Top Search Engines Fold on Gambling Ads

Google and Yahoo, two of the most popular Internet search engines, will stop running ads for online casinos by the end of April, the New York Times reported. The new policy could significantly alter the future of online gambling. The new policies are bound up with...

Some Question Popularity of Christian ‘Seders’

In a confluence that happens just every several years, Holy Week leading up to Easter overlaps with the Jewish Passover, an eight-day celebration which began Monday at sundown. That, along with the discussion surrounding Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the...

Bogus E-mail Purports Effort to Ban Religious Broadcasting

In the latest twist on an urban legend that will not die, an e-mail message is making the rounds purporting to be a warning from Focus on the Family’s James Dobson about a supposed attempt to ban religious broadcasting from America’s airwaves. The Focus on...

Empowerment With Media: An Interview With Teresa Blythe

“Meeting God in Virtual Reality: Using Spiritual Practices With Media,” written by Teresa Blythe and Daniel Wolpert, offers readers some methods for praying with popular culture products. Blythe, a spiritual director, media literacy advocate and broadcast...