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Survey: Most Americans say fighting global poverty is futile
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 29, 2014
(RNS) Observant Christians are concerned about global extreme poverty but skeptical that it can be ended in the next 25 years.
Canadian authorities to rule on foster care for children in reclusive sect
By Ron Csillag — December 26, 2013
TORONTO (RNS) Last month, about 150 members of the group Lev Tahor ("Pure Heart") decamped from a village north of Montreal to Chatham, Ontario, about 200 miles southwest of Toronto. Comprising about 40 families, the sect fled just before a Quebec court ordered 14 children into foster care.
Belgium debates allowing gravely ill children the right to die
By Jennifer Collins — December 19, 2013
(RNS) The law will make Belgium the first country to allow euthanasia for children if they are terminally ill and living with "constant and unbearable physical suffering."
Meet Sally Lloyd-Jones, the most successful Christian author you’ve never heard of
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — November 26, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) “I think the danger with Christian publishing is (the attitude), ‘If it's got a Bible verse in it then it's OK,’ even if it's got really bad writing and bad art,” said author Sally Lloyd-Jones. “I suppose my vision has always been that it's got to be excellent.”
Fewer home-school families cite religion as their main motivation
By Katherine Burgess — October 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As home-schooling slowly becomes more mainstream, most parents cite the environment of public schools, not religious belief, as the main reason behind their decision to home-school.
Delayed marriage fallout: More unwed births, report says
By Kim Painter — March 20, 2013
(RNS) First comes baby, then comes marriage? That is the new norm for many middle-class young people -- and they and their children are paying a price, says a new report.
Miss America has a faith-based platform for kids of prisoners
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 6, 2012
AUSTIN, Tex. (RNS) Laura Kaeppeler travels nonstop, wears stylish new outfits daily and attracts TV crews in every city she visits as the reigning Miss America. But the glamorous appearances go for a most unglamorous cause: a faith-based platform for the 2.7 million kids who have an incarcerated parent. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
Court says Quebec parents can’t pull students out of religion class
By Tracy Gordon — February 21, 2012
TORONTO (RNS) Canada's highest court has ruled that children in Quebec schools cannot opt out of a course on ethics and world religions. By Ron Csillag.
Vatican to host global summit on sexual abuse
By Tracy Gordon — February 3, 2012
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican will convene a global summit next week to bring together bishops and experts to review strategies to prevent abuse and to assist victims. By Alessandro Speciale.
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