by Barry Howard | Nov 29, 2001 | Opinion
The green wreath contains four purple candles surrounding one large white candle. The day is Dec. 2. Only one purple candle is lit this day: the candle of peace. This marks the beginning of Advent. What is Advent? When does Advent begin? How is Advent to be observed?...
by Steve Sumerel | Nov 29, 2001 | Opinion
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse recently released important research about substance abuse and spirituality. In the study entitled So Help Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion and Spirituality, CASA reported that faith is a key factor in both the...
by Dwight A. Moody | Nov 26, 2001 | Opinion
In Afghanistan these days, people are cutting their beards, lifting their veils and playing music. It is all part of the “wild and worldly” celebration that broke out as the Taliban was run out of town. It demonstrated how people of faith reassert their...
by Cliff Vaughn | Nov 19, 2001 | Opinion
The American Jewish Committee has published a collection of prayers and teachings for Thanksgiving to help Americans express grief over terrorism and hope for the future. “This year will be painfully different from Thanksgivings past because there will be more...
by Robert Parham | Nov 19, 2001 | Opinion
Southern Baptist and Lutheran fundamentalists expressed opposition to interfaith prayer meetings last week, according to news reports in the Orlando Sentinel and Religion News Service. Interfaith dialogues and worship services spread across the nation following the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Nov 13, 2001 | Opinion
Iranian authorities have turned the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran “into a combination museum, amusement park and propaganda outlet,” according to the Los Angeles Times. On Nov. 1, several journalists were the first foreigners to visit the compound...
