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Lay Volunteer Opportunities
This month's "Seeds" focuses on voluntary service programs. Each one here is open to all Christians regardless of denominational affiliation.
Still Fighting for Democracy in Haiti
The Clinton administration has dropped hints that it may be backing off its support for exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, but members of the U.S.
To Keep Haiti Alive
On the third anniversary of Jean-Bertrand Aristide's landslide election to the presidency, 16 U.S.
Briefly Noted
The Mennonite Central Committee is launching a project to rid northern Laos of unexploded bombs dropped by U.S. planes during the Vietnam war.
Zero Shopping Days 'til Christmas
For some religious leaders, spending hundreds of dollars for Christmas gifts - ostensibly to honor the birth of one who had "no place to lay his head" - is not merely ironic, it's sinful.
Resources for Renewal and Change
How do Christians respond to consumerism, the global economy, housing issues, and food crises?
A Bridge of Justice
The U.S. government took hundreds of thousands of square miles from native people. In a recent ceremony in Alaska, the church gave a small portion of that land back.
Support Women, or Stay Lay
While many denominations across the globe have opened the door to the ordination of women, none have taken as resolute an action for equality as the Lutheran bishops of Sweden.
Briefly Noted
The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance in August that will require genetically engineered foods and food products to bear the words, "This food is genetically engineered."
A School Bus to Cuba
Ninety vehicles--including pick-up trucks, an ambulance, cars, and a school bus--set out this summer to deliver food, medicine, and other supplies to Cuba, in intentional violation of the U.S.
South Africa: Another Step Toward Freedom
Anticipating South Africa's first democratic election
Amazon Massacre Draws Outrage
Environmental organizations respond to massacre of Yanomami in Brazil
A Classic Case of Conscience
Coverage of Bill Ramsey's reflections on jail and war taxes