Items of interest June 13, 2005 Issue

Items of interest

with contributions from Angie Brunkow, David Yonke

"OMAHANS JOINED PEOPLE in cities across America on [May 5] in bowing their heads for National Day of Prayer.

"This is America at her quiet best as we acknowledge we can't go alone,' said George Gallup Jr., a humanitarian and retired Gallup Foundation executive who spoke at the Omaha event. ...

"Gallup, who has directed more than 100 polls on spirituality and religion, said familiarity with God offers a more orderly, happy, and productive life. But there are deeper benefits, too, such as the ability to weather misery and to join a fraternity with millions of others. ...

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