Christianity

Slain British soldier's family did not expect he'd face danger at home

2013-05-24 08:56:00

LONDON -- The family of the soldier hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack said Friday that they understood the danger he faced while deployed abroad but had not expected him to be in peril at home. At a tearful news...

Review: Transfixing 'Fill the Void' looks at love by arrangement

2013-05-24 00:00:00

A mother and daughter anxiously scan the aisles of an Israeli supermarket. They're not looking for fresh produce but rather a clandestine glimpse of a young man a matchmaker has proposed as a potential husband for the daughter. The mother's eye is...

Prayers in public offices

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Ideally, governmental bodies would refrain from including prayers — even ecumenical, "lowest-common-denominator" ones — in their public proceedings. But if prayers are to be offered, they certainly shouldn't be monopolized by a single...

Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation

2013-05-20 20:42:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state...

Muted outcry over Kern County beating: 'We've gotten used to a lot here'

2013-05-20 07:19:00

BAKERSFIELD -- Across the state, public outcry is growing over Kern County sheriff's deputies who beat David Sal Silva, an unarmed man who died less than an hour after his screams for help fell silent. Authorities tracked down witnesses and confiscated...

In Bakersfield, a muted response to beating by deputies

2013-05-19 22:10:00

BAKERSFIELD — After the last twisting drop of the Grapevine pass, the road stretches flat out past fields, fast-food restaurants and tractor lots to this Central Valley city that likes to emphasize that it's different from the rest of California....

Supreme Court to hear prayer case

2013-05-20 07:20:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature’s...

Westboro Baptist Church defector struggles with her past

2013-05-20 07:00:00

TOPEKA, Kan. — The house was empty,�just as Libby Phelps had planned. Slipping inside that�afternoon four years ago,�she felt as if her heart would burst�through her chest. She peeked through the curtains, terrified that her aunt and uncle�...

A. Quincy Jones, overlooked genius? Hammer Museum makes the case

2013-05-17 16:19:00

The Hammer Museum exhibition opening May 25, "A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living," redresses what curators consider a major omission in the history of Los Angeles Modernism. Jones, they argue, had as much, if not more, influence on Southern...

Letters: Mahony just won't go away

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Re "Rebuked Mahony taking a higher profile," May 10 Cardinal Roger Mahony is back? Haven't we had enough? Mahony had his final swan song in Rome by participating in the March papal conclave at the Vatican. His resumption of presiding over...

Softball: Tuesday's Southern Section playoff scores and updated pairings

2013-05-14 20:44:01

Taiwan says Filipino apology in fisherman's death not enough

2013-05-16 09:16:00

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines' coast guard has spiraled into a series of sanctions and sparked a rare anger-fest threatening the normally solid Pacific Rim alliance. � The dispute has not eased despite...

People gather before a Southern Christian Leadership Conference rally at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.

2013-05-24 13:50:29

St. Mary Catholic School has selected students to receive the Good SAM award. The award is given to the individual, in each classroom, who shows the best service, attitude and manners for the month. They are, front row, from left, Louis Maciulla and Anthony Corsi.

2013-05-23 20:03:00

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Stained glass artist Helen Whittaker of Barley Studio in York puts finishing touches to one of the new stained glass windows in the 'Lady Chapel' at Westminster Abbey on May 21, 2013 in London, England.

2013-05-22 00:00:00