WASHINGTON As an evangelical Christian living in Texas, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe found that many conservatives had questions about climate change based on things they'd heard on talk radio.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - As much as Brett Hull has been a part of the Stars' front office for the last four years, fans never really got to honor him for his contributions to the team as a player.
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As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. For his first 54 years, John Mayer did nothing remotely athletic.
LAKE FOREST, Calif. In a Nov. 4 story about the end of a publishing partnership between pastor Rick Warren and Reader's Digest, The Associated Press erroneously reported that subscriptions to the Purpose Driven Connection totaled 2,500 to 5,000 per month. Subscriptions were growing by 2,500 to 5,000 per month, a project editor said. A Reader's Digest spokesman declined to release figures but said subscriptions "fell far short of expectations."
STERLING, Va. U.S. mosques fearful of a backlash after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas are stepping up security.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Maybe through the eyes of 18-month-old Shelby, the tiny button batteries for their jack-o'-lantern candles looked like cookies. Or cereal.
Changing physicians can be wrenching for older patients. My mother never got over it when her longtime doctor retired. The "new" doctor took care of Mom for more than 15 years, but she would still tell him what she thought he wanted to hear. Ironically, the frailer Mom grew, the less forthright she became.
LAKE FOREST, Calif. A joint publishing venture between influential pastor Rick Warren and Reader's Digest magazine has collapsed less than a year after it was announced with great fanfare.
SEATTLE When some 600 atheists, agnostics and other nonreligious folks gather in Seattle starting Friday for a Freedom From Religion Foundation convention, there will be an emphatically nonprayer breakfast.
AMELIA, Ohio An Ohio village's Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, expected protests and logistical problems.
SACRAMEN TO, Calif. One of the hardest things Ed Donaghy has ever done was leave his ministry as a Catholic priest. For months, he agonized over his conflicting desires to have a family and serve as a priest in the Sacramento Diocese.
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LOS ANGELES When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start.
CHICAGO For decades, Sister Donna Quinn has championed the rights of women to use contraception, seek ordination and end unwanted pregnancies.
CHICAGO Christian Science practitioner Shirley Paulson says witnessing the miraculous consequences of prayer has convinced her that patients should be free to choose the kind of health care that works best for them.
WASHINGTON As the health care battle moved forward last week, Phil Davis, a senior Christian Science church official, hurriedly delivered bundles of letters to Senate offices promoting a little-noticed proposal in the legislation requiring insurers to consider covering the church's prayer treatments just as they do other medical expenses.
QUESTION: A long-distance relative has a child with physical and mental disabilities. How do you prepare your children for their first visit over the holidays?
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