According to new research, it appears that altruism is present in newborn and infant children in an innate way. Infants and toddlers universally will help others in a way that is not seen in other primates. As a child ages the urge to help appears to become more selective – helping those who have previously helped the child – but it is still present in all.
According to new poll data, just about 40% of Americans believe in the strictest form of Creationism, that God created the world about 10,000 years
The US Congress in an unusual Saturday session voted today to repeal the armed force’s 17 year old “Don’t Ask, Don’t tell” regulation which forbade
There’s a not uncommon perception that Gay and Lesbian households have more income than straight households, and because of that they have a disproportionately greater
A new animated video detailing the situation in Sudan and the critical nature of the upcoming referendum is available from the Episcopal Church Office of Communication and a newly-released musical composition captures the spirit of the people of the Sudanese Diocese of Renk.
Nathan A. Scott, Jr. died, four years ago this December, in Charlottesville, Va. He was one of the most significant Christian commentators on contemporary culture of the second half of the twentieth century and merits a place in the Episcopal Church’s calendar of saints.
O Adonai
O Lord and Ruler of the House of Israel,
Who appearedst unto Moses in a flame of fire in the bush,
and gavest unto him the Law of Sinai:
Come redeem us with a stretched-out arm.