Bestselling author and Christian leader John Stott, 90, has died peacefully in his sleep. “The evangelical world has lost one of its greatest spokesmen, and I have lost one of my close personal friends and advisors,” said Billy Graham, from his home. In 2005, Time magazine ranked John Stott among the 100 most influential people in…

From the media watchdog group Accuracy in Media, GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain says what Congressional Republicans are grinding out isn’t very pretty.

Sikhs who wear turbans while riding motorcycles say their obedience to their faith is far more important than safety. Unfortunately, traffic cops seldom see it that way. As a result, the Canadian Sikh Association is asking the Ontario government to exempt turban-wearing motorcyclists from having to wear a helmet, as now required by law. The meeting was attended by provincial…

In a less than glowing review of Faust’s classic sale of his soul to the devil, the British newspaper the Guardian‘s reviewer says the problem is that today’s audience no longer fears hell. “It’s not often that, on a balmy summer’s evening, one finds oneself willing night to fall,” writes Brian Logan. “But this Doctor…

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