Scout Jayson

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Survey reveals abuse in teen relationships

Family – Teenagers and preteens endure significant levels of different types of abuse in dating relationships -- particularly among those who become sexually active at a young age -- and most parents are unaware of what is going on in those relationships, a survey released Tuesday said.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 08:00pm

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University says sorry to China for Dalai Lama degree

Religion – A university has apologised to China for "any unhappiness" it caused by awarding an honorary degree to the Dalai Lama. The apology was criticised by Tibetan freedom campaigners who accused London Metropolitan University last night of pandering to the Chinese government to protect overseas recruitment plans.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:56pm

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Africa: Pope Calls On G8 to Keep Promises Made to the Poor

Religion – Leaders of rich nations meeting in Japan should act on the pledges they made to improve the conditions of poor people around the world, the pope has said. Leaders from Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the UK and the US are meeting July 7-9 in Hokkaido, Japan, with progress on development and climate change on the agenda.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:53pm

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Jesuit priest: Eating meat is cruel, unhealthy -- and immoral

Religion – In this column for National Catholic Reporter, the Rev. John Dear, Jesuit priest, peace activist and, it turns out, dedicated vegetarian, writes about the moral implications of a diet based on consumption of meat. Every year, he says, 760 million tons of grain "go into the bellies of farmed animals, this to fatten them up so that sirloin, h

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:44pm

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God's Plan for Marriage, 2

Family – Understanding the loneliness, confusion and frustration associated with singleness is one thing, living it is another. In the conclusion of this two-part program, guests Eric and Leslie Ludy continue to offer encouragement to singles.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:37pm

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Jewish pilgrims welcomed by Muslims in Morocco

Religion – It's an uncommon sight for an Arab country: hundreds of joyous Jewish pilgrims gathering without fear around a rabbi's tomb, greeted by local Muslim officials who share a prayer with them at a synagogue. Yet most of the 400 Jews who converged on the Moroccan coastal town of Safi at a weekend pilgrimage said they felt welcome here.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 10:34am

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Egypt's Coptic Christians Choose Isolation Amid Violence

Religion – Under pressure from fundamentalist forms of Islam and bursts of sectarian violence, the most populous Christian community in the Middle East is seeking safety by turning inward, cutting day-to-day social ties that have bound Muslim to Christian in Egypt for centuries, members of both communities say.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 10:31am

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Focus of Christianity shifts to Africa, Asia, & Latin America

Religion – During the last few years, Christian scholars like Philip Jenkins, author and professor of religion at Pennsylvania State University, have noted the center of Christianity has shifted to the Southern Hemisphere, leaving the United States and Europe and heading to Latin America, Africa and Asia, where churches have seen unprecedented growth.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 10:28am

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Did Texas Catholic hospitals perform abortions and sterilizations?

Religion – A national Catholic newspaper said a report alleging that thousands of sterilizations, and possibly some abortions, took place in 23 Texas Catholic hospitals from 2000 to 2003 has prompted Catholic hospital officials in the state to scrutinize their records and stirred intense discussions among hospital officials.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 10:24am

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Father Shoots Wife, Kidnaps Son, Then Gets Hit by Bus

Family – A desperate five-day search for a 9-year-old boy abducted by his father in Southern California ended in Mexico, where the man died after being hit by a bus and the boy was found safe across town, authorities said Monday. Ryan Ramos was found alone Sunday in a Mormon church building in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 10:12am

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Catholic Visionary Draws Thousands to Central Alabama

Religion – Thousands of pilgrims from across the country visited central Alabama for a five-day prayer retreat focused on a woman who has reported daily sightings of the Virgin Mary since 1981. Marija Lunetti, from Medjugorje in the former Yugoslavia, reported daily visions while pilgrims gathered outside the house where she has been staying.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 11:06pm

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Parenting Advice From Ugly Betty's Chris Gorham

Family – In one of the year's biggest cliffhangers, Ugly Betty's Betty Suarez has to decide whether she's going to jet off to Rome with her beau Gio or accept a marriage proposal from her ex-, Henry. In real life, Christopher is a devoted husband to his college sweetheart, Anel Lopez Gorham, and father to Lucas, 7, and Ethan, 4.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 11:01pm

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Baby Steps: Why He Puts Everything in his Mouth

Family – Put an object in front of a baby, and you can bet he'll put it in his mouth. Toys, balls, pens, car keys nothing is out of the question. Your urge may be to curb mouthing, but researchers say that it can be a critical path to learning.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:57pm

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Dissident Buddhist Monk Dies in Vietnam

Religion – Thich Huyen Quang, the patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam who spent more than two decades in and out of house arrest, died Saturday after months of ailing health. He was 87. The leader of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam died of multiple organ failure a day after being transferred from a hospital to his monastery.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:55pm

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Parenting classes for FLDS members begin

Family – A month after their children were returned, FLDS parents are getting the first word about parenting classes the state of Texas has required them to complete. Marleigh Meisner, a Texas Department of Family and Protective Services spokeswoman, said the classes would begin to be scheduled within the next 10 days.

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