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April 7th, 2011
02:27 PM ET
Hunger fast grows on Capitol HillBy Laura Klairmont, CNN Washington (CNN) - In the final hours of budget negotiations, a growing list of Congressional members are joining former Rep. Tony Hall and over 36,000 participants in a hunger fast to protest what they say are proposed budget cuts that would affect those living in poverty in the U.S. and abroad. Members of Congress joining the fast include Democratic Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, California Rep. Mike Honda, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, California Reps. Sam Farr and Barbara Lee, Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern, and Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. The participating representatives will partake in a "relay fast," each one abstaining from eating for a day before passing over to another representative. The fast was first announced last month by Ambassador Hall, Jim Wallis, president and CEO of Sojourners, Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and Ritu Sharma, president of Women Thrive Worldwide- who asked others to join them in putting pressure on Congress to protect vulnerable programs assisting the poor and hungry. Read the full story about the hunger fast on the CNN Political Ticker. 
April 7th, 2011
12:48 PM ET
Survey: Minority of evangelical leaders say Bible requires tithingBy Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor Thou shalt not be required to financially support your church - but you should anyway. That’s the upshot of a new informal survey of evangelical leaders finding that less than half believe that the Bible requires church members to tithe, the practice of giving at least 10 percent of one’s income to the church. The survey, conducted by the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) among its 100-member board of directors, found that 42% of evangelical leaders believe the Bible requires tithing, while 58% do not.  The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is facing a wrongful death suit
April 7th, 2011
10:54 AM ET
Wrongful death claim filed against Philadelphia ArchdioceseBy Sarah Hoye, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) - A new wrongful death claim against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Archbishop Cardinal Justin Rigali was filed Wednesday on behalf of the family of Daniel Neill, a 36-year-old former St. Mark Parish altar boy who committed suicide in 2009 after reporting he had been sexually abused by a priest. Neill's suicide and allegations of sexual abuse were included in a recent Philadelphia grand jury report released in February. The case is just one chapter of a broader legal story for the Philadelphia Archdiocese. The wrongful death lawsuit is the second civil suit filed against the archdiocese and Rigali involving an alleged victim named in the 2011 grand jury report. Three additional civil suits alleging sexual abuse, by parties not named in the grand jury report, also have been filed against the Philadelphia archdiocese since February. |
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