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 first official visit to Africa, said Tuesday...

‘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 and other unmentionables lingering on...

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 about recent studies. Outpatient treatment for...

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 spring-loaded heads. They were especially popular about...

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 Baptist Convention, Campolo asked...