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Barbie Busting
Never one to miss out on market share, Mattel's Girls Division has added "Quinceañera Barbie" as their first "Hispanic-tradition" theme doll.
The Challenge of Community
A year of voluntary service has become a rite of passage for thousands of socially conscious young Christians.
Twelve Days of Christmas
26: St. Stephen's Day: Give to the poor all that you don't need.
Speaking in Tongues
The faith-based anti-globalization movement is learning some new words.
Resources: Building Supplies
The Christian Information Service in Croatia has published a small but powerful book titled RefuJesus. Author and activist Boris Peterlin meditates on Jesus in today's refugee camps.
Yo Quiero Justicia
Would you be willing to pay a fourth of a penny more for your chalupa if it meant that farm workers could earn a living wage?
Small Arms x 500 Million
While the U.S. government condemns the weapons programs of impoverished nations such as Iraq and North Korea, it remains a world leader in the production and sale of small arms...
Potent Quotable
"Thank you for your letter expressing concern about the use of Abbott's sodium thiopental in capital punishment procedures."
Fun With Facts
The Navy's Blue Angels have used 5.5 trillion gallons of kerosene-based jet fuel for training alone. New Yorkers used 2.2 billion gallons of kerosene in 1997 to stay warm.
News Bites
Pram Time. Fifteen nonviolent demonstrators, including four children, occupied the Colombian consulate in Sydney, Australia, in August...
Where Your Treasure Is
Americans are looking for socially responsible corporations, but many corporations haven't yet caught on.
West Texas Rock
Folks in Midland, Texas, are fed up with slavery and they aren't going to take it anymore.
Raising the Roof
At the Faithdome in South Central Los Angeles in May, one of the most dynamic religious movements in the world was out in full force...
Holy Resistance
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has decided that breaking the law can be a Christian duty.
News Bites
Two-Edged. In a national effort to disarm all fighting units in Sierra Leone, the U.N. destroyed nearly 10,000 firearms in a month-long amnesty period.
Yearning to Be Free
This spring 14 undocumented Mexican immigrants died from prolonged exposure to extreme heat in the Arizona desert.
Voices, Not Victims
When a University of California campus saw a marked increase in date rape, an unlikely alliance emerged.
Getting in the Way of Aggression
On the front lines with Christian Peacemaker Teams