There is no such thing as “the Muslim world” and the phrase, favored by the major media, is a dangerous one. The president seems to recognize that, but still fails to speak effectively about religious freedom among Muslims.
The man who writes student papers reveals what he does and why.
Deepak Chopra reveals the limits of his ideas .
Catholics bury children found in dumpsters outside abortion facilities.
A television show and country music song express some practical hope for marriage , according to Kathryn Jean Lopez.
Now that the Burmese dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been freed , the world must push for “a dialogue between the regime, the democracy movement and the ethnic nationalities,” according to Benedict Rodgers and Joe Loconte.
“[T]he closest thing we have to public intellectuals with a commitment to be salt and light within the academy for the sort of commitments orthodox Protestants used to savor their world with are the Mormons and Roman Catholics,” according to Tim Bayly.
The Catholic Church is suffering a crisis its supply of military chaplains , because there are two few and the numbers are dropping.
In Iraq, the situation for Christians becomes bleaker and bleaker .
Among the more obvious news stories: Smoking 3,000 Joints Is Bad for Your Brain .
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