“G.O.P. pushes new abortion limits to appease vocal base”
June 17, 2013, The New York Times article about Republicans decision to push for new legislation that would ban abortion after 22 weeks on both the federal and state levels.
Category: Beliefs & practices
“Women’s groups, Cuomo to tweak abortion bill, quell ‘partial-birth’ concerns”
June 13, 2013, WGRZ.com article about plans by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to change the language in his proposed abortion bill.
Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
The Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory lists and provides links to university programs in Jewish studies in the United States.
“Top 50 Influential Rabbis in America”
Newsweek magazine posted a Web-exclusive list of the 50 most influential rabbis in America on April 11, 2008.
“FIRST-PERSON: The Christian divorce rate myth (what you’ve heard is wrong)”
Read a Feb. 15, 2011, Baptist Press article arguing that the divorce rate among Christians is lower than other Americans’.
“A Lenten Retreat with Refugees”
Creighton University, a Catholic institution in Omaha, Neb., offers an online Lenten retreat with African refugees.
“Christians question divorce rates of faithful”
Read a March 14, 2011, Religion News Service article on whether Christians divorce at a similar or lower rate than other Americans.
“Unmarried Pastor, Seeking a Job, Sees Bias”
Read a March 21, 2011, New York Times story about an unemployed evangelical minister who says he’s been hindered in his job search by congregations’ overwhelming preference for pastors who are married.
“Lenten Resources”
Catholic publisher Loyola Press in Chicago offers a wide variety of online Lenten resources, among them a retreat and a Holy Week devotional based on the seven last words of Christ. Contact Director of communications at Loyola is Molly Hart.