Just so you know, Bart Ehrman says he’s not the anti-Christ. He says he’s not trying to destroy your faith. He’s not trying to bash the Bible
Former fundamentalist ‘debunks’ Bible
Tag Archives: culture
Howard ‘fully prepared’ to accept criticism in ‘Angels & Demons’
"The Da Vinci Code," a film based on a novel from Dan Brown, opened three years ago amid controversy and protests. Now, a new film based on another Brown novel, "Angels and Demons," opened on Friday. Larry King talked with the star of the movie, Tom Hanks, and its director, Ron Howard, about whether the new film will spark more controversy
China quake scars linger amid rebuilding
In one big jolt, the worst earthquake to hit China in 32 years changed the lives of millions of people in the nation’s heartland. The earthquake struck Sichuan province on May 12, 2008, at 2:28 p.m., just when students were taking lessons in schools, caretakers were watching over giant pandas, farmers were tilling fields and people were shopping in stores. The initial tremor, which had an 8.0 magnitude, was so strong it was felt as far away as Beijing and even Bangkok, more than 2,000 kilometers (nearly 1250 miles) away.
Does Beer (Goggling) Affect Whom We Find Attractive?
Alcohol often gets blamed for sexual assignations that, in the bright light of the next morning, seem unwise. It’s called beer-goggling, but does it really exist?
Taliban push Robin Hood image in Pakistan
In radio broadcasts and sermons, Taliban militants have been promoting themselves as Islamic Robin Hoods, defending Pakistan’s rural poor from a ruling elite that they describe as corrupt and oppressive. That message has been resonating throughout the Pakistani countryside, where the culture is deeply conservative and the people are desperately poor
Will Gay Marriage Pit Church Against Church?
The fight over gay marriage may be far from over, but already some conservative Christian leaders are looking beyond the courtroom dramas and the legislative infighting.
Why women are leaving men for other women
Lately, a new kind of sisterly love seems to be in the air. In the past few years, Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon left a boyfriend after a decade and a half and started dating a woman (and talked openly about it).
Is online piracy a good thing?
Lawmakers have come to a decision in Sweden’s landmark copyright case, finding the four men behind one of the world’s most popular file-sharing sites, The Pirate Bay guilty of collaborating to violate copyright law and jailing them for a year. But, the copyright war is far from over. The fierce battles between corporations and pirates over how to control information on the Internet will continue to be fought
Ian McKellen: The Player
In a trailer on the edge of a film set beneath an underpass in downtown Cape Town, Ian McKellen, 69, is musing about fame and death, and what the papers will say when he goes. “ ’GANDALF DIES,’ I expect,” he says.
6 years later, progress and doubts are legacy of Iraq war
Six years ago Thursday, then-President George W.