You may not believe, but you could learn something. The new book Crazy Love by Francis Chan is sure to lead you to where you want to go.

Chan is a first time author, but he still brings everything to the table. In his book he looks to challenge both Christians and non-Christians to live a better life than they did yesterday while avoiding the Joel Osteen nuances.

Contrary to many other Christian authors, Chan doesn’t offer a flowery answer to a deep-rooted problem. He shows the reader just how much better they can do.

Chan also looks to edify the church worldwide through this book. He feels that it is his duty to protect the Christian ways.

This is one of the only complaints about this author. He does bring up some great points in dealing with self, the church and sin, but he does do a bit of ranting. He is passionate and it shows, but he could be a it more organized in his presentation.

Since Chan is a first time author, he brings certain honesty to the table. The reader may feel that he is someone that they can trust. Surely he must be, he’s looking to help out.

If you need to be torn down and brought back up or you just want to see what’s wrong with the church, then this is a great read.

Cell phones are killing sperm

Your cell phone may be killing your sperm.

It could also be your laptop. Your microwave, bluetooth or even your radio.

Researchers in Cleveland conducted a study of 361 men of varying cell phone usage. They discovered that the men who used their cell phone more tended to have a lower sperm count.

Of course, this is only one study, but it does raise some good questions.

- Is technology harming us?

- Do we need safer cell phones?

- How will the younger generation's health be after so much cell phone use?

There is one sure thing.

Cell phones do cause car crashes.

Another War?

The Taliban isn’t just targeting American soldiers. It is now taking on the Pakistani media that is critical of it according to American Journalism Review.

Pakistani journalists and the Taliban have been enemies for a long time, but much of it has come to a head in recent months. Taliban forces are not hesitating kidnap and kill these journalists that are deemed “anti-Islam.”

One journalist already gone
Musa Khan Khel, 28, was assassinated in February of 2009. He was a reporter for the English-Language Newspaper and a reporter for Geo Television.

Khel was last seen heading towarding a Taliban stronghold in the fiercely combated region of Swat Valley for an interview.
He never returned. He was found with 32 bullets in his body.

This wasn’t the first attack on Khel however. A few months before Pakistani Military personnel beat him because they didn’t like the way that he was reporting on them.

Media sought out
Amir Nawab Khan, a camera man and reported for APTN and and Khyber TV was shot while riding in a van with collegues. A group called Soldiers of Islam was responsible for the shooting. They have also been know for killing many others that they call “infidels” to the Muslim faith.

Another veteran reporter, Raja Assad Hameed was gunned down while answering his door one night.

How bad is it?
• Eight journalists killed in 2008
• Four killed in 2009
• Others have been beaten or assaulted

Winthrop To Add Cell Phone Policy

Cell Phones are not welcome in Winthrop University classrooms. The College of Arts and Sciences has created a committee to battle the problems that handheld devices create.

This committee is looking to put an end to the buzzing and ringing during class. It is creating guidelines for professors to go by should a cell phone or ipod interrupt class. Many students feel that these guidelines will be more strict than the rules that many professors already have in place.

This is what the students are saying.

Charlotte votes on a new mayor

Charlotte may see its second African-American Mayor ever in Anthony Foxx. Foxx, a Democrat, is leaning on the votes of African Americans, younger voters and other democrats to win the race according to The Charlotte Observer.

There could be nothing more exciting than the possibility to see another black leader in the United States.

Only one other African-American has been voted into the Mayor position in Charlotte. Harvey Gantt has been the only black appointed to the seat since 1983. Gantt, in his day, proved that the odds can be overcome. According to the New York Times he won over a town that was 70 percent white by gaining over 35 percent of the vote.

Gantt has left the door open for someone like Foxx.

Foxx could become one of the 46 mayors in 601 cities across the U.S. of over 50,00 people. This is only 13 percent of these cities with black mayors.

What about equality? Sure, African-Americans constitute about 13 percent of the American people, but equality means equally represented. This is between blacks, whites, purples and greens.

Foxx must beat out Republican John W. Lassiter in what looks to be a very close race. Cornerstone Solutions, a right winged pollster, reported that in late October Lassiter was leading the voters 50-46 percent.

Approximately 38 percent of the early voters were black, and 52 percent of them were democrats.

Charlotte is now the 19th largest city in the U.S. and has a growing African-American population. Who can prove that this great city would not benefit greatly from Foxx?