The news that Tom Cruise has signed a deal to finance future movies with the owner of the Washington Redskins football team, Daniel Snyder, and his investment partners restores hope that we'll live to see "Mission Impossible 13." But what

My first experience with Varalakshmi puja was in Manhattan. This ritual, performed by married women, celebrates the birth of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, who is worshipped for the material boons she can grant. Lakshmi, along with Saraswati,

Jesus was known for doing "mighty deeds," according to Josephus, the Jewish historian who wrote about Jesus near the end of the first century. The gospels agree. They not only report many stories of spectacular deeds done by Jesus, but

But "Wheel of Fortune" is not Rowley's greatest passion. And this housewife and mother of two from Urbandale, Iowa, wanted to make sure all of America knew what is. Last August, Rowley experienced the thrill of a lifetime when she

August 30, 2006 -- Talk about a miracle diet - Katie Couric has become the Incredible Shrinking Anchorwoman. Thanks to a computer "slight" of hand, the Tiffany network has made the new face of "CBS Evening News" instantly drop about

SEVERAL pastors under the advocacy group, Arising for Christ, yesterday asked the police to investigate all born again pastors and evangelists involved in questionable dealings.

DURING THE RECENT month-long war between Hezbollah and Israel, U.N. "peacekeeping" forces made a startling contribution: They openly published daily real-time intelligence, of obvious usefulness to Hezbollah, on the location, equipment, and force structure of Israeli troops in Lebanon. ...

Pictures have been faked as long as there have been pictures." He cited "commercial imperative" as a factor in the doctored images. Thus do we read Melanie Phillips today in her article headed, "The media war against Israel". Her long

Culture and Customs of Uganda

In the crowded shantytowns of Eastlands in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a new voice has emerged in the fight against HIV/AIDS: Catholic, Protestant and Muslim religious leaders are now educating their members about the disease instead of condeming those who

NEW ORLEANS President George W. Bush, still at pains to demonstrate his concern over the devastation of Hurricane Katrina a full year after the storm, said he took "full responsibility" for the slow federal response to the disaster as he

Army Corps of Engineers reportedly told resident to evacuate as levees were "going to be blown." Popular New Orleans radio talk show host dismisses callers who heard explosions as quacks or disinformation artists. ... "One more thing. I passed by

From Reuters: Pope Benedict gathers some of his former theology students on Friday for a private weekend debate on evolution and religion, an issue conservative Christians have turned into a political cause in the United States. Benedict, who taught theology

Watch as reporter Rob Roth says a witness heard the suspect refer to himself as a "terrorist," then without taking a breath tells us this was not an act of terrorism.

With the information this week that Richard Armitage is the leaker in the Plame Affair and that he leaked the information days before Lewis Libby, Patrick Fitzgerald's integrity suddenly comes into question. ... Fitzgerald knew in the early days of

The National Union of Muslim Students says a story published in The Exclusive newspaper alleging that military uniforms were found in two of their containers is baseless and unfounded.

Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) refuses to condemn these Islamic behaviors that take place against women in the Muslim world, every single day: ...

THE Lawyer who Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) used in drafting its land lease agreements with Hassan Basajjabalaba, has advised UMSC to borrow a leaf from the Anglican and Catholic churches on how to manage their properties.

Over twenty five Anglican Archbishops from different churches in Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia are expected to arrive in the country on September 19, for a three-day visit.

RENEGADE Zambian Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo has teamed up with Dan Brown, author of the controversial film and novel, The Da Vinci Code.