Plus: Abortion and Alito, religious persecution in China and North Korea, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 4/13/2006 12:00AM
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Music:
Mae's `The Everglow' offers delicate, sensitive melodies | "As musicians and storytellers, we want as broad of an audience as possible," Marshall said. "We've (also) always disagreed with the idea of selling Christianity." (Charlotte Observer)
New beginning for New Ending | All of the band members are not shy to call themselves Christians, but they "don't like to bring our religion into our music," he said. "We're just a band. For a lot of bands, religion is their calling. In our band, we keep our Christian values but we all just play music. We want our music to be judged as just music." (Arkansas Traveler)
Spirituality:
Students make spiritual journey in Spain | Even today, it is estimated that nearly half of the people who make the pilgrimage to St. James's tomb do so for religious reasons. (Michigan Daily)
Trust in God calmed Ashcroft on 9/11 | The Bible's promise that God will displace fear with power, love and a sound mind steadied John Ashcroft amid the chaos of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the former U.S. attorney general said Thursday. (The Virginian-Pilot)
'This is a movement in transition' | Reform Jewish worshippers turn to yoga as a unique complement to traditional service (Houston Chronicle)
Morality crippled without religion | Did I miss something? Am I dreaming? Or did Christians become public enemy number one overnight? (D.J. Johnson, Bowling Green News, Ohio)
History:
Hilda a woman of influence in early church | It is no secret that men hold the reins of power in the church. Hilda is an extraordinary exception to that otherwise one-sided reality. (Steve Gushee, Palm Beach Post)
Ahead of their time | As Europe emerged from the Dark Ages, Arab scholars were already pioneering surprising breakthroughs in the sciences. A stunning Paris exhibit celebrates their discoveries (Time Europe)
More articles of interest:
Holy chic! Secular fashion with a Christian twist | With everyone and everything getting a makeover these days, it's safe to say that religion has not been overlooked. (Canton Repository, Ohio)
Trusting the teacher in the grey-flannel suit | The one management thinker every educated person should read (The Economist)
The Word in a flasheven the begats | A new version of the Bible aims for 24-hour reading time (News & Observer, N.C.)
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