Courage of the flip-flop | It's easy to be a conviction politician. Real bravery consists of changing tack according to the evidence | For months all the US presidential hopefuls have been accusi... (photo: Public Domain / )The Guardian ConsistencyIdeologyPeoplePhotosPolitics
Face to faith | It is odd that the opponents of women bishops should now adopt the language of 'pain', says Judith Maltby | In the coming days the general synod of the Church of Englan... (photo: AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)The Guardian AnglicanChristanityChurchPhotosReligionWomen
Can we move beyond the headlines? | Children are not 'being given sex lessons' - they are simply being helped to have happier, healthier lives | "Call for sex lessons at age four," screamed one headline y... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)The Guardian ChildrenEducationHealthPhotosSexUK
Pennies for heaven | The Church of England relies heavily on its collection plate to fund each diocese – but a threat to solvency is threatening tolerance | It's nearly always a mistake t... (photo: AP/Osservatore Romano, HO)The Guardian ChurchEnglandFundPhotosReligious
African refugees find strength in numbers | The leafy trees around the apartment complex are only used for shade and social gatherings. There are no terrified civilians cowering behind them, dodging gunfire. Teen... (photo: Creative Commons)Lexington Herald-Leader AfricaKentuckyPhotosRefugeesUS
Afghanistan war grows hotter than Iraq | Without our quite knowing it, is it possible that the war in Afghanistan has moved southward and that Pakistan is now a part of the struggle? | This new and dangerous p... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Staff Sgt. Robert Piper )The Columbus Dispatch AfghanistanMilitaryPhotosUSWar
Denying Hindus space | 5 Jul 2008, 1201 hrs IST, Tarun Vijay The Amarnath land row in Kashmir has proved that if Muslim politicians of the val... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)The Times Of India HinduIndiaKashmirMuslimPhotos
Healthcare lessons from the elderly | IMAGINE A health plan that covers 100 percent of prescription drugs, includes dental, has no co-pays or deductibles, helps with issues like arranging transportation to ... (photo: GFDL / Walter Siegmund )The Boston Globe DentalElderlyHealthMedicalPhotos
President Bush off the record AP Photo President Bush still believes freedom can be established in the Arab and Muslim world. Will he be proved right? | It is a privilege to spend 90 minutes with the ... (photo: White House/Joyce Boghosian)The Charlotte Observer ArabIslamPhotosPoliticsUS
Farmers in Lebanon threaten protest | Daily Star staff | Saturday, July 05, 2008 | BEIRUT: Lebanese farmers on Friday threatened to take to the streets if the government refuses to backtrack on its decision... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari)Daily Star Lebanon AgricultureBeirutLebanonPhotosProtest
A world without Filipinos | MANILA, Philippines—At the end of their brief June 24th meeting at the White House, US President George W. Bush and his visitor from the Philippines, President Gloria M... (photo: OPS-NIB / Rey Baniquet)Inquirer Foreing AffairsPhilippinesPhotosPoliticsUS
Healing with coconut oil | MANILA, Philippines—A coconut diet can lead to a trim body! Cherie Calborn has written the book, 'The Coconut Diet,' to explain the benefits we can get from the wonderf... (photo: creative commons / )Inquirer CoconutDietHealthPhilippinesPhotos
