Two weeks ago, Focus on the Family president
James Dobson appeared on ABC's This Week, and told Sam Donaldson, "George Bush cannot and will not be the next president of the United States if he doesn't energize his base. … I am warning him on the abortion issue." On Sunday,
Bush responded on the same program. "I get all kinds of advice on this subject," he said. "And I appreciate Mr. Dobson's advice, and I appreciate his interest in my candidacy, but I get advice from all quarters. And I'm going to pick somebody who can be president of the United States and somebody with whom I can get along. … I haven't ruled anybody out." When Donaldson again noted, "But [Dobson] says you can't get elected if you don't have a strong pro-life running mate," Bush responded. "I get all kinds of interesting advice."
Fighting broke out in the streets again Saturday night. By the time it was over Sunday morning, seven Christians and 13 Muslims were dead, including a pregnant mother and her daughter.
Leaders from the Hindu Vaishnavite group say they have converted seven Christian families in the northeastern state of Assam back to Hinduism, and plan to convert dozens more. Meanwhile, a meeting between Christian and Hindu leaders in the country has been postponed indefinitely.
In the third search for the bodies of the famed atheist and two of her children since April 1999, the FBI was unable to acquire any new evidence. Though the FBI says it was "acting on new information," spokesman Darren Holmes added, "Obviously I can't disclose the source of the (new) information but we'll remain diligent in our search for the O'Hairs' whereabouts."
"With the biggest publishing event in decades unwinding around them, complete with adoring media and unprecedented customer demand for a hot new book, thousands of Christian booksellers opted out of the Harry Potter whirlwind for reasons of conscience and faith, leaving secular bookstores to reap the profits," writes Bruce Nolan of Religion News Service about the Christian Booksellers Association convention. What? RNS seems to be missing one small point: J.K. Rowling's latest isn't a Christian book. Forget the debate over whether the Harry Potter series is
evil. It's just not CBA material—not by any stretch of the imagination. Does Nolan think that just because Barnes & Noble carries the Left Behind series that Family Christian Stores should pick up Danielle Steel? Perhaps someone should "leak" to Mr. Nolan that "Christian booksellers are leaving secular bookstores to reap the profits" of Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton, and those Oprah Book Club selections, too.
While we pray for peace, we need moral clarity about this war.
As my doubts about his teachings grew, so did a secret fascination with Jesus.
We must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.
