Nelson Mandela dead at age 95
December 5, 2013
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(Updated continuously with reactions from world and church leaders.) Nelson Mandela has died. May he rest in peace. CNN reports:
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Second-grader’s ‘buddy bench’ helps spark playground friendship
December 5, 2013
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This is an idea worth stealing: A Pennsylvania second-grader has taken action to create a “buddy bench” at his school so that children who feel
Amsterdam program hires homeless alcoholics to work for beer
December 5, 2013
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The New York Times has a story today about a controversial program in Amsterdam that enlists homeless individuals to clean the streets, and pays them
Pentecostal preachers push a prayer ‘cure’ for Africans with HIV
December 5, 2013
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Some pentecostal pastors in Africa are pushing those infected with HIV to abandon drug treatment and opt for a prayer “cure” instead. From Religion News
Repairing Christianity’s damaged brand
December 4, 2013
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Sally Steenland, in American Progress, begins by stating the consequences of the Religious Right’s grip on public perception of Christianity:
The Hunger Games and the limits of white imagination
December 4, 2013
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Olivia Cole writes in Huffington Post on the negative reaction to the brilliant and kind character of Beetee, portrayed by African American actor Jeffrey Wright:
Catholic Hospitals in U.S. are turning women away for miscarrying
December 4, 2013
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Amanda Marcotte writes on the growing policy for Catholic Hospitals to refuse care for women who are losing their pregnancies. From her article in Slate:
Foodies can help bring change in workers’ rights
November 27, 2013
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Amy B. Dean at Al Jazeera America writes on how those rightly concerned about the source of their foods can similarly become champions for workers’
Beware of air travel with your pet
November 27, 2013
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Barbara Liston of Reuters on the perils of pet air travel:
The Central African Republic descending into ‘complete chaos’
November 27, 2013
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The Washington Post reports on an alarming situation:
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