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It Wasn't Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life?

After the Atlanta shooting earlier this year, everyone was marvelling about the woman who convinced the shooter to surrender. She shared her faith with the shooter, along with advice from Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life. But she shared a little more: > Police said Nichols took Smith

Where God Isn't Encouraged, He's Proscribed

> A federal court has been asked to order a Knoxville, Tennessee, elementary school to stop prohibiting a ten-year-old student from reading his Bible during recess. > Luke Whitson and his parents have filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Knox County School officials, who allegedly threatened to punish the

Moguls Kowtowing

Hollywood is still concerned that it might offend Islam. Here's a snapshot of the problem. LA Times Link [http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-goldstein27sep27,0,7234653.story?track=tothtml] . Excerpt: > But the real problem with Hollywood isn't simply its glorification of sex, money and

Catholic Among the Taliban

Interesting piece at AsiaNews. Link [http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4203]. Excerpt: > "From when I was young, I tried to enter the mosque like everyone else," recalled M. "But the others prevented me from doing so and they accused me of

JPII Twice

Two made-for-TV movies about JPII will air shortly. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/28/arts/television/28pope.html]. Excerpts: > As it happens, two American television networks - ABC and CBS - had the same idea about the same time. Both movies are planned for this season,

ND President

Here's a nice snapshot of, Fr. John Jenkins, the new president of my alma mater. Link [http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/nation/12744817.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp] . Excerpt: > Jenkins wants the campus to be welcoming to all students and faculty. But he doesn'

St. Casey?

I've said it before: I'm not a big fan of the Iraqi War, but I don't care for Cindy Sheehan's antics or attitude. "Narcissistic [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/26/D8CS3A900.html]," Mark Shea has speculated, and I

I'd Welcome This

> An influential Vatican official believes that Pope Benedict XVI could soon expand permission for priests throughout the world to celebrate Mass using the Tridentine rite. . . > Questioned on whether Vatican II intended to abolish the Tridentine rite, Cardinal Medina said that the arguments were inconclusive on that point. However,

Something for Everyone in the Pews

> Christian Mime Ministry scripts equip Christian drama ministries to provide sermon illustrations that bring scripture passages and contemporary parables to life through the ministry of pantomime. > Mime comes from the word, "mimesis," which means to "recreate." This ancient, graceful art form will bless your

More Atheism

The Huffington Post is interesting reading, if you like a relentlessly anti-Christian and anti-Red State approach to everything. Case in point: an editorial by blogger Cenk Uygur that mocks Christians for believing in a benevolent God. Link [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/god-doesnt-care-about-us_b_7840.html]. It's not