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...this information cannot be corroborated by other sources - that's why we call it faith. Karen Rogers Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. If your story scrutinizing the factual truth of the Gospel accounts of the Nativity had been written in the same tone and vein about the Koran and its Prophet Muhammad, it would no doubt invoke a fatwa by the mullahs. The piece is full of conjectures and speculation by theologians. Please do your readers a favor. In the future, assign such articles to born-again, Bible-believing Christians. There are more than enough other subjects with which skeptics, agnostics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

...from the CIA and once headed its bin Laden unit, tells TIME he believes that in their series of recent messages and tapes, bin Laden and al-Zawahiri have been subtly addressing criticism from some Muslim clerics that the Sept. 11 attacks violated Islamic edicts against surprise attacks. "The Prophet's guidance," says Scheuer, "was always, Before you attack someone, warn them very clearly and offer them a chance to convert to Islam." He contends that bin Laden, by making his warnings very explicit, has "done everything that's required" so that, in his mind, "the criticisms he got after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bin Laden's New Message | 12/30/2004 | See Source »

...never wanted to be a prophet or a savior. Elvis maybe. I could see myself becoming him. But prophet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Dec. 13, 2004 | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home to the lovable groundhog-cum-weather prophet Punxsutawney Phil (popularized in the 1993 Bill Murray film Groundhog Day), got a boost last week when residents learned they had found favor in the traditional year-end Congressional appropriations bill. Thanks to some last minute wrangling by Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa., the federal government will be allocating $100,000 for the creation of a weather museum there. According to a website maintained by the local chamber of commerce, the “discovery center” will “educate a variety of groups, individuals, ages...

Author: By Matt Loy, | Title: Passing on the Pork | 12/16/2004 | See Source »

...never wanted to be a prophet or a savior. Elvis maybe. I could see myself becoming him. But prophet? No." BOB DYLAN, American rock icon, in a spot on cbs's 60 Minutes, his first TV interview in 19 years

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

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