• Preacher Cookies: No-Bake Recipe Makes Quick Fans, Last-Minute Super Bowl Sweet To Make

  A sweet concoction called "preacher cookies" used to be a cornerstone of American snack foods because they were fast, low mess and didn't require a heated oven -- which mattered to many people during summers who lived in apartments or homes that were not air-conditioned. But legend has it this chocolate-based cookie got its name because it could be prepared quickly when people looked out their windows and saw the preacher, often unexpectedly, riding up the mountain on his horse. "By the time the

  

• Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Dies, Sixth Man On Moon Had Spiritual Experiences ‘Up There’

  Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man on the moon when he and Alan Shepard helped NASA recover from Apollo 13's "successful failure," died in Florida on Thursday at age 85. He was one of 12 humans to ever step foot on the moon.

  

• Assisted Suicide Law Considered In Canada, Christian Doctors Struggling With Conscience

  Thousands of Canadian Christian doctors may be forced to execute assisted suicide if a proposed new law passes. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled the country's prohibition on suicide assistance was a breach of an individual's Charter rights. Government representatives have until June to pass new legislation, but a Christian physicians' group is already sounding alarm about the implications of a change in the law.

  

• Obama Appoints Three To President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

  A Methodist pastor, a Christian blogger and a United Church of Christ reverend were announced as intended appointees by U.S. President Barack Obama to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, according to a White House news release.

  

• Comedian Bill Maher On Islamaphobia: 'The More You Know, The More You'd Be Afraid'

  Comedian and television political pundit Bill Maher recently increased his criticism of Islam, saying on his Jan. 29 "Real Time With Bill Maher" HBO show, "I'm sorry to say it, but the more you know [about Islam], the more you would be afraid."