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Religious Groups Press Bush on African Concerns
WASHINGTON--Religious groups urged President Bush to deploy peacekeepers to the wartorn country of Liberia as the president tours Africa and weighs American involvement in the peace process. Bush, who is making his...
‘Keyboard Cooties’ Cited as Possible Health Threat
"Keyboard cooties," germ-infested keyboards on public computers, telephones and ATM keypads, are getting attention as a possible threat to public health. ABC NEWS reported that bacteria from skin flakes, bits of food...
“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”
The first two "Terminator" films were classics, and the hope was that the third would continue this sensational series at the same level. Sadly, "Terminator 3" followed Hollywood tradition and is not as satisfying as...
Finding God at the Movie House
What's the difference between going to a worship service and going to a movie? In some respects, not much. To begin with, the weekly religion business has reshaped its program in a more entertainment-orientated way,...
Pat Robertson Accuses Bush of Replacing Liberian Leader with Islamic Insurgents
Pat Robertson accused the Bush administration this week on his "700 Club" program of undermining the Baptist president of Liberia and supporting Islamic insurgents. President Bush said that the departure of Liberian...
More Americans Turning to Antidepressants
More Americans are being treated for depression, thanks to a new generation of antidepressant drugs, but experts say the ailment is still underdiagnosed and undertreated in the United States, according to news reports...
Bible Bobbleheads Celebrate Heroes of the Faith
Cal Ripken, Nolan Ryan, Mike Piazza and … Noah? Move over baseball bobbleheads. There's a new nodder in town: the Bible Bobblehead. Bobbleheads—also called bobbers or nodders—are roughly 7-inch figures with...
Campolo Apologizes for ‘Intemperate’ Words at CBF
Author Tony Campolo has apologized for "misunderstanding" about his keynote speech at the recent Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly. In a July 3 letter to Baptist Press, news service of the Southern...
Abortion Debate Moves From Bumper Stickers to License Plates
Cars have long been a forum for the abortion debate through use of bumper stickers carrying "pro-life" or "pro-choice" messages. Those debates are moving to courts and legislatures, however, as a growing number of...
History Doesn’t Support Notion of Christian America
The idea of a Christian America is deeply entrenched in a broad segment of citizens of the United States. Where the does the notion arise and can it be supported? As a matter of history the idea of a Christian America...
Economists Say U.S. Becoming One Nation Under Wal-Mart
As Wal-Mart goes, so goes the American economy, according to a growing number of analysts. Last year Wal-Mart surpassed Exxon Mobile as the world's largest corporation. This year, it ranked as FORTUNE magazine's...
CBF Ponders What it Means to be a ‘Partner’
What it means to be a "partner" ministry with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship--and how much financial dependence that title implies—have become front-burner issues for the moderate group. The CBF currently devotes...
CEO Pay Increases, Despite Scandals and Company Losses
Despite corporate scandals and a declining stock market, CEOs of large companies got a median pay raise of 9.5 percent last year, according to a study. Median income for top executives of 1,019 public companies grew to...
Baptist Newspaper Takes BCE to Task
A Baptist state newspaper has attacked the Baptist Center for Ethics over a story on EthicsDaily.com related to coverage of the recent Southern Baptist Convention. A June 26 editorial in the Florida Baptist Witness...
American Culture Fosters Various Food Traditions
Food. For some people, it's just the body's fuel. For others, it's an event's flair. People woof it down, lay it out, freeze it up and pile it on. They drain its fat, count its calories, watch its servings and fret...
Hypocritical Patriotism
Americans will pull out Old Glory this weekend to celebrate Independence Day. Coming off a war in Iraq and with soldiers still dying there, the mood is highly patriotic this July 4. In addition, we are only a couple of...
Reality Living
"If you're like me and you enjoy seeing the pain and suffering of other people, then you've come to the right place," says Shannen Doherty, host of "Scare Tactics." It's but one of many emerging new reality television...
Four Words for the Fourth of July
Four alliterative words come to mind this Fourth of July holiday: freedom, fundamentalism, finances, and faith. Freedom is less spoken on our Independence/Freedom Day than other f-words like flag, fun and firecrackers....
Senator’s Comments Spark Debate Over Gay Marriage Ban
Comments last weekend by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist stirred debate over a proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriages. Frist, R-Tenn., said Sunday on ABC's This Week that he fears a recent...
Court Deals Defeat to Ten Commandments Judge
A federal court says Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument in the rotunda of the state's judicial office building is unconstitutional and must be removed. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S....
Hollywood Is Ancient History
"Toga movies" were supposed to be a thing of the past. But filmmaker Ridley Scott proved that assumption wrong with 2000's "Gladiator"—and studios have been plucking ancients for pictures ever since. Toga movies peaked...