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trade embargo on Cuba, students, academics, religious groups and even Cuban-Americans with family on the Caribbean island are finding their "They're trying to find more ways to get tough with Cuba," said Philip Brenner, a Cuba expert and associate dean at American University in Washington D.C.

"This is a foretaste of more restrictions that will prevent Cubans and Americans from dealing with each other at all," added Brenner, who helped arrange the four-month visit to Cuba by nine students from the university.

The students said they were at times puzzled by the contradictions between Cuban government rhetoric about the benefits of a socialist society and Cubans' lack of material wealth.

"I've "I came here being very anti-embargo and now that I'm here, I'm c...

She wanted the strippers to see that "jealousy is not what's driving this ministry.

I want them to know that if I wanted to, I could be a stripper again, but I choose to live my life for the Lord." Leaders of the California Southern Baptist Convention(JC's Girls' home church is associated with the denomination) support the ministry but acknowledge that the Web site may be too edgy for church members.

"I think many Southern Baptists might feel uncomfortable with that look," said spokesman Terry Barone.

Barone added that the ministry is not intended for practicing Christians anyway.

"These women are doing what Jesus did," he said.

"He ministered to prostitutes and tax collectors.

He had a penchant for going to the people who needed his message - not the religious people." Veitch, meanwhile, continues doing interview after ...