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Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public at the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London.

Midday Roundup: British security services knew knife-wielding attackers

Newsworthy | Terror in London. British security and intelligence forces acknowledged today they knew about the two men accused of attacking and killing a British soldier in broad daylight yesterday. The men, both though to be of…

Needing the cows to ignore me

Needing the cows to ignore me

Essay |  Last week I achieved one of my most pressing post-graduation goals: I gazed at some cows for a few minutes … all alone. I’ve been an overstimulated,

President Obama speaks at Morehouse College's commencement Sunday.

President Obama's inspirational speech

Culture |  President Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be easy for this conservative…

The root of sloppy speech

Faith & Inspiration |  Often in relationships we say sloppy, unhelpful, desire-driven things to one another because there is nothing in the Bible explicitly forbidding it, because…

Arizona state Rep. Steve Smith

‘Dear God’ do-over

Religion |  When an atheist lawmaker offered the daily prayer—if it can even be called that—at the Arizona House of Representatives, a Christian lawmaker demanded a…

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn

'Yes' to worship

Religious Liberty |  Pastors win a round as the New York City Council approves resolution on houses of worship renting from public schools

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Inching forward

Politics |  Senate committee approves immigration bill but House remains skeptical

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at his enthronement ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral.

Motherland mores

Religion |  U.K. same-sex marriage vote coincides with a national decline in Christianity

Honor your parent one and your parent two

Honor your parent one and your parent two

Parenting |  Do you recall the news about a proposed law in France that would ban the terms “mother” and “father” and replace them with “parents” on official…

The wreckage of homes litters a playground next to a neighborhood destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla.

Midday Roundup: Search and rescue efforts end, cleanup begins in Oklahoma

Newsworthy |  The cleanup begins. Oklahoma officials say they do not expect to find any more bodies or survivors buried in the rubble left by Monday’s deadly EF5 tornado,

Zachary Quinto (left) as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk

Sci-fi cotton candy

Movies |  Star Trek into Darkness offers a fun summer diversion but in the end will leave you unsatisfied

South Korean Christians pray in 2009 during a service denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's dictatorship and alleged human rights violations.

Globe Trot: Little concern over latest religious freedom report

International |  The State Department on Tuesday released its 2012 International Religious Freedom Report. In particular, the report highlights “undue and inappropriate…

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