The Faith of 'American Idol' - Faithwise Review of the Week

[fuller version] Ian Benardo - American Idol: Wannabe Superstar

Top Ten Religious Moments on 'American Idol' Text by Lilit Marcus
'American Idol' is the most popular show on TV--and also one of the most spiritual. Click through our gallery of the 10 most spiritual moments in 'Idol' history. [more comments and review at Beliefnet Blog]

'American Idol': The Battle of the Right?

'American Idol' and Our Culture of Lies,

Ice Age blast 'ravaged America' Monday, 21 May 2007, BBC News
A controversial new idea suggests that a large space rock exploded over North America 13,000 years ago.
The blast may have wiped out one of America's first Stone Age cultures as well as the continent's big mammals such as the mammoth and the mastodon.

Europeans admire 'Celtic Tiger' By James Helm, BBC Dublin correspondent, Monday, 21 May 2007

Scientologists and BBC clash, Syndicated from: GetReligion, on Mon, 05/21/2007

Wiccans Still Misunderstood Chattering Mind, May 18, 2007

Arab youth revel in pop revolution, By Sebastian Usher, Monday, 21 May 2007, BBC News media correspondent

What is behind Sikh protests? Jyotsna Singh, BBC News, Delhi Friday, 18 May 2007

Human Trafficking in My Neighborhood, Submitted by reido on Thu, 05/17/2007

Cultural bigotry rises as India sees social change, By Krittivas Mukherjee [see also a related story: Meet India's sensitive moral police!]

A blind eye to bigotry, Five years on, those behind the Gujarat anti-Muslim pogrom are still running the state, Mike Marqusee, Thursday March 1, 2007, The Guardian

Diplomacy via religion, By Kristen Chick, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, May 16, 2007

300 World Leaders Call for Peace and Interfaith Respect on Eve of The Washington Times' 25th anniversary celebrations