Values, Voters and Voyeurism Collide in Entertainment

The aftermath of the 2004 presidential election has left a buzzword standing: values. Newspapers, magazines, radio talk show hosts and news channel pundits can’t get away from the alleged role that values played in determining the next U.S. president. Yet for...

Baptists Debate Evolution, Theology

A clash between faith and science is taking center stage at a Baptist college in Tennessee. The Tennessee Baptist Convention recently authorized an investigation into what is being taught at the state’s three Baptist colleges. That came after a student at...

Falwell Labels Political Foe ‘Anti-America’

Jerry Falwell accused a fellow minister who differs with him politically of being “anti-America” on a Sunday news program. Jim Wallis of Sojourners magazine and the Call to Renewal political action group joined Falwell and two other religious leaders for a...

Campolo Says Church Will Suffer for Partisan Politics

The church in America is going to suffer for allowing secular political divisions to enter religion, author and activist Tony Campolo said on a Sunday talk show. “When the church gets aligned with a political party–left or right–it’s like...

‘A Walk to Remember’ to Air on WB

“A Walk to Remember,” which religious audiences praised for its positive portrayal of teenage faith, will air on the WB network Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.m. ET. Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, “A Walk to Remember” stars...