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Quote of the Day. "If the government were not to continue the same level of support, it would be very detrimental, like cutting the legs off a wobbling child and expecting it to run a marathon. It's very possible we'll still be at this level of need five years from now." John Katalinich, chief lending officer at the Inova Federal Credit Union in Elkhart, IN, on federal government plans to wind down many of its emergency programs for housing. (New York Times)
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American Charity Donations to Haiti Surpass $709M "American charities have contributed more than $709 million to aid quake-stricken Haiti. Some of the largest gifts came through the American Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, and World Vision."
Church Yearbook: SBC Membership Drops Again; Catholics Rebound "The nation's largest Protestant denomination reported a decline in membership for the second year in a row, according to the National Council of Churches' 2010 yearbook of churches. The Catholic Church, meanwhile, rebounded from last year's reported membership loss with a 1.49 percent growth."
Cal State campus leaders take to pulpits in diversity initiative "On several Sundays in February, Cal State leaders, including the chancellor, campus presidents, trustees and others, speak at churches and provide information about planning and applying or college. Their appearances are part of the university system's African American Initiative
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