by Jodi Mathews | Jun 17, 2003 | News
Straight-Edgers may not be walking the traditional “straight and narrow” in every way, but this breed of teen thinks it is cool to be drug-, alcohol- and smoke-free. Young punk and hardcore music fans started the trend in the 1980s, and the Straight-Edge...
by Bob Allen | Jun 17, 2003 | News
The Southern Baptist Convention opens today, following a pre-convention “Kingdom Family Rally” at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. An SBC Council on Family Life outlined a strategy Monday night that chairman Tom Elliff claims will “virtually...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 16, 2003 | News
The Federal Communications Commission recently loosened restrictions on broadcast media ownership in what continues to be a hotly debated move. The FCC’s five commissioners voted 3-2 to lift bans restricting ownership of media outlets across and within markets....
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 13, 2003 | News
Roughly 1 million students graduate from college each year. And more of them are joining the Graduation Pledge Alliance, which aims to make students think about social and environmental consequences of their work. Students at Humboldt State University in California...
by Bob Allen | Jun 13, 2003 | News
Do cutbacks at the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board signal the early stages of denominational decline? It’s an important question for Southern Baptists, who have traditionally viewed missions as a primary focus and a key indicator of...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 12, 2003 | News
Martha Stewart is getting a hearing in the courtroom—and on the Internet. The homemaking billionaire and her empire, embattled over a trading scandal, are finally the subject of something new: aggressive public relations via the Web. The sites SaveMartha.com and...
