Self-mutilation on the rise among teens; family, friends can point them toward help
February 9, 2006
“I hurt myself today to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that’s real.” Perhaps you have heard the
Mob stones crowd at Catholic school opening
February 9, 2006
GHOSALI VILLAGE, Maharashtra state, India — A 50-strong Hindu mob attacked a new Catholic school and boarding hostel as the facility was inaugurated Jan. 29
Evangelical Christians in Gaza apprehensive about Hamas win
February 9, 2006
As images of jubilant Hamas supporters filling the air with gunfire splashed across the television more than two weeks ago, 50 children were huddled nearby
Hindu extremists beat Christians in India
February 9, 2006
BHOPAL, India — Hindu extremists armed with sticks, rods and other sharp weapons gate-crashed a Christian seminar held in a private home in Bhopal, Madhya
‘End of the Spear’ tells story of Birmingham surgeon’s family
February 9, 2006
Just about any little boy growing up finds his grandfather’s shoes are an awfully big pair to fill. But imagine if your grandfather was
Walgreens sued for firing workers over pill
February 9, 2006
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The American Center for Law and Justice is suing Walgreens after the company fired four pharmacists who refused to dispense the “morning-after”
Bombs hit Iraqi churches, kill three
February 9, 2006
An apparently coordinated series of bomb attacks Jan. 29 targeted Iraq’s Christian minority, killing three and injuring more. Bombs exploded within minutes of each other
‘Rights of unborn child’ legislation stuck in Senate
February 9, 2006
Legislation protecting the rights of an unborn child passed the House of Representatives unanimously in January but so far is getting nowhere in the Senate.
