Southern Baptists and Public Schools

Not long ago a resolution made its way to the public forum from a couple of conservative Southern Baptists urging members of Southern Baptist churches to withdraw their children from public schools. As I kept watch on the news headlines, I expected that someone,...

The Politics of Communion

Father Michael Sheridan, Bishop of Colorado, has raised the role of faith in politics to a new level of complexity. He announced recently that Catholics who vote for candidates who support issues such as abortion rights, stem-cell research, gay marriage and euthanasia...

Letting Go

When Lisa Heller was a student at Syracuse University, she lost a ring her grandmother had given her. As a last resort, she decided to search the trash dumpster for it. She didn’t find the ring, but what she did find shocked her: clothes, furniture, lamps and...

Guidelines for Theater Ads Draw Criticism

A trade group for cinema advertisers is drawing criticism for the types of ads it says are suitable to run before movies. The Cinema Advertising Council, which helps standardize practices for its burgeoning business, developed “creative guidelines” to help...