A Clash of Church and Cake
10 questions about the Oregon bakers fined $135K for not baking a same-sex wedding cake.
My Top 5 Books on Consumerism
Picks from Tyler Wigg Stevenson, author of ‘Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age.’
Book Notes
Rejecting “the seductive notion that feminism’s work is done.”
Benedict XVI Tests Brazil’s Religious Climate
Also: Bishops clarify Mugabe statements, a priest-imam soccer game is cancelled, the spanking debate resumes, and more.
Billy Didn’t Mean to Endorse Hillary for President, Says Franklin
Plus: America’s fastest-growing megachurch, ABC’s illegal TV show, judge blocks South Dakota’s new abortion law, and other stories from online sources around the world.
The Story Behind the TV Networks’ UCC Ad ‘Ban’
Plus: Ethical embryonic stem-cell research? And other stories from online sources around the world.
Weblog Bonus: Fresh Fighting in Nigeria—Death Estimates Now Over 1,000
Plus: Hundreds of stories from online stories around the world.
<em>Roe v. Wade</em> Almost Overturned in 1992
Plus: Public television station will sell to anyone but a Christian broadcaster, and many other stories from online sources around the world
Violent Movies, Violent Reviews
What Christian critics are saying about Rollerball, Collateral Damage, Monster’s Ball, Big Fat Liar, The Devil’s Backbone, Italian for Beginners—and Roger Ebert.
Frodo Good, Harry Bad
Harry Potter has magic. Lord of the Rings has magic. Harry Potter has wizards, dark evil, and an unlikely hero who overcomes obstacles with friendship and courage. So does Lord of the Rings. Yet reactions from conservative Christian critics have not been so similar.