by Bob Allen | May 27, 2004 | News
Amending the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage apparently isn’t enough for one group of conservative Christians. They want to secede from the union and form a sovereign state governed by religious principles. “Our Christian republic has declined into a...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 27, 2004 | News
A Midwestern theater chain has created ID cards for minors indicating that guardians have given permission for the minor to see R-rated movies. Springfield, Ill.-based GKC Theaters now offers the “R-card,” an ID bearing the minor’s picture and the...
by Bob Allen | May 25, 2004 | News
Former officials charged with crimes related to the collapse of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona could have their day in court—more than five years after a bankruptcy cost investors nearly $600 million. A criminal trial is scheduled for next February for five men...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 25, 2004 | News
The Arab world needs to counter its negative stereotypes in films through films of its own, says a writer for a popular Arab paper. Abeer Mishkhas, features editor for Saudi Arabia-based Arab News, said Arabs must fight film with film, so to speak. “Whenever I...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 24, 2004 | News
What if the state of California lost its Hispanic population for a day? If your mind runs wild with potential scenarios, you’ll likely find some of them in a new film called “A Day Without a Mexican.” This mock documentary, or...
by Bob Allen | May 24, 2004 | News
A sponsor of an anti-public school resolution proposed to the Southern Baptist Convention says he welcomes a competing resolution supportive of public education. The convention must now do one of three things, Houston attorney Bruce Shortt said Friday: “Pass our...