Photos and video footage from Haiti show people — from infants to adults — struggling to survive, coping with injuries and loss. Some of the most evocative are the tiniest victims of last week’s earthquake and powerful aftershocks: orphans and other children either abandoned by or separated from their families
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Hundreds of thousands of children separated from families
Two United Methodist Church executives, a Lutheran seminarian and three missionaries of the Free Methodist Church died as a result of the massive earthquake. Other religious organizations are still awaiting word about whether staffers and their family members are alive and safe.
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Relief groups mourn their losses in Haiti
“These women were not a homogenous group of mindless victims or soulless fanatics,” writes Wendy Doniger, “but individuals who made various choices for various reasons and had many voices and cannot be sorted into two tidy groups of those who jumped and those who were pushed.
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Books: The Hindus is controversial, courageous
Q: Our will stipulates that if my wife and I die, our daughter will be cared for by some longtime friends, who welcome the idea. Since making this plan we have learned that they feel differently from us about money — they like living large — and we no longer want them to raise our daughter
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On Ethics: Couple’s will is no testament to friendship
Spring training is still six weeks away, but, with pro football winding down and pro basketball dragging on, attention is already being turned to America’s past time.
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Exorcising the Cubs’ demons
I was reading through 1 Corinthians today and came across a startling passage… and it is partly startling because I had just visited some of my bookmarked blogs to see what those professing faith in Christ are up to.
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We Must Judge Or Risk Being Counted As Guilty With The Offenders
Latina Role Model is on Tiki Tiki: Stories with Cultura, Color and Sabor, thanks to post by Carrie Ferguson Weir entitled Smart Latina vs Sexy Latina . Check out the post and be sure to leave your responses!
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Latina Role Model on Tiki Tiki
What if Sherlock Holmes could wield an umbrella or a walking stick with the same dexterity and deadliness that Bruce Lee demonstrated with nunchuks? Introducing the coolest blog ever! No, really I defy you to find a blog more unusual or interesting or creative than this one. Actually, that sounds like a challenge. Alright then, let’s make it official! I’m issuing a challenge
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What if Sherlock Holmes could fight like Bruce Lee?
We continue to hear reports of the devastating effects of last week’s earthquake in Haiti. Many are on the ground in Haiti, offering medical and other assistance. Many more of us are able to donate financially
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Praying for Our Brothers and Our Sisters
The Christian forces behind the new film say they’re using the medium that teens respond to best to deliver an uplifting inspirational message. On the surface, “To Save a Life” doesn’t sound that different from a host of indie films — a drama involving a teen coping with the aftermath of a student’s suicide who finds solace in a group of outsiders.
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‘To Save a Life’ is a faith-based initiative