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Normally, Garrido v. Krasnansky, a divorce case playing out in Vermont family court, would be of little interest to anyone but the couple involved. But the court has ordered the husband to stop posting blog items about his wife and their crumbled marriage, possibly turning an ordinary divorce into a much broader battle over free speech … Continue reading “Blog Publicizes Divorce”

Area police continue to search for a man who they believe killed his two teenage daughters and left their bodies in a taxi at an Irving hotel. Police sealed off a street and surrounded the man’s home in Lewisville for more than five hours Wednesday but found that Yaser Abdel Said, 50, a cabdriver, was … Continue reading “Muslim Sisters Slain for Dating”

Scientists reported Thursday that for the first time they have made human embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a development that the government’s top stem cell official said would make the controversial research eligible for federal funding. Story Landis, who chairs the National Institute of Health’s stem cell task force, said that with certain safeguards, … Continue reading “Cells Made, No Harm to Embryos”

    Twins who were separated at birth got married without realizing they were brother and sister, a lawmaker said, urging more information be provided on birth certificates for adopted children.     A court annulled the British couple’s union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord David Alton said.     “Everyone has a … Continue reading “Separated Twins Marry, Divorce”

You know what activity I hated at summer camp? Well, I never was good at crafts, but I really didn’t like the partner trust walk. You know the one I’m talking about? You find a partner and one of you has to put on a blindfold so you can’t see. Then your partner is supposed … Continue reading “Sight Unseen”

In 1984 and again in 1999, the National Academy of Sciences, the nation’s most eminent scientific organization, produced books on the evidence supporting the theory of evolution and arguing against the introduction of creationism or other religious alternatives in public school science classes. On Thursday, it produced a third. But this volume is unusual, people who … Continue reading “Book Sees no Science-Religion Gap”

From the Editor: NCP in D.C. in April Articles: Your Family and Your Preaching Good News, Bad News Register Now for NCP 2008 Illustrations: GraceLoneliness, Leadership Offering, Sermons Revenge Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amatueurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.” (Unknown) … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 7, No. 4”

Science is to make way for diplomacy at the Pope’s summer residence, with the dismantling of the astronomical observatory that has been part of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for more than 75 years. The Pope needs more room to receive diplomats so the telescopes have to go. The eviction of the astronomers and their … Continue reading “Vatican Dismantles Telescopes”

A cooing baby in the next cubicle? It may sound like a recipe for distraction to some, but programs that allow parents to take their infants to work are growing across the country. The newly established Parenting in the Workplace Institute has a database of more than 70 U.S. companies that allow babies at work, … Continue reading “Infants Go to Work”

In a world fraught with ethnic, religious, and sectarian tensions, “tolerance” is a familiar mantra. Diversity training sessions in schools and workplaces try to instill it. Mitt Romney, in his recent speech on faith, praised our nation’s embrace of it. The UN has even designated an International Day for it. (The date – mark your calendars – … Continue reading “Reverence for Tolerance?”