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It’s no surprise that certain U.S. religious groups have strong political leanings: Southern Baptist Republicans and Jewish Democrats are predictable enough archetypes. A new paper by two political scientists adds a new layer to these long-standing stereotypes: Clergy tend to be even more partisan than their parishioners. |
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Ollie and Donald King of Lincoln County, Kentucky have been married for an impressive 68 years. When they look into each other’s eyes, though, they look as blissfully in love as a pair of newlyweds.
Earlier this month, photographer Paige Franklin had the chance to witness their love firsthand, when.... |
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SAYING he wants to instill the value of patriotism and nationalism in his supporters, former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama yesterday led a flower offering at the Veterans Marker at the Plaza Independencia to celebrate the country’s 119th Independence Day. |
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With dozens of cops lined up along Monroe Street near Millennium Park Monday, a passerby might have expected the arrival of a commander to rally the troops against an uptick of warm weather violence. Instead, to the great anticipation of the 50 or so officers assembled, a 7-year-old girl from.... |
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Updated 19 minutes ago. After 22 years of calling the house at the corner of Marys Avenue and 17th Street in Sharpsburg home, Rick and Tammy Lakatos will watch it be torn down. Along with other longtime tenants in the building, they got notice on April 17 from their landlord that the property had.... |
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, a seaside pub, on Monday was named the best restaurant in the U.K. for the second year in a row, beating the finest establishments London has to offer, at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards. The two-Michelin-star Ledbury, in the capital’s Notting Hill, placed second. |
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A FORMER police prosecutor has been found guilty of raping a then 17-year-old virgin at the police station when she went with her mother to make a report. Former acting Seargent Harry Ramlochan was 50 years at the time he raped the child. He is now 65 years old. It took 16 years for the case to be completed. |
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Alabama governor candidate Stacy George plans to kick off his campaign Tuesday with a three-mile run that finishes with a crossing of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. George, a state corrections officer at Limestone Correctional Facility, said he picked Selma, site of "Bloody Sunday" and.... |
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Those naïve, self-destructive young people who associate the long-running gang war in Champaign-Urbana with a romantic notion of living life on the edge should have been at the Salem Baptist Church about 90 minutes before Friday's funeral for Darien J. Carter. |
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Juana Luz Tobar Ortega, 49, has been living in the cinder block room that used to be the nursery for St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Greensboro for two weeks. She has a bed, a nightstand and a small TV. Her family visits her during the week, but eventually they leave. |
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NASSAU, The Bahamas – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) held its annual church service under the theme, "The Road To Resilience," commencing the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The church service was held Sunday morning, June 11, 2017 at Evangelistic Temple, Collins Avenue. |
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The first Hispanic woman to run for Glen Cove City Council announced her candidacy Monday. Marcela De La Fuente is running for a seat at a time when Latino residents in Glen Cove are making efforts to increase their representation in city government, which has lagged behind their overall presence in the community. |
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It is apparently not enough for some of the liberal minded to help those on Medicare and Social Security; now people must be guaranteed eligibility for heaven as well. Or at least be protected from those who believe in the other place.
At a contentious confirmation hearing last week for Russell.... |
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BRICK, NJ — When 2017 comes to a close, Brick Township officials expect to have about $10 million in surplus funds. That's the figure that was given by Business Administrator Joanne Bergin during the township's budget hearing in late April. It's a number some residents have criticized, saying they would prefer to see more used to offset taxes. |
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- and soon it will be time to show your appreciation for dad. is not too far away so give it some thought if you want to organise anything extra-special. It's the one day a year dedicated to our dads and we've got all the details on the date for 2017 as well a s some present ideas if you're looking to plan ahead. |
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By on June 12, 2017. Esther Ogenyi As reactions continue to greet the recent quit notice issued to Igbos resident in the northern part of Nigeria, former Chief Security Officer to late...
By on June 2, 2017. Esther Ogenyi Team and management crew of Real Madrid have landed in Cardiff, Wales, for the Champions League final against Juventus. |
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A pastor in Kansas City, Kan., said he knew his church had been vandalized -- but what he saw led him to break down in tears.
Pastor Bryan Mann of the Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church got the call from his head deacon on Sunday morning, alerting him to the overnight vandalism. |
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As they were discussing different affordable housing options, they reached out to Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains that was trying to collaborate on an affordable housing project in the north metro area. The nonprofit works with refugee children and emancipated foster children, who are on.... |
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Bernie Sanders does not believe that orthodox Christians should be able to hold high office in the government of the United States. Sanders made this clear when voicing his opposition to confirmation of Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. |
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Larry Pritchett might have cut his football teeth on legendary University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant, who he continues to revere, but he felt an even higher calling in high school. He knew then that he wanted to be a Baptist minister. Pritchett preached his first sermon in 1967, the same.... |
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ABC12 News Staff SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI -- Peace Lutheran Church in Saginaw Township is looking to expand its early childhood program. Those with the congregation held a ground breaking ceremony Sunday morning kicking off the expansion. Currently, the preschool program begins at three years old. |
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Silva was taken to the Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center with serious injuries, underwent surgery and is now in stable condition, according to deputies. The plane went down about noon outside Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Bartow, about 12 miles southeast of Lakeland, fire officials said. |
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Brandon Wolf was having a hard night. Just after deciding with his love interest, Eric Borrero, that they wouldn’t be in a relationship, Eric wanted to go out that weekend as friends. That Saturday, despite dragging along his close friends, Juan Guerrero and Christopher “Drew” Leinonen, as a buffer,.... |
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Mombasa County gubernatorial aspirant on a Wiper Party ticket Hassan Omar Sarai (left) with Pastor Abraham Kahindi (right) of the Marimani PEFA Church when he arrived at the church in a meet the people tour at Mwakirunge village in Kisauni constituency, June 12, 2017. |
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The 2017 NBA Draft is set for Thursday, June 22nd. As the stars of the college game get ready to find out where they will begin their NBA journey, CBS Local Sports’ “My Life As” series will give them an opportunity to talk about how they got to this point and what they expect from the future in their own words. |
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