Today in the News

Kenyan sect waits for two pastors to rise from the dead
("Sapa/AFP," February 24, 2010)

NAKURU - The faithful of a Protestant church in western Kenya are refusing to bury two pastors who were killed a week ago in a road accident, hoping they will rise from the dead like Jesus, a church follower said. Patrick Wanjohi and Francis Kamau Ndekei of the Kingdom Seekers Fellowship (KSF) died in an accident on the road linking Nairobi to Nakuru, where KSF is based, on February 15.

In Lean Times, Military Spending Still Gets a Pass

German Protestant leader quits after DUI incident
Geir Moulson (AP, February 24, 2010)

Bernlin, Germany - Germany's top Protestant cleric resigned on Wednesday after she was caught driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit, an incident that she said had undermined her authority.

'God gap' impedes U.S. foreign policy, study says
American foreign policy is handicapped by a narrow, ill-informed and "uncompromising Western secularism" that feeds religious extremism, threatens traditional cultures and fails to encourage religious groups that promote peace and human rights, according to a two-year study by the Chicago Council...
(By David Waters, The Washington Post)

The Case Against College Education

A history of ups and downs
Significant dates in relations between India and Pakistan:
(The Washington Post)

Theme Parks Give Chinese a Peek at Life for Minorities
By EDWARD WONG
The ethnic theme playgrounds showcase features of ethnic minorities but also enforce the narrative that they are part of greater China.

'Hunger Can Be Conquered'
And, says former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow, churches have a crucial role to play.
Interview by Rob Moll

Nigerian President Is Back

By ADAM NOSSITER

The country's Vice President will continue to serve as acting president while President Umaru Yar'Adua continues to recuperate.