In a surprise turnabout, the New Hampshire House voted narrowly Wednesday afternoon to defeat the measure, 186 to 188. When the House Speaker announced the vote in the House, the chamber erupted with sounds of both distress and applause.
About 1,000 people accused of being witches in Gambia were locked in detention centers in March and forced to drink a dangerous hallucinogenic potion, human rights organization Amnesty International said.
In case you need to know, it costs more to be poor than to be rich: Poverty 101: We’ll start with the basics. Like food:
I wonder if younger women are now sure enough of their sexual autonomy and their choices generally that they don’t view limits on abortion as attacks on their overall freedom. My theory? People always apply the brakes to whichever side has the momentum.
… a new half-hour documentary film helps Episcopalians keep the church’s commitment to listen. Voices of Witness Africa interviews gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Africans about their lives and their relationships with God and the church.
Some parents in Frisco, Texas, are fuming because their public school district allowed Christian evangelists to provide Bibles to students on school grounds, which administrators say was done to stop even more proselytizing outside the schools.
WYNC.FM carries on interview with the Rev. Luis Barrios about his experience in federal prison for a protest at the School of the Americas now
As demand from the West falls and the number of export-driven jobs decreases amid the economic downturn, businesses in countries like Cambodia, India and Thailand are likely to lay off workers without advanced warning, thus forcing families to find other income sources through their children.
Eight preachers – ranging from the Presiding Officers and the Archbishop of Canterbury to a popular TV correspondent and an internationally-known activist – will be among the many voices at the daily worship services during General Convention 2009
Tough times call for creative solutions. A Texas congregation has responded to local needs by inviting people who need to do so, to help themselves to the offering plate as it passes by them.