Tag: children
Rizwan Jaka says his family chose home schooling in order to provide “strong values, strong academics, strong respect and understanding of our faith, as well as respect for other faiths.” More
Click here to watch this week’s story on Haiti Relief Workers. BOB ABERNETHY, host: Kim, welcome back. What about those 10 Americans, Southern Baptists, who were charged with kidnapping? What were they doing? KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Well, according to … More
The basement of Christ Lutheran Church is one of the few places in Baltimore where homeless single women and their children can find help. Baltimore Outreach Services, a nonprofit that grew out of the church’s social ministry, provides comprehensive services … More
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: In Jerusalem’s Old City, the Spafford Children’s Center is a welcome oasis from the turbulence that is all too present here. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, and the ongoing conflict can take a … More
FRED DE SAM LAZARO, guest anchor: Hundreds of government officials and activists wrapped up a meeting in Bangkok this week by calling for more efforts to curb the exploitation of children. East Asia and the Pacific region have been especially … More
TIM O’BRIEN, guest anchor: A birth, a marriage, a death — these events are often surrounded by religious ritual and tradition. But how are those passages in life observed by those who do not believe in a God? We went … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Now, a profile of a devout man of apparently boundless energy who teaches children how to play soccer — and a lot more. He is Spencer Rockman, director of the Rovers International Soccer Camp in New Jersey. … More
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: In Malawi, one out of every four children dies before reaching the age of five. Famine is chronic, and AIDS has left tens of thousands of orphans, often in the care of struggling grandparents, like Robin … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Although the magnitude of the crisis be overwhelming, the Christian relief group World Vision has come up with a creative way to help church youth groups understand the problem of world hunger and what they can do … More
By some estimates, the number of children in this country being taught at home is well over a million and may be approaching two million. Yet in some states there is very little or no government oversight of what the kids are learning, which is just the way most home school parents want it. More
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