Are Russias new tax codes a sign of the end?
Tax numbers spark devil of a row in Russian Orthodox Church | Senior clerics and theologians meet in conclave to discuss whether changes to Russia’s tax system heralded the coming of the Antichrist. (The Daily Telegraph, London) Russian Church does not oppose Individual Taxpayer Numbers (NTV/Russia Religious News – fifth item) Pop culture: Faith through the eyes of TheSimpsons | Author of recent Christianity Today cover story publishing book on show’s depiction of religion (New York Times News Service/Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Earlier: Saint Flanders | He’s the evangelical next door on The Simpsons, and that’s okily dokily among many believers. (Christianity Today, Jan. 26, 2001) A backlash against indecency | That the continued adventures of Hannibal Lecter can sell so many tickets speaks volumes about the grossed-out state of popular culture today. But tomorrow could be different because social trend lines have a way of zigzagging, even reversing. (James P. Pinkerton, The Boston Glob
