Sometimes the uniqueness of the revealed Word of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ is seen most clearly when contrasted with other spiritual beliefs.

Lauding the Dalai Lama as one of the world's 100 most influential leaders, author Deepak Chopra wrote in Time magazine:

The most inspiring thing [the Dalai Lama] ever told me was to ignore all organized faiths and keep to the road of higher consciousness. ...

A new report released Monday, June 23, by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life demonstrates the myriad ways that faith in America is more variegated and nuanced than it may appear at first glance.

Researchers for Pew's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey analyzed the religious practices of more than 35,000 U.S. adults and found that they generally embrace their own faith while respecting—and sometimes ...

A 2008 survey by The Barna Group asked 1,008 U.S. adults to list the books they considered holy. The only book to be listed by above 5 percent was the Bible (84 percent). The Koran was listed by 4 percent; the Book of Mormon, 3 percent; the Torah, 2 percent. Other books which were listed by less than 1 percent of those surveyed included the Bhagavad, the Talmud, and the Teachings of Buddha.

A few ...

Arthur Burns, a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure of several Presidents, was once asked to pray at a gathering of evangelical politicians. Stunning his hosts, he prayed thus: "Lord, I pray that Jews would come to know Jesus Christ. And I pray that Buddhists would come to know Jesus Christ. And I pray that Muslims would come to know Jesus Christ."

And then, most stunning ...

In the book Restless Pilgrim, Scott M. Marshall and Marcia Ford explore the question of whether Bob Dylan's conversion to Christ in the late 70's was more than a phase. In the end the authors argue that Dylan remains a follower of Christ. Below are several excerpts from the book:

Karen Hugh, a writer for The Dominion, Wellington, New Zealand's daily newspaper, was the first person to interview Dylan ...

Tiger Woods was put on the spot by an evangelical guest of Nike on October 9, 2006, during an exclusive golf outing for top business and entertainment executives.

That day, 30 people gathered at the Trump golf course in Los Angeles for the 2006 ''Tee It up with Tiger Woods'' event, which included a private golf session and lunch with the living legend. During the lunch, there was a question-and-answer ...

I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn't say necessarily that I'm a strict Christian. I'm not sure I believe in heaven.

—Rock singer Sheryl Crow in an interview with the New York Postin September of 2005

I believe in God. I just don't know if that God is Jehovah, Buddha or Allah.

—Actress Halle Berry

Nepal is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. It is the only official Hindu kingdom in the world. According to C. Peter Wagner, professor emeritus of church growth at Fuller Theological Seminary, "many missiologists considered the Himalayan region a hopeless case for Christianity."

However, several years ago, the Lord saved Lok Bhandari, a revolutionary "freedom fighter," ...

M. Night Shyamalan is the young filmmaker of Indian heritage responsible for the popular films, The Sixth Sense, Signs, and The Village. Reflecting on the spiritual themes of some of his movies, a Christian Science Monitor article reports:

Shyamalan's spiritual beliefs are largely a mystery. In high school he was put off by the dogmatism he encountered. He told Time magazine in a 2000 interview that ...