The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have condemned what they say are the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council’s repeated efforts to undermine freedom of expression in the name of protecting religious sensibilities.
Although FEMA and insurance companies have been slow to respond to the victims of the tornado that struck Windsor, Colorado, the churches have been quick
Bennison admitted he was also concerned about his own future. “Any disturbance in the parish would reflect poorly on my leadership in the parish at that time.”
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, was the Harvard University commencement speaker this year. Her themes were the benefits of failure and the
…poverty is not only about the lack of financial resources, but more centrally about an absence of opportunities and choices which allow people to build decent lives for themselves and their families.
“Great Creator God, who desires that all creation live in harmony and peace. We dare to dream of a path to reconciliation.”
Meatballs served at a smorgasbord of the Salem Lutheran Church in Longville, Minn., were tainted with deadly E. coli bacteria, and Nebraska Beef was named as the culprit in lawsuits filed by the dead woman’s husband and by Ellie Wheeler, one of 17 other people who became ill. The company contends that the church women were negligent in preparation
“I suddenly knew that everything was okay, that what I was doing was right, and I didn’t know why,” Pratchett said. “It was a thought that all the right things are happening in the circumstances; and I thought, ‘Well, that’s all right then.’”
…today, nine judges from around the country are beginning to consider whether this … prelate, suspended from office in the fall, improperly concealed his brother John’s sexual abuse of a minor decades ago.
…encourages all couples, whether gay or straight, to be married in a civil ceremony with blessing to be performed by the clergy. Andrus also encourages all members of the diocese to become volunteer Deputy Marriage Commissioners. He intends to volunteer in this capacity.