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Five Killed by Methane Gas on Virginia Farm

...g region dotted with red barns, gleaming silos and church steeples that peak above rolling fields. The Sho... Valley. They belonged to a conservative Mennonite church whose members shun many of the trappings of modern society but drive cars, use telephones and, accor...

Senior Church Leaders in Lesotho Pledge to Fight AIDS

Fourteen of the most renowned church leaders in Lesotho have signed a declaration pledg...ili, the statement said. In the declaration, the church leaders pledged to promote dignity, equality and rights of all people, especially those living with ...

Longoria and Parker Couples Not in a Hurry for Babies Now

...eligious ceremony at the Saint Germain l'Auxerrois church July 7 this year, a day after they exchanged vows in a civil ceremony....

Los Angeles Diocese Opts for Huge Payout in Sexual Abuse Cases

...lements push the total amount paid out by the U.S. church since 1950 to more than $2 billion, with about a q...onsidering the sale of about 50 other nonessential church properties to raise funds for a settlement. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge overseeing t...

Sexual Abuse Payout Re-opens Old Wounds

... host of legal factors such as how much notice the church had or should have had that the priest in question...uted for this,' " she said. Or they feel as if the church "bought silence." Ann Hagen Webb, a Boston psychologist who treats survivors of priest sex abuse a...

Recall of the AIDS Drug Causes Panic in Zambia

...ssociation of Zambia, an umbrella organization for church administered health institutions, said "Government should strengthen quality assurance mechanisms in this country - maybe there are many drugs that we are taking without actually ensuring their quality. People should know what they are taking." Mini...

Norwegians Take in the Sun in Spain on Doctors' Orders

.... The town has two Norwegian schools, a Protestant church and even a branch of the Norwegian social security office. It is located on Spain's extensive Mediterranean coast which has become the Europe's Florida for northern Europeans looking for a place to retire in the sun. "I love being here," said Rau...

Frustration and Anger of the Medical Profession Highlighted in Archdeacon's Speech

...Rawlings in his sermon at todays BMAs traditional church service on the eve of its Annual Conference. In his sermon in Torquay, today (Sunday 24 June 2007), Archdeacon Rawlings says: We live in exciting times. But, sadly, the excitement is tempered with much that militates against the ideal of patient-cen...

Brazil Government New Health Offer

... the worlds largest Roman Catholic nation, and the church has vehemently opposed any expansion of birth cont...ian Archbishop Orlando Brandes, who represents the church on this issue, was unavailable for comment Tuesday, his office said. Brazil already distributes 25...

Church Weddings for Gays Soon a Reality in Sweden

...an currently marry in either a civil ceremony or a church ceremony, homosexuals are only allowed to register their partnerships in a civil ceremony. 'I think it would be great if the Swedish law passed. In changing the law everybody could be equal in the eyes of the law,' Soeren Andersson of the Swedish F...

Dutchman Rebuilds Noah's Ark to Spread His Faith

...ands where only one in five people say they attend church regularly. "I have already touched do many people that it is already a success for me," Huibers said. He wants to spread his message further with a tour of the Netherlands. He is sailing to Rotterdam where he will moor in the harbour in August. O...

Australian Catholics Rebel Over Stem Cell Vote Warning

...tralia rebelled Wednesday against threats from the church of "consequences" if they vote in favour of overtu... approval throughout the population." The Anglican church is also asking MPs to vote against the bill. But the Minister for Science and Medical Research, Ve...

Australian State Approves Therapeutic Cloning

...'s and cystic fibrosis. The head of the Catholic church in Australia, Sydney Archbishop Cardinal George Pell, caused outrage after warning Catholic lawmakers they faced "consequences" if they voted in favour of the legislation. Several Catholic members of parliament, led by State Premier Morris Iemma, s...

Sony Apologises to Church of England Over Computer Game

...dral in a violent video game, a spokesman for the church said Friday. The Japanese firm had written to officials at Manchester Cathedral in north-west England, saying they had not intended to cause offence by using the building in the PlayStation 3 game "Resistance: Fall of Man," he added. "If we have...

Religiosity May Be Instrumental In Preventing The Spread Of HIV-AIDS

...itional guidance from other sources, such as other church traditions or one's personal conscience. “Although the Pope may issue a proclamation on some aspect of sexual behavior, Catholics increasingly are inclined to consider their individual consciences as sources of moral authority,” the study notes. “W...

Spirituality Increases as Alcoholics Recover

...iews of God, religious practices such as prayer or church attendance, forgiveness, spiritual experiences, using religion or spirituality to cope, and existential meaning. The researchers also assessed participants’ alcohol use, and problems related to their alcohol use, before the study began and after six ...

Looking For A Friend Or Life Partner? Join A Gym

...embership at 16% of the population, double that of church or religious membership - at seven per cent - and more than four times greater than membership of environmental, animal rights or women's groups at 3% each.” "My research has shown that its popularity reflects the fact that going to your gym is mor...

Church’s View On Usage Of Condom

...ed for HIV virus. The cardinal has insisted that church teachings are the best way to prevent the spread o...rtance to sex as a means to attain pleasure. The church advocates sexual abstinence and sexual faithfulness between husband and wife as the best ways to com...

Celebrating Christmas With Wine – The Elixir of the God

...e ‘holy communion’ following a mass, people in the church receive wine and bread, signifying the blood and body of Christ, as a sign of receiving blessings from heaven. Wine is essentially an alcoholic drink, made from the juice of fruits, primarily grapes, which undergoes a process of fermentation. Many ...

Are The Short And Dark Days Of Winter Making You SAD?

...ved ones, expectations of friends, family, job, or church to participate in seasonal festivities, financial pressures associated with the season like buying gifts etc. Knowing that the increased stress and pressure will soon pass helps to overcome the temporary blues.It is also important to indulge moder...

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