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A Few Miracles Offer Small Hope to Traumatized Japan
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsThere is little solace in Japan right now as the country copes with a trifecta of disasters -- earthquake, tsunami and possible nuclear meltdown. But, as is often the case in the midst of utter devastation, there are already a few stories of miraculous survival that may engender a small amount of hope in the battered nation. On Tuesday, a 70-year-old woman from Iwate prefecture was rescued from her house, which had been washed away four days earlier by the tsunami. Sai Abe was reportedly suffering from hypothermia but had no other life-threatening injuries. A man in his 20s was pulled from a ...
Pope John Paul II to Be Beatified May 1
By not in system - AOL NewsThe late Pope John Paul II, whose death in April 2005 prompted a global outpouring of grief and demands that he be made a saint on the spot -- "Santo Subito!" as mourners cried -- will move a step closer to canonization when he is beatified on May 1, the Vatican announced Friday. ...
Holy Moses! Science May Explain Parting of Waters
By Theunis Bates - AOL News
(Sept. 22) -- The parting of the Red Sea (or Reed Sea, depending on how the ancient Hebrew is translated) is one of the Old Testament's most spectacular episodes. After being led out of Egyptian slavery by Moses, the Israelites find themselves trapped: before them lies a seemingly impassable body of water, while behind them the pharaoh's army is fast approaching. Moses appeals to Jehovah for help, and God obligingly blasts a "strong east wind all night" into the sea, creating a path to freedom for the Israelites and, when the wind subsides, a watery grave for the Egyptians. Hulton Archive / ...
Atheist Christopher Hitchens Has Cancer: Should Believers Pray For Him?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyNews that the pugnacious atheist Christopher Hitchens is battling a life-threatening cancer has led to an outpouring of sympathy from believers who, in better times, have clashed mightily with the author of the best-selling book, "God Is Not Great," as well as many other blasts against religion. But even as Hitchens' foes lament his suffering, they also raise questions about the appropriate response: Should believers pray for an atheist, and one who is an active opponent of belief? What if Hitchens does not want such intercessions, or appreciate them? And what should one pray for? A healing? ...
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