Confession: I like Oprah. No, I don’t love Oprah. I’ve never picked up her magazine or bought any of her books. But I like how she accentuates the positive, empowers women and minorities, made reading mainstream, values different cultures, stresses … Continue reading
Study suggests ‘born-again’ believers have smaller brains DURHAM, N.C. — For decades, mainline Protestants have been beset by bad news: declining numbers, aging membership, waning cultural influence.A new study from Duke University Medical Center, however, gives these Protestants one reason … Continue reading
Every Memorial Day weekend nearly a thousand Mormon singles from all over the country flock to North Carolina and congregate in rental houses on Duck Beach. There, they party (without alcohol), hook up (without sex) and strut their stuff for … Continue reading
An unlikely prayer request from a parishioner has created conflict within a Catholic church in West Palm Beach, Fla. Henry Borga added Osama bin Laden’s name to his church’s list of prayer requests for Sunday Mass — and the Church … Continue reading