Fox News' Brit Hume gave Tiger Woods some personal advice Sunday morning, telling the scandal-plagued (and Buddhist) golfer to 'turn to Christianity' to make a full recovery. On "Fox News Sunday," Hume -- the former leader of Fox News' political reporting and host of "Special Report" who now serves as an analyst for the network -- said that Woods' recovery "depends on his faith." "The extent to which he can recover seems to me depends on his faith," Hume said. "He is said to be a Buddhist. I don't think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. My message to Tiger would, 'Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."
Fox News' Brit Hume gave Tiger Woods some personal advice Sunday morning, telling the scandal-plagued (and Buddhist) golfer to 'turn to Christianity' to make a full recovery.
On "Fox News Sunday," Hume -- the former leader of Fox News' political reporting and host of "Special Report" who now serves as an analyst for the network -- said that Woods' recovery "depends on his faith."
"The extent to which he can recover seems to me depends on his faith," Hume said. "He is said to be a Buddhist. I don't think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. My message to Tiger would, 'Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."
The apparition of the Virgin Mary in churches around Egypt since 10 December has raised intense controversy on the Egyptian street. Responses have ranged from harsh criticism and denial to unquestioning belief. Thousands have been coming nightly to the Virgin Mary Alwarrak and Almassara-Shubra churches since the first sighting. The faithful hope to be blessed by her light, the skeptical just want to see for themselves. Together, they have stood for 12 continuous hours staring at the sky, some praying and asking her to appear while others gossip. Some claim they have seen the Virgin Mary, while others say they saw illuminated pigeons. The rest say it is a hoax.
Thousands have been coming nightly to the Virgin Mary Alwarrak and Almassara-Shubra churches since the first sighting. The faithful hope to be blessed by her light, the skeptical just want to see for themselves. Together, they have stood for 12 continuous hours staring at the sky, some praying and asking her to appear while others gossip. Some claim they have seen the Virgin Mary, while others say they saw illuminated pigeons. The rest say it is a hoax.
Church officials did not deny the incident, while Pope Shenouda seems to think that the apparitions are a blessing, noting that they were reported by Muslims as well, who also revere Mary as a respected religious figure. He told the press that only those with true faith would be able to see her.
Two Belgian bankrobbers have been named the Darwin Award winners of the year after killing themselves while trying to crack open a safe. The pair used so much dynamite that they managed to destroy the entire bank building - and themselves with it. Wendy Northcutt, the founder of the annual awards, declared them the 2009 winners of the Darwin Awards, given to those doing the most to improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it.
The pair used so much dynamite that they managed to destroy the entire bank building - and themselves with it.
Wendy Northcutt, the founder of the annual awards, declared them the 2009 winners of the Darwin Awards, given to those doing the most to improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it.
England's longest New Year party finally ended this morning when a snow plough and gritter reached Tan Hill Inn, the highest pub in the country, where 30 students and teachers had been cut off for two days.Supplies of draught beer were down to Black Sheep's Riggwelter as the group from Leeds University cross country club consoled themselves amid 7ft drifts.They were joined by 17 people rescued from the nearby A66 which was closed between Bowes and Brough as heavy snowfall hit the whole Pennine chain yesterday . The Snake Pass between Manchester and Sheffield was also impassable after drifting caused by high winds.An even longer siege by the weather is still under way at Cape Wrath on Scotland's north-western tip, where John Ure, 57, is waiting for his wife Kay to return with the ingredients for Christmas dinner. Mrs Ure went shopping in Durness, 11 miles away by boat and car, on 19 December but the road was then closed by snow and she has been holed up in a friend's caravan ever since."I'm looking forward to a belated Christmas dinner but it might be Burns' Night - 25 January - before it happens," she said. She has regularly phoned her husband, who has ample supplies and has promised not to open any Christmas presents until she gets back.
England's longest New Year party finally ended this morning when a snow plough and gritter reached Tan Hill Inn, the highest pub in the country, where 30 students and teachers had been cut off for two days.
Supplies of draught beer were down to Black Sheep's Riggwelter as the group from Leeds University cross country club consoled themselves amid 7ft drifts.
They were joined by 17 people rescued from the nearby A66 which was closed between Bowes and Brough as heavy snowfall hit the whole Pennine chain yesterday . The Snake Pass between Manchester and Sheffield was also impassable after drifting caused by high winds.
An even longer siege by the weather is still under way at Cape Wrath on Scotland's north-western tip, where John Ure, 57, is waiting for his wife Kay to return with the ingredients for Christmas dinner. Mrs Ure went shopping in Durness, 11 miles away by boat and car, on 19 December but the road was then closed by snow and she has been holed up in a friend's caravan ever since.
"I'm looking forward to a belated Christmas dinner but it might be Burns' Night - 25 January - before it happens," she said. She has regularly phoned her husband, who has ample supplies and has promised not to open any Christmas presents until she gets back.
Among the many collections of quotes from 2009 in the American media, none has been complete without "hiking the Appalachian trail" -- the euphemism given by the office of Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, to explain his absence while he was in Buenos Aires with his Argentine mistress. However, the last laugh may be with the wronged wife he had left at home.
However, the last laugh may be with the wronged wife he had left at home.
Described by one friend as "Katharine Hepburn meets Margaret Thatcher", Sanford has also launched her own website and, in a delicious act of revenge, is poised to use her husband's infidelity to launch her own political career.
Jacob Zuma, the polygamous president of South Africa, is to gain his third first lady in a traditional Zulu wedding on Monday.Zuma, 67, will marry Tobeka Madiba in a private family ceremony at his homestead in rural KwaZulu-Natal province, the president's office confirmed. Madiba, 36, will be Zuma's third current wife and his fifth marriage overall. He is also reported to be engaged to another woman.The Zulu tribe, the biggest ethnic group in South Africa, practises polygamy by tradition. Zuma once told an interviewer: "There are plenty of politicians who have mistresses and children that they hide so as to pretend they're monogamous. I prefer to be open. I love my wives and I'm proud of my children
Jacob Zuma, the polygamous president of South Africa, is to gain his third first lady in a traditional Zulu wedding on Monday.
Zuma, 67, will marry Tobeka Madiba in a private family ceremony at his homestead in rural KwaZulu-Natal province, the president's office confirmed. Madiba, 36, will be Zuma's third current wife and his fifth marriage overall. He is also reported to be engaged to another woman.
The Zulu tribe, the biggest ethnic group in South Africa, practises polygamy by tradition. Zuma once told an interviewer: "There are plenty of politicians who have mistresses and children that they hide so as to pretend they're monogamous. I prefer to be open. I love my wives and I'm proud of my children
