Twenty-Somethings List Their Necessities

The current economy has made money tight for many Americans. But even when the funds are low, there are things today’s 20-somethings refuse to live without. A recent survey conducted by Business Week and Integer Group asked young adults what the one thing was...

Ohio: Science Curriculum Can Question Evolution

The Ohio State School Board decided Oct. 15 to adopt a science curriculum that includes critical analysis of the theory of evolution. Earlier in the year, board members sought guidelines to treat “intelligent design, or the idea that a higher power must have...

Fewer Amish Are Farming, Bringing Change to Their Lives

The picture many have of the Amish is of agrarian simplicity – of horse-drawn plows and harrows slicing the fertile loam. But skyrocketing land prices and other anti-farming influences have forced the Amish to seek different forms of livelihood to make ends meet...

Reconciling Religions: An Interview With Bruce Feiler

“I cannot sit here and tell you that I think moderates will necessarily win the argument or carry the day. All I can tell you is that this is the defining question of the hour and maybe the defining question of the new century. Therefore we have to speak...

Author, Publisher Create ‘Abraham Salons’

Author Bruce Feiler and publisher William Morrow will initiate “Abraham Salons,” nationwide interfaith discussions, in November. This “national conversation”—using Abraham as a focal point “for building trust and communication among...

Millions Still Endure Religious Repression

Millions of people around the world are still deprived of the right to practice their religion, according to the United State’s annual International Religious Freedom Report. Iran, Iraq, China and North Korea were outlined as being particularly hostile to...