It appears that Haggard wasn’t exactly truthful in his fundraising letter: Ted Haggard’s recent request for money to keep his family afloat while he attends school was “inappropriate” and “unacceptable,” according to a statement Wednesday by the group that oversees the former president of the National Association of Evangelicals. Haggard had e-mailed a Colorado Springs…

It’s too bad that art has been reduced to this type of simplicity. It’s a shame that artists strive to move people to shock instead of awe over their work. There is nothing awe-inspiring about this insipid work. THE artist behind a controversial work depicting terrorism mastermind Osama bin Laden morphing into Jesus today invited…

Thank you, Lord! Taliban militants on Wednesday released 12 of 19 South Korean captives they promised to free under a deal struck with the South Korean government to resolve a hostage crisis that began almost six weeks ago. The hostages were released into the care of officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross…

Here’s an interesting way to baptize large crowds? Accompanied by brass bands and thundering preachers, several hundred people squeezed onto a narrow street in the District’s Shaw neighborhood yesterday to be baptized in the drenching shower of a fire hose. Weeping and singing, they raised their hands as the water shot up and then poured…

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