Items of Interest

April 16, 2012

French youth drawn to evangelical churches

A.D. McKenzie and ENInews

The atmosphere is like a concert:   in a darkened theatre in the lively Montparnasse area of Paris, hundreds of young people sing catchy songs and wave their arms in the air, while a group plays booming music on stage.

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April 9, 2012

Death of single-payer health plan inspires change of thought

California’s so-called “Medicare for all” bill has died.

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April 9, 2012

College fun minus the alcohol

Katie Landeck

University of Massachusetts senior Dorothy Polatin has one hope for her capstone, a research-intensive thesis or project required of all honors students.

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April 2, 2012

For star player: faith, community, hoops

Steve Almasy

When Jeremy Lin was a sophomore at Harvard, he was struggling emotionally.

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April 2, 2012

Faith on the field

Ericka Sanders

Gary Brackett’s life reads like a movie.

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March 26, 2012

Interreligious council to work toward peace, problem-solving

2012 will be the year when 30 Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars gather in a permanent, international council, opening up new roads in interreligious relations.

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March 26, 2012

'Universe' exhibit in Pisa, Italy, spotlights scientific discoveries

Alessandro Speciale

Nearly four centuries after the Roman Catholic Church branded Galileo Galilei a heretic for positing that the sun was the center of the universe, the Vatican is co-hosting a major science exhibition in his hometown.

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March 26, 2012

Southern Baptist Convention puts brakes on name change

Adelle M. Banks

A task force is recommending that the Southern Baptist Convention [SBC] maintain its official name but give members of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination the option of calling themselves “Great Commission Baptists.