U.S. customs officials have seized a statue of Jesus Christ made from plaster mixed with cocaine -- the latest sophisticated attempt to smuggle drugs from Mexico.
Iraq is crawling with missionaries and evangelists, both civilian and military, who show little or no regard for laws or military regulations. "Go and make disciples of all nations" trumps all man-made laws.
At night, Dan Smith sees the face of McKinley Nolan, the Vietnam war traitor, the man who wandered into the jungle and, according to the U.S. government, joined the Viet Cong. He can’t shake the image. The high cheekbones. The narrow nose. The blank, fearful stare in the black-and-white photo he keeps.
Editor's note: This is one part of three articles with Q&A's posed by Baptist Press to all six candidates for president of the Southern Baptist Convention. The other parts of the Q&A and associated articles can be viewed via the Related Items links.
In the West, one might not consider becoming a soldier at the age of 13, but in Africa, gun-free zones make this a reality. "To take a village, we would capture someone from the village, get all the details of the layout and where the people are.
I have a clear memory of a terrible crime that was committed in southern Lebanon in 1978. Israeli soldiers, landing at night on the beach near Sarafand – the city of Sarepta in antiquity – were looking for "terrorists" and opened fire on a car load of female Palestinian refugees.
Clinton projected winner in Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 1 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was projected to handily win the Puerto Rico primary over Barack Obama Sunday, multiple U.S. networks projected.With 4 percent of precincts reporting, the New York senator led her colleague from Illinois 67 percent to 33 percent, CNN reported.Clinton's win in the island