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Last week our Youth Culture Lesson explored situations in which young people make private material public on social media sites such as Facebook. Recent events have added new angles to this ...

Bite Club: Vampires Have Gone from Creepy to ChicGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Harlequin, a publisher known for its steamy romances, is hoping to at...

Across Christendom the reports tell the same story: a mass exodus is underway. Nationwide polls and denominational reports show the next generation is calling it quits on traditional church. What would cause dr...

Injuries to American children during physical education classes increased by 150 percent from 1997-2007, a new study finds, a possible drawback to a movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools.P.E. I...

Paramilitary troops patrolled the streets of a town in eastern Pakistan yesterday after Muslim radicals burnt to death eight members of a Christian family, raising fears of violence spreading to other areas.Hun...

Trina Thompson gave it the old college try, but couldn't find work. Now she thinks her sheepskin wasn't worth her time, and is suing her alma mater for her money back.Student Sues ...

New York has found a novel, if expensive, way of dealing with its overcrowded shelters – buying one-way tickets for homeless families to leave the city.Ticket Out ...

People of all faiths can now "tweet" their prayers via Twitter to the Western Wall, one of Judaism's most sacred sites. Since the beginning of July, more than 1,000 people have sent messages known as "tweets" t...

Squirts probably don't need any more reasons to envy their longer-limbed neighbors. Unfortunately, a new study just added to the indignity of short people. According to a paper from the National Bureau of Econo...