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What kind of king is Jesus and how does he want to be honored?
… but what can we do? They are our brothers and sisters.” Imagine this small, poor country flooded with refugees from the wars in Iraq, the war in Syria. “They are our brothers and …
Minority communities wonder why Iraqi government fails to protect them
… the Kurdistan area of northern Iraq, Abada replays the scene over and over in her mind. "Tears flooded down like rain when I saw an Islamic State militant about 60 years old snatch my daughter …
Plan to expand mountaintop mine heightens residents' flooding concerns
… that opening an additional 413 acres to mining would leave the hollow more susceptible to flooding and polluted air and their home vulnerable to blasting. Surface mining is another name … rainwater runoff from the mountain sites. "I'm concerned with water and I'm concerned with flooding," said Stephen Comer, a retired electrician who has chronic obstructive pulmonary … hold back the water. I don't sleep now if it rains hard for a long time." Besides the greater flood risk, the Comers are concerned about the dust that inevitably comes when workers dynamite …
Morning Briefing
… sexual abuse in the Catholic church has been "effectively and permanently ... remedied," A flooded church and a disabled pastor: A parishioner reflects on a year of crisis: … A Parish …
UN report: As climate warms, poverty will grow
… in some cases.” Along with it: increased poverty and displacement of people; coastal flooding; exacerbated health problems; and an indirect amplification of the common drivers of …
Despite long mining history, poverty straps many in West Virginia
… the coal mines were operating and everyone was working to just almost a ghost town. And the floods in the early 2000s kind of finished off what the coal mining's leaving has done," Bailey …
The stolen children: Chile parents allege theft of newborns
… made the news in April, the government agency that deals with adoptions and child welfare was flooded with calls from women who said they'd either had the same devastating experience, or had …
'Left Behind' or lost in space?
… It is there where we are lifted up to be with him in spirit and in truth. In the rush to flood the movie market with lucrative "Christian" faith and family-friendly films, filmmakers …
Cutting through the noise: the power of personal relationship
… justice lobby. We at NETWORK have the task of influencing the way legislators make policy. The flood of facts, figures and findings often swamps my intellect, muddling the motivations I held …
In Africa, church leaders responding to climate change locally and globally
… have become more severe and recurrent and are frequently followed by excessive rains or floods. Temperatures are much higher and weather patterns are now unpredictable. In conferences, …
Bombing the Islamic State is fueling the violence
… means no bombs, no drones, no missiles. The U.S. and other arms-supplying nations need to stop flooding the Middle East (and the world) with weapons. A total multilateral arms embargo is …