A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Ladies of the night, unite
In the world according to the United Nations, prostitution is a legitimate career choice.
NCC: Broke but still brokering
Theological bankruptcy came early for the National Council of Churches, but with a 1999 deficit of $6.4 million, financial bankruptcy can't be very far behind
Web Extra: The Chicago Declaration on Religious Freedom
Sharing Jesus Christ in a Pluralistic Society
Brownsville revisited
Allegations of impropriety and wrongdoing surrounding the five-year Florida Pentecostal revival don't pan out-but its leaders have tidied up a bit, anyway
Notebook
Culture
Culture
Does God give bad advice?
What does God know, and when does He know it? This startling question lies at the heart of what may well become the hottest theological debate among evangelicals. The outcome will determine whethe...
Culture
The opening of the American God
A few decades ago, the mainline Protestant churches did not necessarily want their members to find out what was being taught in their colleges and seminaries. The extent of their theologians' reje...
Culture
Bestsellers
Scoring system:10 points for first place, 9 for second, down to 1 for tenth, on the lists of the American Booksellers Association (independent, so...
Culture
The Movies
Mission: Impossible 2 $27 million 2 weeks in release $130.7 million to da...
Dispatches
Quotables
Quotables
It's an anti-wealth-building tax in a time when African-Americans and Hispanics are trying to build wealth. U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), explaining why dozens of House Democrats are...
The Buzz
The Buzz
WILL RULING OPEN DOOR TO DOMINANCE BY FOREIGN TECH FIRMS? Microsoft micromanaged Get ready for the Baby Bills. U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on June 7 ordered Microsoft split i...