters do not. Citizens of Alabama turned out in large numbers Tuesday to overwhelmingly reject a...
Baylor Drowning in Denial and Deception
From the distant hill of discernment, Baylor University looks like a valley flooded with denial and deception. While the school's former basketball coach Dave Bliss offered the most visible example of the ethic of deny...
American Editorials Evaluate Bush Speech
Newspaper editorials offered few words of comfort to President Bush following his speech Sunday night, which called for $87 billion in funding in just the first year of United States occupation of Iraq and argued for...
In Defense of the First Amendment
The circus that has taken place at the state judicial building in Alabama has brought attention to Judge Moore, to Alabama, to the Ten Commandments and to the courts' ruling on the separation of church and state....
What Did Scooby Do?
Meet Scooby, a 6-year-old dog who belongs to the Farris family in Corbin, Ky. Since Scooby's story appeared in several newspapers and on many of the national television networks, Scooby is now the most famous dog in...
James Madison: Defender of Religious Liberty
Last spring, my family drove to Charlottesville, Va., to tour Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home. We also decided to visit Montpelier, the nearby home of James Madison. Visiting Monticello and seeing Jefferson's...
Bush Calls for Prayer, Declares ‘Patriot Day’ to Commemorate 9/11
President Bush declared National Days of Prayer and Remembrance over the weekend and proclaimed Thursday Patriot Day to mark the two-year anniversary of terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Bush signed two...
‘Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star’
Most of us aren't child stars, but we are the people who make—and break—child stars. We don't make them in the sense that we broker their deals, schedule their interviews or fashion their images. We do, however,...
Defining Justice
For evidence that Christian Americans hold diverse and even conflicting ideas about the meaning of justice and how to pursue it, look no further than the southeastern United States. Paul Hill, a former pastor, was...
The Sermon On The Mount: American Style
The Sermon on the Mount is regarded by most Christians as the heart of Jesus' teaching. Unfortunately, what Jesus has to say there has not been overwhelmingly embraced by much of the Christian community in America....
Bush Doll to Hit Market
President George W. Bush is hitting the toy market—in the form of an "elite force aviator" action figure. Blue Box toy manufacturer has produced a 12" action figure of President Bush donning a naval aviator flight...
Anti-abortion and Environmental Terrorists Are More Similar Than Different
While on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, anti-abortion extremists and eco-terrorists share a common apocalyptic worldview—violent means justify desired ends. Speaking to reporters at the Florida State Prison...
U.S. Poverty on the Rise, Census Bureau Reports
The ranks of Americans living in poverty grew by nearly 1.4 million last year, according to new statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage of Americans living below the poverty line increased to 12.4 percent...
If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person
Going against the grain of their evangelical roots, authors Philip Gulley and James Mulholland offer a controversial "Yes" to the question of whether heaven will be the eternal destiny of everyone from Hitler to Gandhi...
Students Lose in Creationism/Scientism Debate
Ever since that fateful day in 1924 when John Thomas Scopes told his principal that he would rather teach biology than driver's education, evolution has been in and out of the news. On Sept. 10 the Texas State Board of...
What Would Jesus Do in Alabama?
A two-ton rock and a new tax code present the people of Alabama with a clear and present opportunity to ask the question that counts, "What would Jesus do?" The rock is a 2.6 ton granite display featuring the Ten...
Sacred Harp Singing Offers Glimpse Into The Past
The Sacred Harp Singing held recently at the Elmore-Center United Methodist Church, reputed to be the 159th annual edition, may be the oldest in America. Participating in it was almost like taking a trip in time back...
The Hospital Waiting Room
I'm writing this from a hospital waiting room, while my wife is undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery. The doctor has promised that we'll be able to take home photos of the surgery from inside the shoulder. All the...
Use of Federal Funds to Restore Churches Questioned
A church-state dispute of historical proportions is brewing in Maryland. Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore is seeking federal funds to help restore the 197-year-old Basilica of the Assumption, the nation's oldest...
‘Religion & Ethics Newsweekly’ Helps Viewers Confront Moral Issues
"Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" calls itself "the only television newsmagazine program devoted entirely to the news of religion, spirituality and major ethical issues." The weekly half-hour show, hosted by longtime...