USA Today did it this month, MySpace announce their intent this week to go with interactive news. That means news with reader comments. Good News Now will be going interactive Monday, March 18, 2007. When you click on a news story link you will go to a new summary page. That page will give you a brief summary of the good news story, why I think it is good news and a link to the full story. It will have a place for you to sign in and leave your comments. At Good News Now we are always nice, well most of the time... we try.
We are also hosting a Good News Now Forum page. It goes online NOW! Our goal is for you to share and comment on good news. We are looking for the local, grass roots stories the press doesn’t cover.
Everyday we search the internet for good news, but we know most good news doesn't get reported. We want to know about your organization, church, school or family. Have you done something news worthy that we should know about? Let us know. We will post the best on our main site.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Methodist panel backs Bush library
Methodist panel backs Bush library
When Ronald Reagan died and people began to talk about his legacy, I wasn’t sure if I was on the same planet I had been when he was president. Could they be talking about the same man?
I think SMU considered this phenomenon when deciding to approve the Bush library. Why is this story under reported? Because Bush is unpopular at the moment. I think a presidential Library is a plus for any university especially when it is the First Lady’s alma mater. I say, “Shame on the faculty for their short sightedness, hooray for the panel and the school's Board of Regents who approved it.”
When Ronald Reagan died and people began to talk about his legacy, I wasn’t sure if I was on the same planet I had been when he was president. Could they be talking about the same man?
I think SMU considered this phenomenon when deciding to approve the Bush library. Why is this story under reported? Because Bush is unpopular at the moment. I think a presidential Library is a plus for any university especially when it is the First Lady’s alma mater. I say, “Shame on the faculty for their short sightedness, hooray for the panel and the school's Board of Regents who approved it.”
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Fav story today
My favorite story today is about an artist! I found him in the Washington Post. I am a big Washington Post fan because of stories like this one:
A Breath of Fresh Art
Graham Caldwell, Blowing Hot and Cool
Graham Caldwell is a glass artist, but not in the traditional sense. This means the works he exhibits has no function and is not necessarily beautiful the way we know “beautiful glass.” Caldwell uses the medium of glass good and bad and transforms it into contemporary art. Good in its beauty does not override the statement he is making and bad in that glass wears and tears and breaks. All are a part of his work.
His currents show is:
Anatomies by GRAHAM CALDWELL
February 17 - March 31, 2007
Opening reception: Saturday, February 17, 2007, 6:30-8:30pm
G FINE ART
1515 14th St NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
202-462-1601
Hours: Tue - Sat 11 AM - 6 PM
Check out his work there. Click on artists and the on Graham Caldwell and let me know what you think. I say, “enchanting.”
A Breath of Fresh Art
Graham Caldwell, Blowing Hot and Cool
Graham Caldwell is a glass artist, but not in the traditional sense. This means the works he exhibits has no function and is not necessarily beautiful the way we know “beautiful glass.” Caldwell uses the medium of glass good and bad and transforms it into contemporary art. Good in its beauty does not override the statement he is making and bad in that glass wears and tears and breaks. All are a part of his work.
His currents show is:
Anatomies by GRAHAM CALDWELL
February 17 - March 31, 2007
Opening reception: Saturday, February 17, 2007, 6:30-8:30pm
G FINE ART
1515 14th St NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
202-462-1601
Hours: Tue - Sat 11 AM - 6 PM
Check out his work there. Click on artists and the on Graham Caldwell and let me know what you think. I say, “enchanting.”
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Blind Faith
Americans believe in religion -- but know little about it.
I found an interesting book review in the Washington Post this morning. At first glance it seems like it could be bad news for Americans. The author, Stephen Prothero in his book Religious Literacy What Every American Needs to Know -- and Doesn't
calls us ignorant. The good news is he says we don’t have to be. So for me this was an encouraging statement. We have it in us to educate ourselves on important issues concerning faith. The author of the article, Susan Jacoby and Prothero say Americans have room for improvement in there overall knowledge of what Prothero called “general cultural illiteracy.” Why is general cultural illiteracy which includes knowledge of religion important? The book review addresses this.
Prothero’s plea for improved knowledge of religion rises above the need for understanding of our culture because the nature of faith gives power to the ideas of faith. Faith issues can be channeled into forces for great good or for great evil as history has proved. If we are ignorant of these issues we walk blindly and have greater room for making erroneous assumptions and decisions.
Jacoby argues:
A 2005 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that nearly two-thirds of Americans endorse the simultaneous teaching of creationism and evolution in public schools. How can citizens know what creationism means, or make an informed decision about whether it belongs in classrooms, if fewer than half can identify Genesis? No doubt the same proportion of Americans think that Thomas Edison said, "Let there be light."
How can we make informed decisions if we can not define the simplest of terms. Even worse Jocoby laments:
It is less surprising but more dangerous, given America's role in the world, that the public knows even less about Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Hinduism than it does about Christianity and Judaism. As Prothero notes, President Bush repeatedly declared that "Islam is peace" in the months after 9/11, while the prophet Muhammad was called a "terrorist" by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. "Who was right?" Prothero asks. "Unfortunately, Americans had no way to judge."
Prothero suggests various remedy for the reeducation of America on religious issues including required high school courses. Whereas Jacoby see the lack of reading in general as a great obstacle to the new generation of new media reared young people.
I think the reeducation of America is a great challenge for the people of faith to articulate their faith as never before. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It is time.
I found an interesting book review in the Washington Post this morning. At first glance it seems like it could be bad news for Americans. The author, Stephen Prothero in his book Religious Literacy What Every American Needs to Know -- and Doesn't
calls us ignorant. The good news is he says we don’t have to be. So for me this was an encouraging statement. We have it in us to educate ourselves on important issues concerning faith. The author of the article, Susan Jacoby and Prothero say Americans have room for improvement in there overall knowledge of what Prothero called “general cultural illiteracy.” Why is general cultural illiteracy which includes knowledge of religion important? The book review addresses this.
Prothero’s plea for improved knowledge of religion rises above the need for understanding of our culture because the nature of faith gives power to the ideas of faith. Faith issues can be channeled into forces for great good or for great evil as history has proved. If we are ignorant of these issues we walk blindly and have greater room for making erroneous assumptions and decisions.
Jacoby argues:
A 2005 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that nearly two-thirds of Americans endorse the simultaneous teaching of creationism and evolution in public schools. How can citizens know what creationism means, or make an informed decision about whether it belongs in classrooms, if fewer than half can identify Genesis? No doubt the same proportion of Americans think that Thomas Edison said, "Let there be light."
How can we make informed decisions if we can not define the simplest of terms. Even worse Jocoby laments:
It is less surprising but more dangerous, given America's role in the world, that the public knows even less about Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Hinduism than it does about Christianity and Judaism. As Prothero notes, President Bush repeatedly declared that "Islam is peace" in the months after 9/11, while the prophet Muhammad was called a "terrorist" by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. "Who was right?" Prothero asks. "Unfortunately, Americans had no way to judge."
Prothero suggests various remedy for the reeducation of America on religious issues including required high school courses. Whereas Jacoby see the lack of reading in general as a great obstacle to the new generation of new media reared young people.
I think the reeducation of America is a great challenge for the people of faith to articulate their faith as never before. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It is time.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
We are going interactive soon
The Good News Now portal has been online for eight months. Good news stories are chosen by this criterion: when you finish reading a story it should make you feel better, about yourself, the world and how you view it. It includes stories that inform and enlarge your knowledge of the world. We love art, science and insight into how people relate to each other. We think faith plays a very positive role in people’s lives so we cover faith issues.
We are looking for daily input into our site and invite reader to submit stories and original photos. We are going interactive soon so readers will be able to post stories and comment on the ones we have chosen. We would like to expand our site to include reader written articles on good news stories at the grass root level. We would like to know what impact your church, club or organization is having on your community, nation or the world.
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We are looking for daily input into our site and invite reader to submit stories and original photos. We are going interactive soon so readers will be able to post stories and comment on the ones we have chosen. We would like to expand our site to include reader written articles on good news stories at the grass root level. We would like to know what impact your church, club or organization is having on your community, nation or the world.
Our site covers news on the following topics:
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World Relief & Humanitarian Aid
Faith Issues
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Space & Science
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Health
Human Interest
Connecting with Others
The Arts & Music
Entertainment & Sports
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Commentary
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