College In America
Interesting statistics about college in America.
Archive for December 2009
idealist.org
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
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The Legacy of Guantanamo
In my reading about Haiti, I came across this story. If we don’t know the history, we are doomed to repeat it.
This June marked the tenth anniversary of the closing of the Guantánamo HIV Camp, one of the world’s first, and only, detention centers for people with HIV/AIDS. Today the story is all but forgotten, but at the time it captured people’s conscience, and its demise made headlines.
Religious Identification in the US
This is a link to an interesting GALLUP poll about religion, done in 2009.
Information concerning Visa status and work
This post is written to keep in one place various information about work permit and Visa status in the US. The author is NOT a specialist in immigration laws, and claims no responsibility for the accuracy of the information in this post.
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Church at odds with denomination
A Lutheran congregation in suburban Toledo has taken the first step toward leaving the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over the denomination’s decision to ordain gay clergy members and support same-sex unions.
via Church at odds with denomination | The Columbus Dispatch.
Charity: Who Cares?
Americans lead the world in charitable contributions, giving $300 billion a year to charities. Sounds like a lot right? But this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the over One Trillion Dollars needed to keep US charities in operation, more than the US government collects in taxes. The rest comes from their own assets, government support, and foreign investment.
via Charity: Who Cares? | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice.
The History of the icon of Panagia Soumela – Pontos World
The existing icon of Panagia Soumela was iconographed by the Evangelist Luke who was both a physician and an iconographer. According to tradition, whenever Luke drew icons of Panagia, the Holy Mother was very pleased and blessed his works. Furthermore, she encouraged him to draw more icons. When Luke died, his disciple named Ananias, took the icon and transferred it to the Church in Athens dedicated to Panagia. The icon was venerated as Panagia Athiniotissa.
via The History of the icon of Panagia Soumela – Pontos World.
Seminaries face financial woes
Among the 175 “free-standing” institutions in the Association of Theological Schools, 39% were “financially stressed,” with less than a year’s worth of spendable assets, a fall 2008 report says. That’s up from 26% a year earlier, and the data don’t reflect fallout from the stock market crash in the fall.