Movie Review: Happy Feet
Nov 24 2006 12:38AM
There were good ideas going on, not to mention breathtaking animation and sound effects, and a rocking soundtrack — but not enough focus to make one of them stick.
The nearness of the living and dead
Nov 24 2006 12:34AM
Coyotes used to run the pasture, right through where my kitchen is now. The native, the farmer and the pastor before me have all crossed over. And I will too one day, as if from barn to house.
The King of Truth
Nov 24 2006 12:18AM
The reign of Christ the King is unlike any human reign, whether it be a secular dictatorship, a malevolent or even benevolent monarchy, or any form of democracy.
Women meditating on the Mumbai train
Nov 23 2006 02:41AM
Thirteen women strangers closed their eyes, hands weaving gracefully in the air, and held the awareness of a breathing pattern taught for centuries in forests and monasteries - not in packed rush-hour trains.
More pedophile priests identified
Nov 23 2006 02:40AM
A unique set of U.S. lawsuits filed against Catholic bishops for protecting homosexual priests who abuse boys has produced its first results.
Column: Our Place in the Universe
Nov 23 2006 02:39AM
How can we believe in the gifts within ourselves that the universe has given us, that are unique in all the cosmos, without that one point of reference for each person — that I, myself, am loved for ME?
Column: Spiritual Psychology
Nov 23 2006 02:33AM
As more people wake up and participate in positive acts, the balance might shift. Will all these efforts be in time? That's a big question mark that begs urgent action!
Pass the Buddha, hold the turkey
Column: A Heretic in Babylon
Nov 23 2006 02:27AM
For those of you who are suffering, my wish for you is that you can find a reason not just to go on but to be thankful for life.
Pakistan's inane rape laws
Nov 23 2006 02:27AM
A new law was recently passed in Pakistan to make rape a crime judged according to secular laws. Why are groups upset about this?
British Air pushes 'secular fundamentalism'
Nov 23 2006 02:21AM
Nearly 100 members of Britain's Parliament protesting British Airways' decision to ban a worker for wearing a cross necklace.
The illusion of political change
Nov 23 2006 02:16AM
Much of our readiness for change has nothing to do with the voting booth. The really good changes begin with a look in the mirror.
Christians can lobby if they are sincere
Nov 23 2006 02:13AM
A Southern Baptist leader says Christians can be lobbyists and still maintain a clean conscience, as long as they are sincere.
Britain mandates euthanasia in some cases
Nov 23 2006 01:58AM
British physicians could face jail if they refuse to euthanize patients who have living wills.
U.N. concerned for Iranian Baha'is
Nov 23 2006 01:45AM
A U.N. General Assembly committee has expressed a "serious concern" over the human rights situation in Iran, particularly as it concerns Baha'is.
Cease-fire in boycott over Wal-Mart gay ties
Nov 23 2006 01:36AM
A U.S. group that had threatened a Thanksgiving-weekend boycott over homosexual issues at the world's largest retailer has called it off.
Anne Davis, noted educator, dies at 69
Nov 23 2006 01:24AM
Anne Davis, founding dean of the Carver School of Social Work, which originated at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Nov. 16.
Albright: The price of religious ignorance
Nov 23 2006 01:12AM
Madeleine Albright, the first U.S. female secretary of state, said ignorance of faith issues is essential to foreign policy success.
Florida churches nervous about eminent domain
Nov 23 2006 01:04AM
A Fort Lauderdale politician has decided his county commission should back off an eminant domain attack on a church's property.
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Nov 23 2006 12:59AM
I decided to release attachment to a specific outcome. This concept may make goal-oriented people shiver. From a metaphysical perspective, I absolutely trust that the result will be the right one for me.
Lebanese mourn Gemayel at funeral
Nov 23 2006 12:58AM
Hundreds of thousands gathered in Beirut Thursday to honor the memory of a Christian politician who was gunned down with his bodyguard this week.
Women Muslims seek theological credibility
Nov 23 2006 12:58AM
Muslim women from 25 countries are mulling the upshot of a meeting called to boost the theological clout of females in the world's second-largest religion.
Column: Executive Soul
Nov 23 2006 12:54AM
We all know what a difference giving thanks can make in our personal lives. How can giving thanks make a difference in the workplace? (Part 3 of 3)
Jews sue over sausage labeling
Nov 23 2006 12:22AM
Three Chicago-area Jews are suing Vienna Beef for allegedly mislabeling hot dogs as "pure beef" when they had a pork casing.
My gratitude list
Nov 23 2006 12:18AM
Most of all, I am thankful that I have learned to be grateful to a God who shows me grace and does not give me what I deserve.
Infinite God = no room for anything else?
Nov 22 2006 02:45AM
Is God's infinity simply too overpowering? What's a spontaneous person to do with such a burden?
Column: New Houses from Old Bricks
Nov 22 2006 02:37AM
Could it really be possible that God looked at me on the day of my birth and every day since and said, "You're just what I always wanted"?
Anglican head visits the Vatican
Nov 22 2006 02:35AM
The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion will met top Vatican officials Friday during an historic visit that will include talking with the pope.
Study: Most global terror non-religious
Nov 22 2006 02:32AM
German scholars reviewing global outbreaks of violence have concluded that religious fanaticism is not the main cause of such problems.
Polygamist back in court Dec. 14
Nov 22 2006 02:22AM
Utah legal proceedings again polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs will resume Dec. 14, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday.
North Korea invites Buddhists to visit
Nov 22 2006 02:17AM
North Korea has invited the head of South Korea's top Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, to visit by year-end.
Column: Sex and Society
Nov 22 2006 02:05AM
One has to wonder why the Republicans thought that they could win the 2006 elections, when the prevailing mood of their base was so discouraged.
Bush avoids 'God' in Thanksgiving speech
Nov 22 2006 01:51AM
President Bush's sole religious reference in his pre-Thanksgiving Day statement was a single reference to "heaven."
Column: Roll Down Like Water
Nov 22 2006 01:45AM
There are moments when I look at the world and see few reasons to rejoice. It is precisely then that scripture instructs us to give thanks.
U.S. OKs Vietnam's human rights policies
Nov 22 2006 01:45AM
Washington has removed Vietnam from its list of the world's worst violators of religious freedom, despite opposition from a nonpartisan panel.
Disgust at racist rant by Seinfeld's 'Kramer'
Nov 22 2006 01:39AM
A Southern Baptist Convention agency is decrying the racist rant of former "Seinfield" star Michael Richards.
Nov 22 2006 01:20AM
When we cooperate with the seeming limitations and inconveniences of these short days and long nights, whether they be physical or emotional, we come into harmony with the universe.
Presbyterian couple honored
Nov 22 2006 01:11AM
The Rev. George and Kathy Todd, longtime advocates for social and economic justice in the Presbyterian Church, have gained a fresh distinction.
Muslims celebrate Thanksgiving, too
Nov 22 2006 01:08AM
Florida Muslims along with the First Baptist Church in Sunrise and the American Black Caucus will sponsor a Thanksgiving luncheon for the Sunrise community.
Lost tribe returning to Israel
Nov 22 2006 12:45AM
A group of 51 Indians who see themselves as part of a lost Israeli tribe have begun a long-awaited journey to their ancestral homeland.
London cops probe Scientology 'gifts'
Nov 22 2006 12:45AM
Top London police officials are investigating the acceptance by dozens of officers of lavish gifts from the controversial Church of Scientology.
Column: Bluebonnet
Nov 22 2006 12:40AM
With gratitude as the premise for every thought, feeling and action, how would your day change? Do you doubt that your mental state impacts everything and everyone around you?
WCC head leaves China to visit Taiwan
Nov 22 2006 12:22AM
The head of the World Council of Churches, who recently completed a visit to China, is on his way to Taiwan.
Brown tries to quiet freedom of religion row
Nov 21 2006 02:41AM
Rhode Island's Brown University, which has suspended a Christian student group for unspecified reasons, appears to be back-pedaling.
Massive Holocaust testimonials debut
Nov 21 2006 02:36AM
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill debuts the world's largest visual history this month as it presents Holocaust testimonies.
Give thanks for difficult times
Column: God In Real Time
Nov 21 2006 02:29AM
Nobody likes their lives to be heated by adversity. But guess what - the heat is the only thing that can bring life to perfection, just as the soup will only be perfected when it is heated.
Israel recognizes gay marriage
Nov 21 2006 02:28AM
Israel's High Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that five gay couples wedded outside of Israel can be registered as married couples.
Imams' ejection from US Airways festers
Nov 21 2006 02:20AM
A U.S. Muslim group wants authorities to investigate the ejection from a US Airways flight of six imams.
Top Lebanese Christian leader killed
Nov 21 2006 02:14AM
Pierre Gemayel, a prominent Christian and leader of Lebanon's Maronite Phalangist party, was assassinated Tuesday.
Iranians stranded in Moscow airport
Nov 21 2006 02:05AM
An Iranian woman who criticized her nation's Muslim leaders is stranded with her two children in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
Virgin Mary cult splits Spain's Catholics
Nov 21 2006 01:59AM
The Roman Catholic archbishop of Madrid has sided with a group devoted to the Virgin Mary even as many of his parishioners say the group is dangerous.