Onward Christian Warmongers

A faith-based group calling itself “Christians Reviving America’s Values,” or CRAVE, is concerned about the way the war in Iraq is being fought. As a Christian group we might think they are alarmed by the level of violence. Or maybe they are worried...

Doing the Right Thing

What would you do if you learned that three of your friends were planning to do something criminal? Matt Atkinson, a high school senior at East High School in Green Bay, Wis., was told by three of his friends that they planned to carry out a Columbine-style attack on...

Seeing Worlds beyond the Sky

Early this morning some men in top hats and tuxedos pulled a groundhog from a plush burrow in Punxsutawney, Pa. In the glare of cameras, the leader of the group pronounced whether or not “Phil” had seen his shadow. “No” meant an early spring....

Does Jesus love Osama?

Scores of churches around Australia this week are displaying large posters with the words, “Jesus loves Osama.” The poster is part of a series of advertisements designed by Outreach Media to promote what it sees as “the heart of the gospel.”...

Losing Organized Labor

Organized labor, on its best days, attempts to do what Martin Luther King encouraged us all to do: develop a kind of “dangerous unselfishness.” Organized labor, on its best days, attempts to do what Martin Luther King encouraged us all to do: develop a...