For every family that has the resources to care for a child, that has the love and care to give, and the necessary space in one's heart and life to take on the responsibility for another person, there is already a child who can fill that space. There is a child who is longing for a home, longing for a family, and longing for a future in which she can be safe to grow into the person she was meant to be.
Since it occurs in plain
view of the entire world,
the Nepalese ritual of
Gadhimai offers us a
clear window through
which to view the
barbaric nature of animal
slaughter. Unlike the
people of Nepal, we in
the West have access to a
vast array of food c...
Since the definitions for
the 'free-range' label
are deliberately vague
and hundreds of millions
of turkeys are considered
nothing more than
economic commodities to
both owners and
regulators, regulating
the conditions for
animals in any meaningful
wa...
When a vegan is willing
to take the time and
effort to help their
family and loved ones
incorporate delicious
vegan food into the menu,
and non-vegans are
open-minded and even
enthusiastic about trying
something new, everyone
can enjoy a magnificent,
...
More Americans than ever
believe gay and lesbian
identity is something
you’re born with,
according to new polling
data from Gallup. In its
annual Values
and Beliefs poll,
conducted May 2-7,
Gallup asked
a random sample o...
You’ve heard of
sniffer dogs, but what
about sniffer bees? It
might sound a bit
far-fetched, but Croatian
scientists have been
trying to put the amazing
senses of honeybees to a
new use: finding
potentially fatal
landmines. It’s
estimated...
A new study suggests that
retirement can lead to a
“drastic
decline” in health
over the medium and long
term. Is this research
sound, and what
conclusions can we draw?
The “Work Longer,
Live Healthier”
study, conducted by the
...
Experts warn that the
Indian tiger, despite
figures showing the
population has
stabilized, faces an
increasing threat of
extinction due to a lack
of genetic diversity.
Researchers from the
UK’s Cardiff
University, in
collaboration with the
Nati...
A top judicial panel in
Brazil has ruled that
same-sex marriages must
be allowed nationwide. An
analysis and resolution
issued Tuesday by
Brazil’s 15-member
National Council of
Justice, the council that
oversees the
country’s
judiciary, s...
Blog: How Celibate Gay Christians Deal With Desire by mark s.
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Between the faction of
gay Christians who are
happy with their sexual
identity and "ex-gays,"
who say they've removed
their homosexual
yearnings, is a third
group that gets little
attention. These
so-called Side B
Christians identify as
gay and belie... more