An office deep within the Vatican has issued a statement called The Ten Commandments for Drivers. Cardinal Renato Martino told reporters the Vatican felt it was necessary to address the pastoral needs of motorists because driving had become such a big part of contemporary life—and even quite dangerous.

"We know that as a consequence of transgressions and negligence, 1.2 million people die each ...

Recently I spoke with a friend named Carol (name changed) who had just returned from a difficult ocean cruise. She works for an organization that was helping to sponsor the getaway for a group of more than 1,000 people. In the middle of winter, Carol flew with her colleagues from Chicago to Mobile, Alabama, where they were to board the ship. As she and hundreds of other excited vacationers waited ...

More people remember the ingredients on America's favorite burger than remember the ingredients in America's favorite book, according to the latest study.

In anticipation of the new animated movie release of The Ten Commandments, Kelton Research conducted a poll of 1,000 people to determine basic knowledge of the Ten Commandments. Eighty percent of those polled knew that a Big Mac had two all-beef ...

As our Bible study group began focusing on the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, I felt pretty smug. After all, I didn't worship more than one God, steal, commit adultery or murder, lie about my neighbors, or plot to cheat them out of what was rightfully theirs. But one evening we came to the command to honor our father and mother (v. 12). Against my will, I thought of my mother, who'd passed away ten ...

In 2003, a public library in Savannah, Missouri, decided to open its doors to patrons on Sundays. As a result, Connie Rehm, a librarian for 12 years, found herself squeezed between honoring the Sabbath and keeping a job she considered to be "a gift from God." Rehm ultimately chose to worship on Sundays, and was terminated by the library.

But the story did not end there. Rehm decided to file a lawsuit ...

The first time I visited Rwanda, I went looking for monsters, albeit a different category of monster—the kind that isn't relegated to B movies. I had heard about the 1994 genocide that had left one million people dead—tortured, raped, viciously murdered—and somehow I thought it would be easy to spot the perpetrators. I naïvely assumed I would be able to look men and women in the ...

Have you ever gotten yourself in big trouble—really, really big trouble? So big you can't even conceive of how much trouble you're in? That's what 31-year-old Jerome Kerviel is accused of. Jerome worked for a prestigious bank in France. He had worked his way up from the back room to being one of the men who did the bank's investing. In January 2008 he was caught allegedly committing investment ...

A 2006 Health Letter from the Mayo Clinic offered these 12 tips for ladder safety:

1. Have somebody nearby to get help if you fall. 2. Don't get on a ladder if you're not sure about your physical ability, if you become tired easily, or if you are taking medication that causes dizziness or drowsiness. 3. Before getting on the ladder, inspect it for loose screws, rungs, hinges, etc. 4. Someone needs ...

The Peachtree Editorial and Proofreading Service specializes in Bibles. Catching errors before printing is always important, but more is at stake when dealing with Scripture.

June Gunden who, along with her husband Doug, founded Peachtree says, "Bible readers are less forgiving of errors because they expect perfection in the Bible text."

For the Holman Christian Standard Bible, proofreaders spent two ...

In this insightful comedy, an egocentric TV weatherman named Phil (Bill Murray) is assigned to cover the festivities of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Due to an unexpected snowstorm, Phil must spend an extra night in this little town with his producer and love interest, Rita (Andie MacDowell).

When Phil awakens the next morning, he discovers it is still February 2nd. Soon he realizes ...