Facts About Drinking The editorial “How Old Is Old Enough?” (5/30) ignored the facts on why lowering the drinking age is a dangerous and irresponsible proposal. Moving the age to 18 is popular with lawyers seeking to reduce college liability for the more than 1,800 deaths, 100,000 rapes
America Staff
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Catholic Leaders Challenge Obama, Congress to Protect Poor in Debt Talks
Catholics leaders urge Congress and Obama to remember the poor and most vulnerable as crisis talks continue on debt ceiling and deficit reduction.
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July Selection
This month we thought we would bring something special to the armchair traveler whose budget may preclude a flight to California It is a treasured classic by the acclaimed naturalist John Muir 1838-1914 brought to wonderful new light by the stunning often breathtaking full-color photographs by S
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Readings: On Bill Keller and the Papacy
Let rsquo s make one thing clear from the beginning nbsp I am not one of those Catholics mdash and there seem to be many mdash who believes that the New York Times is out to destroy the Roman Catholic Church nbsp A member of a journalism family I was taught by my father that the Times was the b
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‘We Are Dying And the World Is Watching’
More than 1,400 people have been killed since the regime of Bashar al-Assad began its brutal clampdown on dissent in Syria.
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Christians Concerned After Minorities Ministry Devolved
Pakistan’s decision to shut down a federal ministry charged with safeguarding the rights of the nation’s religious minorities has renewed fears that conditions for minorities will worsen.
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USCCB: Keep U.S. Borders Open to World Refugees
An official at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently urged the United States to maintain its role as a global leader in refugee protection.
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Pope: ‘Selfish’ Systems Cause World Hunger
Pope Benedict XVI blamed persistent world hunger on selfish and profit-driven economic models.
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Letters
The Kids Ruined Everything. In response to your editorial “How Old Is Old Enough?” (5/30): Massachusetts lowered the drinking age to 18 in the early 1970s. It was a disaster. Instead of 18- to 21-year-olds drinking moderately, they drank more and bought it for those under 18. Night clubs
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The Problematic Image of Babylon in the Book of Revelation
For any readers interested in a challenging new book about sex workers and the Bible I have put up a post about it here Tom Beaudoin Hastings-on-Hudson NY