Christian critics sample Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Wedding Crashers. Plus, more reviews of War of the Worlds, Fantastic Four and Dark Water.

Does Fantastic Four measure up to recent superhero spectacles? Plus: Dark Water, March of the Penguins, Rebound, and more reviews of War of the Worlds, Mad Hot Ballroom, Batman Begins, Howl's Moving Castle, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Plus: John Roberts's church, British patient loses right-to-food case, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Gonzales speaks on Roe and Roberts, Americans rate evangelicals and Muslims almost equally, and a few other stories from online sources around the world.

Are evangelicals' views of the pill changing? Plus: Democrats court pro-lifers, Church of England approves "civil partnerships" but not gay sex for clergy, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Zimbabweans had fled to sanctuaries after president bulldozed towns.

Plus: Jane Roberts' abortion views aren't so easily discerned either, gay Housewives, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Googling the Bible, Pope Benedict takes issue with Samuel Huntington, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: two die from morning-after pill, reactions to John Roberts's nomination, rallying against Gaza pullout, and more articles from online sources around the world.

Plus: Rick Warren in Rwanda, James Meeks in a traffic run-in with Chicago police, UK debates multiculturalism, Jerry Falwell cleared of FEC complaint, and more articles from online sources around the world.

Plus: Justice Sunday 2 (This time, it's personal), Kenyan Catholic bishop murdered; college eliminates chaplaincy, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Conservatives shift Gonzales criticism to recusal concerns, Canada's top Catholic warns on church-state relations after legal gay marriage, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Congress speculates on stem cells, Irineos literally fights for his old office, the pope's surprising messages on London bombings and Harry Potter, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Baptist missionary shot in Brazil, Liam Gallagher complains about Bono's evangelism, London goes to church after bombings, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: What conservatives and the Catholic Church think about evolution, Mr. T as "moral compass," and other stories from online sources around the world.

Christian scientists and political conservatives are upset with Frist's support for expanded embryonic stem-cell research.

How early Methodists practiced small-group accountability.

Group brings unique niche strategy to the movement.

Doing what Jesus says doesn't make any sense, but—if you actually try it—it works.

Armed with traditional faith, these Christians subverted the establishment, putting secular ideas under the microscope of the eternal.

In an ongoing discussion/debate regarding Christian artists who "cross over" to the mainstream, many readers added their two cents worth—and more—to the conversation.

A 17th century Moravian bishop pushed elementary schooling out of the "Dark Ages."

David McCullough's account of the pivotal year 1776 has resonance for Americans in 2005.

An actor who recently portrayed C. S. Lewis in the stage play Shadowlands examines the two films of that same title. Guess which one he liked better?

I had hoped our "Christian Music Makeover" would make me look a little more like Lindsay Lohan. I did lose 25 pounds, but I learned a whole lot more about true transformation.

That's the question we posed to two Christian filmmakers who were coming from two sides of the issue. We initiated an e-mail debate between them, and while there were no easy answers, the lively exchange is instructive. Part 4 of 4.

That's the question we posed to two Christian filmmakers who were coming from two sides of the issue. We initiated an e-mail debate between them, and while there were no easy answers, the lively exchange is instructive. Part 3 of 4.

That's the question we posed to two Christian filmmakers on both sides of the issue. We initiated an e-mail debate between them, and while there were no easy answers, the lively exchange is instructive. Part 2 of 4.

A missions researcher answers readers' questions about his recent study and last week's Christianity Today conversation.

Evangelical Yank activists complain about being upstaged by London bombings.

That's the question we posed to two Christian filmmakers on both sides of the issue. We initiated an e-mail debate between them, and while there were no easy answers, the lively exchange is instructive. Part 1 of 4.

On a recent tour of Africa in conjunction with the release of their debut album, Christian band Chronos found the heart of the continent in the form of an infant orphan boy.

How communities feel about themselves after receiving a group may be more important than the number of latrines dug or homes built.

The outrageous way in which an energy giant's CEO had fun at work.

People started praying to God,' says one survivor. An Islamic scholar says London's Muslims may be disproportionately affected.

Not everything in your church's missions budget may be about missions.

Christian advocacy for Africa gains notice at top meetings.

Or do one week's good intentions fall flat without a concerted effort to follow through?

More than two million teens go on such trips every year, and giving may exceed that given to long-term missionaries. But is short-term ministry built to last?

The Fantastic Four

Comics are no laughing matter for Fantastic Four producer Ralph Winter, who will soon helm X-Men 3. Neither is his Christian faith.