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Anne Strieber writes in her newDiary: “I have alwaysbeen puzzled by Christians who oppose theidea of disabled and severely ill people ending their lives.I feel this way about Terri Schiavo, the brain dead Floridawoman whose parents oppose the removal of her feedingtube?If these Christians truly believe that our souls travelto some kind of heaven when we die, why not let Terri’s soulgo on to a better place?”

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Someday we may be able to take the internet with us whereverwe go, because our own bodies will be able to function ascomputers. No more searching for a Wi-Fi caf

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Whitley writes in his newJournal: “It’s Palm Sunday and time to begin, once again, aremarkable journey. Over the next week we will relive aseries of events that have been revered and disputed for twothousand years, the passion and resurrection of Christ. Ihave often heard Christians say, ‘if I did not believe inthe resurrection, I could not be a Christian,’ or, ‘I havefaith because Christ rose again.’ However, there is nothingin the gospel that ‘proves’ the resurrection according tomodern standards of evidence, and I don’t think it’snecessary to believe anything in order to have faith. To me,the words of Christ are enough. Even if there was noresurrection, I would still be a Christian. Even if no Jesusever actually walked the earth, I would still be aChristian.”
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The earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that triggered thelate December 26 tsunami has increased stress on the seabedfault zone, raising the chances of another earthquake, whichwould lead to another tsunami. Seismologists don’t know howsoon another earthquake will occur, but when one quakestimulates a second one, the second earthquake usuallyhappens within a year of the first one.
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