Ivana Kvesic

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• May 19, 2012

  Christian Ministry Chides Justice Department for Inadequate Prison Rape Policy

  The Prison Fellowship, a Christian ministry that works with incarcerated individuals to transform and heal lives affected by crime, has argued that new standards adopted by the government to combat prison rape fails to protect those awaiting deportation and undocumented children.

• May 18, 2012

  War Vets to Return Medals in Protest at NATO Summit in Chicago

  Dozens of members of the group Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) plant to ceremoniously hand back their war medals on Sunday in Chicago on the first day of the 2012 NATO Summit.

• May 17, 2012

  Bobby Schuller Talks Starting Over, Returning to Crystal Cathedral

  Bobby Schuller, the son of former pastor Robert A. Schuller, spoke to Lawrence Wilkes of The Crystal Cathedral's "Hour of Power" television program to discuss life after leaving the famous ministry founded by his grandfather, and the challenges he faced starting his own church from the ground up.

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  May 17, 2012

  UN Makes Urgent Appeal for South Sudan Food Aid

  The United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Tuesday calling for emergency assistance for the millions of Southern Sudanese who are facing staggering levels of food insecurity.

• May 16, 2012

  Nonprofit Ranks Niger as Worst Place for Mothers; Norway Remains Top Pick

  Nonprofit organization Save the Children has released its 13th annual State of the World's Mother's report highlighting the best and worst countries in the world to be a mother, with Niger and Norway populating opposite ends of the list.

• May 16, 2012

  Four Iranian Men Sentenced to Death for 'Sodomy'

  A court in an underdeveloped southwestern province of Iran has sentenced four men to death by hanging for committing "sodomy," according to a recent report by the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA).

• May 15, 2012

  Mom, Daughter Sued for Church Review; Ore. Pastor Wants $500K

  An Oregon pastor is reportedly suing a mother and daughter over a blog that features reviews describing the church he leads as "cult-like."

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  May 14, 2012

  TD Jakes Launches Discount Prescription Drug Campaign

  Bishop T.D. Jakes has started a new campaign offering free prescription drug discounts that will purportedly give patients up to 75 percent off medications at thousands of pharmacies across the country.

• May 14, 2012

  Obese 9-Year-Old Allowed to Return to Ohio Home

  A nine-year-old Ohio boy who was removed from his mother's home after his weight skyrocketed to over 200 pounds has been allowed to return home.

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  May 11, 2012

  Christian Aid Group to Combat US Poverty With Two-Year 'Convoy of Hope' Tour

  A new $50 million dollar initiative designed to help people and communities across the U.S. experience a day free of poverty is being launched this weekend by faith-based organization Convoy of Hope.