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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movies like "Braveheart" and "Legends of the Fall" are on the viewing list for men in a growing Christian movement that calls for them to throw off their "nice guy" personas and emulate warriors. The book which inspired the movement, John Eldredge's "Wild at Heart," has already sold 1.5 million copies in English and been translated into 16 languages, most recently Korean. Eldredge believes many Christian men have become bored, "really nice guys" and invites them to rediscover passion by viewing their life's mission as having a battle to fight, an adventure to live and a...

I have been notified by The People's Choice Awards that "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST" has made the Top 5 List for their annual Awards show. Voting is happening now on line at www.PCAVOTE.com and will be open until December 13th. From the Top 5, they narrow down the list to the Top 3. The show airs in January.

August 11, 2004 -- THIS November's election is about something everyone is thinking about, and almost no one is talking about. Words like "national security" are fig-leaves for the real subject: manhood. You might wonder why the recent Democratic convention was the gaudiest display of militarism and macho talk since the Berlin Olympics of 1936 — this, from the party that successfully ran a draft-dodger for president twice, and which won't fund a candidate who doesn't bow to the feminist abortion-god.

State police and federal agents blocked Williamson Road while searching the gun shop of Darrell Sivik. (JACK HANRAHAN/Erie Times-News) By JOHN BARTLETT john.bartlett@timesnews.com MEADVILLE: A Crawford County gun dealer known for his outspoken criticism of government power was arrested on firearm violations Thursday after heavily armed federal agents raided his West Mead home and adjacent business. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives served a search warrant and took self-proclaimed "patriotic, Christian American" Darrell Sivik into custody at about 9 a.m. He was arraigned at about 4 p.m. in Erie before Federal Magistrate Susan Paradise Baxter....

It's last rites for Braveheart... at last STUART MacDONALD HE RESTS in the hearts and minds of Scots as an icon of the nation’s fighting spirit yet Braveheart legend William Wallace has never been granted a burial place fit for a national hero. But now, on the 700th anniversary of his gruesome death, Wallace is to finally get a permanent resting place at the Lanarkshire church where he is believed to have married his sweetheart. However, first there will be an extraordinary re-enactment of the last days of Wallace’s life which led up to his horrific death. Wallace author David...

The AS90 - used last night in Iraq - is one of the most awesome battlefield artillery guns in the world. When the self-propelled howitzer was introduced in 1993, the first new field gun for three decades, military experts said it would revolutionise the use of artillery in the theatre of war. With a 155mm gun and an automated loading system, the AS90 Braveheart can deliver a payload of a quarter of a ton on to a single target in less than 10 seconds. Resembling a tank, the gun is engine-driven and can be positioned anywhere on the battlefield and...

With a brave heart and pure soul March 15 2003 If conviction counts for anything, Mel Gibson's latest film project will be a success, but theologians and filmmakers are not so sure, reports Garry Maddox. Is Mel Gibson crazy or a visionary? That question has been buzzing around the film world since one of Hollywood's biggest stars announced his new directing project would be a graphic depiction of the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life. That's not so unusual, you might think, considering the Sydney-raised actor is a well-known Catholic. But the star of Mad Max, Braveheart and the...