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December 17th, 2010
05:30 PM ET
Surprised by C.S. Lewis: Why his popularity enduresBy John Blake, CNN C.S. Lewis was talking to his lawyer one day when the attorney told him he had to decide where his earnings would go after his death. Lewis, who had already written “The Chronicles of Narnia” book series, told the lawyer he didn’t need to worry. “After I’ve been dead five years, no one will read anything I’ve written,” Lewis said. Lewis was a gifted writer, but he would have been a lousy estate planner. More than 40 years after his death, the former medieval literature professor has become the Elvis Presley of Christian publishing: His legacy is lucrative and still growing, scholars and book editors say.
December 17th, 2010
04:50 PM ET
The Nativity story, as told through social mediaBy Eric Marrapodi, CNN and Damon Brown, Special to CNN A popular new video takes the Immaculate Conception into the 21st century. Designed by Excentric, a Lisbon, Portugal-based digital marketing company, "The Digital Story of the Nativity" tells the familiar biblical story through Google searches, e-mails, tweets, Facebook "Likes" and Foursquare "check-ins." Miguel Figueiredo, president of Excentric, challenged his creative team a few weeks ago to show traditional companies how they could harness social media. "This is something very powerful for brands. In Portugal, there is a lot of step back to this. People are afraid to do this sort of thing. So we decided to do this for our sake," Figueiredo told CNN. Read the full story of how one company is using social media to tell the Nativity story.
December 17th, 2010
02:18 PM ET
My Take: Christians should keep the Dream Act alive
By Carlos Campo, Special to CNN As we hear the (ominous for some, joyous for others) sound of the door slamming shut on the Dream Act, Christians in America are left to wonder if this is a missed opportunity or the exercise of justice.
December 17th, 2010
11:57 AM ET
Toledo man sees Christ, Virgin Mary in Christmas candyEditors note: From CNN Affiliate WUPW reporter Kevin Milliken. It seems to happen every few months: someone sees an image of Christ - in everything from French toast to a grilled-cheese sandwich. Now just a few days before Christmas, a West Toledo semi-retired man thinks he's found the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus in a piece of hard holiday candy. The piece of hard tack nearly gave James Burrows a heart attack. The 63-year old immediately saw the image of Christ in the Christmas candy, along with the Virgin Mary. Read the full story
December 17th, 2010
10:37 AM ET
U.N. cites 'a slow but steady exodus' of Iraqi ChristiansBy Joe Sterling, CNN Violence in recent weeks has prompted a "slow but steady exodus" of Christians from the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Mosul, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday. The trend started after a Baghdad church attack on October 31 and subsequent targeted attacks of Christians in Baghdad and Mosul. The total death toll at Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad was 70, and 53 of the people killed in the strike were Christians, a minority group in a predominantly Muslim nation. 
December 17th, 2010
06:00 AM ET
Religion is good for America, authors argueBy Richard Greene and Eric Marrapodi, CNN How can the United States be devout, diverse and tolerant? David Campbell pondered this question at a lunchtime forum at the Pew Research Center on a blustery Thursday in Washington. How could a country that is more devout than Iran (at least in terms of worship service attendance) get along so well? |
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Editor's Note: Carlos Campo is a member of Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and president of Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.