by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 2, 2001 | Opinion
Don’t simply wonder why The Simpsons remains a popular TV show. Read The Gospel according to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World’s Most Animated Family and find out. Mark Pinsky, religion reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, has sifted through...
by James L. Evans | Oct 2, 2001 | Opinion
Judge Roy Moore is a man of his word. He promised that if elected chief justice to the Alabama Supreme Court, he would take the Ten Commandments with him to Montgomery. Two months ago, he kept that promise. A one-ton, granite replica of the “stone tablets”...
by Gary Leazer | Oct 1, 2001 | Opinion
Mary Ann Morse Baker was the sixth and last child of Mark and Abigail Baker, members of a strict Congregationalist church. Founded: Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts Membership: Not reported, but believed to have peaked in 1960 at 350,000...
by Gary Leazer | Oct 1, 2001 | Opinion
The term “Sikh” comes from the Sanskrit word shishya meaning disciple, learner, a seeker of truth. Founders: Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) and nine successive gurus until 1708. Central Shrine: The Golden Temple in the Pool of Immortality at Amritsar, in...
by Gary Leazer | Oct 1, 2001 | Opinion
The term refers to the view that God is one person only, thus denying the doctrine of the trinity, the divinity of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts Membership: 220,000 Publisher: Beacon Press Periodicals: UU WORLD (6 times per...
by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 25, 2001 | Opinion
“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars,” reads Matthew 24:6. Rumors of wars abound these days as urban legends. The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington have sparked over 30 stories about the tragedy. With so many stories, Web sites...
