Even since the end of Soviet occupation, oppressed people see Lithuania's Hill of Crosses as a reminder of the subversive power of the cross. Jesus showed that might doesn’t make right, and that’s very good news — unless you’re the empire.
You’ve had a heart attack or perhaps have been diagnosed with cancer. Family and friends have made a constant stream to your hospital bed. But as you lie there in that
The Cross at Ground Zero, an i-beam that fell from the fiery, apocalyptic heavens during the 9/11 terror attacks and stuck upright in the ground, will soon be moving to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
An Israeli-Canadian journalist believes he may have tracked down two of the iron nails used to crucify Jesus to the cross — or at least objects that could be the long-lost relics.
LAS VEGAS (ABP) -- A simple metal-pipe cross in the middle of the Mojave Desert that inspired a passionate Supreme Court debate about religious freedom has reportedly been stolen.
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A divided Supreme Court rendered a complex decision April 28 on the fate of a lonely cross in the California desert. The decision -- the first major church-state case of Chief Justice John Roberts’ tenure -- upset religious-freedom advocates but heartened religious conservatives.
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By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Ever play a game of whatever happened to (fill in the blank)? It is hard to lose track of major players in an event that occurred several years ago, but not so with the secondary actors. We may not