with contributions from Diane Urbani, Nicole Morse
"The Healing Prayer Ministry
organizes teams of trained people who fan out across the Salt Lake Valley, to churches where they pray with whoever has called on them.
"OF MORE THAN 1,000 American adults
surveyed, over 74 percent express gratitude by openly displaying a positive attitude through written or verbal expressions of thanks, praying, volunteering, and acknowledging a higher power for the good in their lives.
"Religious leaders in southern Africa have pledged their commitment to help resolve some of the conflicts and civil strife inherent in the region in order to maintain peace and stability.
"The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has reached a settlement with the Electrolux Group over a charge that the company's Muslim employees were being disciplined for taking prayer breaks.