32+ min ago (945+ words) A silver chain holding a large cross reflected off the chest of the pastor as he moved about the gymnasium. The rows of chairs swelled with men and women, each wearing the same orange uniform. "Lift up holy hands with me," a singer belted from the front of the gym. The drummer struck his cymbals alongside in worship. Hands flew up above the congregants" heads as they let out a shout: "Hallelujah!" Inside the Prince George"s County Department of Corrections in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Thursday mornings, Chaplain Keith Lynch takes them to church. For one woman, the services take her back to the pews she used to sit in beside her mother as a child. Another man said the praise and worship brings "sunshine" to an otherwise dark space. And yet another gets to play the drums during…...

35+ min ago (92+ words) Whether it's down to the cost of living, a better offer " or just staying home "to enjoy their rent', not turning up to planned events in the name of self-care seems to have become not just acceptable, but the norm, finds Lydia Spencer-Elliott Whether it's down to the cost of living, a better offer " or just staying home "to enjoy their rent', not turning up to planned events in the name of self-care seems to have become not just acceptable, but the norm, finds Lydia Spencer-Elliott...

50+ min ago (10+ words) Preserving Buddhist Heritage must be a national priority: Amitabh Kant...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (334+ words) New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The second day of the International Conference on the Preservation of Rural Buddhist Heritage, organised by the Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD), saw wide-ranging discussions on conservation practices, community participation and institutional capacity-building. The event, held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), continued to attract scholars, practitioners and policymakers from India and abroad. Also Read | MP Road Accident: 4 Killed As 2 SUVs Collide on Bhopal-Vidisha Highway. Supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Archaeological Survey of India, the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and several academic institutions, the three-day gathering is examining the challenges facing lesser-known Buddhist sites across rural India. Also Read | Cyclone Ditwah Brings Vigorous Monsoon, Heavy Rainfall Across Tamil Nadu; IMD Issues Red Alert for Several Districts. A major highlight of the day was an address by former NITI Aayog…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (592+ words) November marks Native American Heritage Month " a time not just for remembrance but for recognition. It's a time to celebrate who we are today: sovereign nations, community leaders, innovators and veterans who continue to shape this country's story in profound ways. As classrooms across America revisit Native history, we have an opportunity " and a responsibility " to move beyond the outdated narratives that paint Native people as part of the past. Native Americans are not relics of history. We are the co-authors of it. Our story has always been one of leadership, partnership and perseverance. Native sovereignty is not a historical footnote " it's a living framework that strengthens our communities and contributes to America's overall resilience. Honoring Native heritage means recognizing what has always endured: our courage, culture and capacity to adapt, rebuild and lead. Their heroism didn't stop with World…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (256+ words) Leah Libresco Sargeant's latest book, The Dignity of Dependence, carries with it the subtitle: "A Feminist Manifesto." Where that word may conjure a certain harshness, however, Sargeant's book illustrates something much more gentle: a humane vision of the givenness of womanhood. Sargeant, who writes in a clear, Catholic voice, embraces an Aristotelian understanding of reality"the universe just is"while still asserting that equality between men and women is an aim worth striving toward. While "equity" may be a bad word to many conservatives, it is not to Sargeant, who writes from a desire to immanentize a more equitable society for her children. Sargeant challenges the modern notion of the autonomous self throughout her text. She argues there is no true self within, waiting to come forth, completely cleaved from the demands that others present to us. It is only…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (52+ words) Leah Libresco Sargeant's latest book, The Dignity of Dependence, carries with it the subtitle: "A Feminist Manifesto." Where that word may conjure a certain harshness, however, Sargeant's book illustrates something much more gentle: a humane vision of the givenness of womanhood.The post A Kinder, Gentler Feminism appeared first on ....

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (932+ words) What if the same sin is being committed again " this time in laboratories funded by billionaires? Glenn Beck interviews Timothy Alberino. Genesis 6 remains one of the most debated and controversial sections of the Bible. The extreme brevity yet massive implications of the description of the Nephilim " the wicked offspring of "the daughters of man" and "the sons of God" " have kept scholars locked in debate for well over two millennia. There are three main bodies of belief when it comes to the Nephilim: They were wicked humans spawned from the intermarriage of the godly line of Seth and the ungodly line of Cain; they were human tyrants born of kings claiming to be divine and their harems; or they were giant human-god hybrids created from the coupling of fallen angels and human women. Timothy Alberino " "explorer, teacher, real-life Indiana Jones,…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (1047+ words) Genesis 6 remains one of the most debated and controversial sections of the Bible. The extreme brevity yet massive implications of the description of the Nephilim " the wicked offspring of "the daughters of man" and "the sons of God" " have kept scholars locked in debate for well over two millennia.There are three main bodies of belief when it comes to the Nephilim: They were wicked humans spawned from the intermarriage of the godly line of Seth and the ungodly line of Cain; they were human tyrants born of kings claiming to be divine and their harems; or they were giant human-god hybrids created from the coupling of fallen angels and human women.Timothy Alberino " "explorer, teacher, real-life Indiana Jones, and the author of "Birthright: The Coming Posthuman Apocalypse and the Usurpation of Adam's Dominion on Earth" " falls into the latter…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (269+ words) Aleksic, a social media personage in his own right, is the creator of short-form videos about language, which he posts under the name "Etymology Nerd." But his book seems intended for a different audience, an older one, including people who may be surprised to read that "short-form video is simply the most addictive medium we have." Aleksic writes not about a passing world but the dawn of a new one, and if you are of a certain age you are likely to feel a Catherian mood come on as you take in the ways and words of our brave young content creators. Depressed and impressed by turns, but rarely bored. Aleksic never fails to emphasize the newness of it all: how our new media "has given rise to entirely new accents, dialects, grammatical rules, and morphological processes." But with some…...