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Raising the Roof
At the Faithdome in South Central Los Angeles in May, one of the most dynamic religious movements in the world was out in full force...
Holy Resistance
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has decided that breaking the law can be a Christian duty.
News Bites
Two-Edged. In a national effort to disarm all fighting units in Sierra Leone, the U.N. destroyed nearly 10,000 firearms in a month-long amnesty period.
Yearning to Be Free
This spring 14 undocumented Mexican immigrants died from prolonged exposure to extreme heat in the Arizona desert.
Cleans Up the Blue Streak
"Curse Free TV" is a new invention that automatically filters out profanity and other offensive language in television programming.
Why Driving Is Too Cheap
$446.3 billion "social cost" of driving in 2000* (18 cents/mile)
A Rabbi, RoundUp, and the All-American Girl
Israeli Rabbi Arik Ascherman of Rabbis for Human Rights, who was arrested this spring for blocking a bulldozer that was in the act of demolishing a Palestinian home in the West Bank.
Clowns Without Kevlar
When humanitarian intervention sends in the troops, it’s not usually a laughing matter.
Holy Boldness, Batman!
When a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency survey found that one out of every 10 people in Baltimore is a drug addict, Methodist pastor Tim Warner decided enough was enough.
Beyond Voter Registration
A recent survey of political involvement by black churches, conducted by Morehouse College’s "Public Influences of African-American Churches Project"...
Nosy Neighbor Campaign
Elizabeth Iguago came to the United States from Ecuador to work for an IMF official.
As For Me and My Gang, We Shall Serve the Lord
The Un-Chained Gang Motorcycle Ministry is a nondenominational outreach program of born-again outlaw bikers in Bloomington, Indiana. Members take a vow of nonviolence for the sake of Jesus.
News Bites
Cross Talk. As part of a cultural exchange initiated by the Mennonite Central Committee, Evelyn and Wallace Schellenberger are moving to Qom, Iran. To prepare they met with Dr.
Free Trade for Whom?
Protesters anywhere have a legitimate case to make, as long as it’s not made with violence.
News Bites
During the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, the Swiss border patrol prevented Naomi Klein's anti-corporate bestseller No Logo from entering the country. Apparently those little ca
Attitudes and Latitudes
Poll by the Program on International Policy Attitudes
Defining Moment
Nike now lets you personalize your shoes by submitting a word or phrase the company will stitch beneath the swoosh.
Eight Pretty Bad Corporations
Aventis CropScience. Put genetically altered and EPA unapproved "Star Link" corn in Taco Bell brand taco shells; at least 44 people became ill.