Posts Tagged ‘middle’
News
Obama appeals to public about ‘fiscal cliff’
President Barack Obama is campaigning again, this time for his plan to deal with a potential fiscal crisis.
News
As Mitt Romney moves to the middle, anti-abortion activists try to cover his right flank
As Mitt Romney has moved to the center in an effort to overtake President Barack Obama in the campaign’s homestretch, he has by necessity muted – or even muddied – his previous opposition to abortion rights, a shift that has le...
Causes
Where Do the World’s Poor Live?
Most of the world’s poor do not live in poor countries. New research says nearly 80 percent are actually in middle income countries. Two billion poor people – those who live on two dollars a day or less – live in middle income...
Features
Egypt’s lost daughters; the abduction of Christian girls
“We don’t know if our daughter is still alive,” Magda told ICC during a recent visit to Egypt. “We haven’t seen or heard from her in five years… Her kidnapper called us and said she was dead and buried.”
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Obama says faith mandates him to care for the poor
President Obama connected his faith with his policies toward the poor at the National Prayer Breakfast today, a subtle but sharp contrast to remarks made by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney the day before. “Living by the ...
Christian Living
Keeping the Faith: A Lesson for Life
My children started a new school in a new community this fall. On the first day of classes, climbing on the bus with all their Number Two pencils and three-ring binders, they also carried with them enough anxiety to fill a mama...
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Christian group ministers to middle class prostitutues in India
International Mission Board is ministering to a lesser-known group of prostitutes who come from India’s middle class, and who have resorted to the profession out of desperation, according to Mission Network News. India is descr...