Armageddon fiction grips the U.S. | Fifty million Americans at the last count, are reading a series of novels which dramatise the 'end times' as fundamentalist Christians call them (Justin Webb, BBC)
Education:
Home rooms | Whether conservative or liberal about education, more parents than ever think they can teach their children better than conventional schools can (Chicago Tribune Magazine)
Also: Mom was the teacher, Dad was the principal | Even so, home schooling offered more freedom and opportunities than regular school (Matthew Walberg, Chicago Tribune Magazine)
Religious group sues university | InterVarsity's stance is its group should be able to determine leadership eligibility, not a university policy (The Daily Targum, Rutgers U.)
Film:
Spiritual film a big hit near Sundance festival | Documentary on the German theologian and Hitler foe Dietrich Bonhoeffer crashed the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week and made a splash with packed showings at three churches (The Washington Times)
Also: The ultimate cost of discipleship | New documentary traces theologian's decision to join plot against Hitler (The Washington Post)
The power and the silence in the Vatican | Now, with Amen, the latest in a long line of powerful political movies by the Greek-born director Constantin Costa-Gavras, the case against Pius XII has been brought to the screen (The New York Times)
Also: Lottery gifts a dilemma for religions | Whether to accept gifts from lottery winners is a tougher question for congregations divided over what to say to instant millionaires eager to write a check (PokerMag.com)
Super Bowl blends fellowship with scripture | There is a place for worship and a place for football, and on Super Bowl Sunday, the sanctuary of the Broadfording Brethren Bible Church is both (Associated Press)
Batavia churches celebrate common links | Marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Calvary Episcopal Church and six other Batavia congregations hosted special guests called "apostolic visitors" to participate in a ceremony pledging unity and cooperation among denominations (The Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs)
Family feud lifts veil on private world of Hutterite colony | The Waldners have been shunned by members of this southern Alberta Hutterite colony, a refuge from the modern world the couple have called home since 1974, but now refuse to leave despite their life of exile (The Globe & Mail, Toronto)
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