"The affirmative task we have now," Biden said, "is to create a new world order, because the global order is changing again, and the institutions of the world worked so well in the post-World War II era for decades, they need to be strengthened, and some need to be changed."

"So we have to do what we do best, we have to lead," the vice president continued. "We have to update the global rules of the road, we have to do it in a way that maximizes benefits for everyone, because obviously, it's overwhelmingly in our interests. This is not a zero sum game, it's overwhelming our interest, that China prosper, that Mongolia prosper, that nations big and large, East and West (prosper). We have to level the playing field so that companies and workers can compete in the world, that the competition is fair and it's healthy."

While many Christians have a grasp of important doctrinal positions, some church-goers struggle with basic truths about salvation, the Bible and the nature of God.

A LifeWay Research study on "Doctrinal Positions," released April 5, shows 81 percent of churchgoers agree, in regard to salvation, that "When you die, you will go to heaven because you have confessed your sins and accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior." Yet 26 percent of church-goers concurrently believe that "If a person is sincerely seeking God, he/she can obtain eternal life through religions other than Christianity," while 57 percent disagree.

Other responses regarding beliefs about life after death include:
-- "When you die, you will go to heaven because you have tried your best to be a good person and live a good life" (selected by 7 percent of churchgoers).

-- "You have no way of knowing what will happen when you die" (5 percent of churchgoers).

-- "When you die, you will go to heaven because God loves everyone and we will all be in heaven with Him" (4 percent).

-- "When you die, you will go to heaven because you have read the Bible, been involved in church, and tried to live as God wants you to live" (2 percent).

-- "There is no life after death" (1 percent).

A recent article on the CNN Belief Blog highlighted the trend of Evangelical colleges inching toward culturally acceptable views of homosexuality. The article highlighted Wheaton College, which in February established an official group for "students to explore questions of gender identity and sexual orientation." Although Wheaton College receives the most attention because of its prominence, other Evangelical schools are making similar moves.

Last week at Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) student group called 'Love of God Bringing Triumph,' announced the college administration approved an LGBT support group through the school's counseling and health services center. Although the administration denied the group's initial request for an official club because of concerns about breaches in confidentiality, the new "support group" through the counseling center will ensure the privacy of all students involved.

The new group will only be open to those who identify as "members of the LGBT community, and will walk alongside them as they wrestle through issues that are common to being LGBT." Some students complained that facilitating the group through the school's counseling center implies homosexuality is a problem requiring counseling, rather than a legitimate orientation to be affirmed. One student told the college newspaper "I don't want this to be an excuse for those kids to be put into counseling, because that's not what they need, they need our support as a community."
 

Many foreign analysts offer reassurance. No one, they say, really wants war. Missile and nuclear tests, threats of possible atomic strikes on the United States and military drills on both sides of the divided Korean peninsula, reflect rather a youthful North Korean leader and newly elected South Korean government both finding their feet at home and testing their strengths.