That’s a headline you don’t see everyday! It certainly seems to go against the whole peaceful Buddhist thing. I wonder what the monks who wouldn’t kill the fire ants would say. Buddhist monks have taken about 20 members of the security forces hostage in central Burma, a day after clashes at a protest rally. On…

I was sad to see that Dr. Kennedy has died. I was hoping that he would eventually recover from his attack and enjoy his retirement. Kennedy died at his home in Fort Lauderdale from complications of a heart attack he suffered on Dec. 28, according to Kristin Cole, a spokeswoman for Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Presbyterian…

Because they refused to convert to Islam: Some of the South Korean Christian aid workers held hostage by Afghanistan’s Taliban said they were beaten for refusing to convert to Islam and protecting female captives, a hospital chief said Monday. “We found through medical checks that some male hostages were beaten,” Cha Seung-Gyun told reporters after…

So, we slap Jesus’ name on an activity and it becomes a ministry? Church youth leader Jeff Tomerlin contends, however, that paintball is the perfect ministry. His church, New Life Christian Fellowship, wants to play paintball on 15 acres of county land. “I really wanted to do something for the youth where they could see…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners