With less than a year until the 2008 summer Olympics in China, you might think the Chinese government - with a troubled history of human rights abuses - would be cleaning up its act in preparation for the global spotlight.But John Kennedy, an assistant professor of political science at Kansas ...

The leader of one of Lawrence's largest and fastest-growing churches is leaving for Texas.The Rev. Darrel Proffitt, lead pastor of Saint Margaret's Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., has announced he'll become the rector at Church of the Holy Apostles in Katy, Texas, a suburb of ...

When Judy Carman heard about the dogfighting scandal involving NFL star Michael Vick, she started praying."My first reaction was to pray for the dogs he and his co-defendants have killed, for the dogs who have suffered but survived and for the men involved in these crimes, as well as all people ...

Emily McEnroe wasn't surprised that Sam Brownback won the national Students for Life of America presidential straw poll.McEnroe, president of Kansas University's Students for Life chapter, says many of her group's members are supporting the Kansas senator in his presidential bid."The candidate ...

Those involved in Lawrence churches occasionally get to represent either their church, district, etc., at national church conventions/assemblies.These conventions sometimes draw media attention. But often they don't rise to that level as denomination members hash out internal policies for their ...

The shootings at a church in Neosho, Mo., over the weekend may be a wake-up call to some congregations as they look at their own security.[Three leaders and five members of a Micronesian congregation][1] were shot during worship on Sunday. Eiken Elam Saimon, 52, has been charged with the ...