With a Muslim insurgency threatening to destabilize Thailand’s south, armed soldiers have begun shadowing the area’s Buddhist monks as they make their daily rounds begging for alms. “With its barbed wire, sandbag bunker and armed guard, Wat Lak Muang in Thailand’s strife-torn deep south looks more like a military outpost than a typical Buddhist temple,”…

Chicago’s Playboy Club of the 1960s was nothing like the new NBC prime-time drama, says former Playboy Bunny Marilyn Miller. But she may not have much to worry about — the show is unlikely to be around for long. It got off to a very rocky start, tanking in the ratings and prompting a boycott of advertisers…

“It is often pointed out, contrary to what most people expect, that there is a positive correlation between being pro-life and supporting the death penalty,” writes Dr. Richard Land in the Washington Post‘s “On Faith” section. “Conversely, there is also a positive correlation between being pro-choice and being against the death penalty.” Dr. Land is…

British stand-up comic and talk-show host Frank Skinner has never been politically correct. But now he’s done it. He’s come out of the closet. He’s dared to defy the establishment and reveal that, yes, the rumors are true. He can’t deny it any longer. He’s tired of hiding. He’s … a Christian. “By outing himself…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners