Results for Human Rights
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From the Archives: June 1990
Originally Posted: 05/04/2012 - 2:00pm | Type: Magazine Article -
Maria Riley Women's Concerns With the publication of the second draft of the National Conference of Cath ...
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Can These Bones Live?
Originally Posted: 05/04/2012 - 2:00pm | Type: Magazine Article -
up 2,114 bodies. The second, massive well, 25 meters deep, held 12,168 bodies. Well #3 is a perfectly ...
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Remembering Harvey Milk's Legacy
Originally Posted: 05/22/2012 - 4:50pm | Type: Blog -
Today is Harvey Milk Day. Before Harvey Milk’s assassination in 1978, the newly elected public official delivered this powerful message to a group in California: “Without hope, not only gays, but those who ar ...
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HHS Doesn’t Speak For Me, or Many Women
Originally Posted: 05/22/2012 - 12:44pm | Type: Blog -
Pundits and politicians who opine about the so-called war on women ought to take note of the lawsuits filed Monday against the Department of Health and Human Services contraception mandate by 43 religious grou ...
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LAPD Modifies Surveillance Program of Muslims
Originally Posted: 05/22/2012 - 12:30pm | Type: Blog -
After lobbying from Muslim and Sikh leaders, the Los Angeles Police Department has agreed to modify its information-gathering program on suspicious activities after the New York Police Department came under fi ...
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Church That Stood Up For Gay Rights Faces Closure
Originally Posted: 05/17/2012 - 4:22pm | Type: Blog -
The small stack of envelopes that arrives at Grace Community United Church of Christ in St. Paul, Minn., each day are filled with good will and small bills – ones, fives and tens mostly. The donations lift the spirit, said Rev. Oliver White, but they ...
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Church Softball League Calls a Foul on Bisexual Pastor
Originally Posted: 05/17/2012 - 1:27pm | Type: Blog -
"It seems like my sexuality doesn't have anything to do with how my congregation plays softball," Darnell said. "It's frustrating because this is who is representing Christianity in ou ...
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Women, Storytelling, and Activism Merge at MAKERS
Originally Posted: 05/09/2012 - 3:57pm | Type: Blog -
MAKERS is a documentary project where dozens of short reflections and dreams are gathered to promote the ways a diverse collection of women are transforming the planet into a more holistic and habitable place. T ...
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Faith in Action: One Man’s Quest for Safe Births in Sudan
Originally Posted: 05/08/2012 - 9:37am | Type: Blog -
This is the story of a health worker in South Sudan who is fighting for change and finding strength in his faith. Soon it will be Mother’s Day in the United States. For most women ...
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On Anniversary of Bin Laden's Death, Heated Debate about Torture Use
Originally Posted: 05/01/2012 - 5:01pm | Type: Blog -
The anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death at the hand of U.S. troops has reawakened the political controversy over the use of torture. The anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death at ...