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Rev. David Wilkerson Dies at 79; Started Times Square Church
David Wilkerson Killed in Car Crash Sarah Pulliam Bailey David Wilkerson, author of The Cross and the Switchblade and founder of World Challenge Ministries, died in a car crash today, Charisma and CBN are reporting. CBN reports that Wilkerson, 79, was driving and was pronounced dead at the scene. Wilkerson was driving east on U.S. 175 in Texas Wednesday afternoon, and moved into the opposite lane where a tractor trailer was driving westbound. The truck driver saw the car and tried to move out of the way, but still collided with the pastor’s car head on, according to Public Safety Trooper Eric Long. It’s unclear what caused Wilkerson to veer…
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The first federal prison for women opens
The Federal Industrial Institution for Women, the first women’s federal prison, opens in Alderson, West Virginia. All women serving federal sentences of more than a year were to be brought here. Run by Dr. Mary B. Harris, the prison’s buildings, each named after social reformers, sat atop 500 acres. One judge described the prison as a “fashionable boarding school.” In some respects the judge was correct: The overriding purpose of the prison was to reform the inmates, not punish them. The prisoners farmed the land and performed office work in order to learn how to type and file. They also cooked and canned vegetables and fruits. Other women’s prisons had…
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12,000-Year-Old Rock Paintings Found in Xinjiang, China 2011-04-29 12:04
Ancient colored rock paintings dating back 12,000 years have been found in a cave in the Altai area of China’s Xinjiang region. The paintings found are mainly handprints, spot images and figures. All of them are colored, mostly painted with red ocher. The cave belongs to the Duogate rock-painting area. The paintings have been designated as a cultural relic site under county-level protection. Seven large-scale rock painting groups have been found in the area. Most of these rock paintings feature cows, horse, sheep, camels and male and female dancers, which are closely related to nomads’ life in ancient times.
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Pope John Paul II: social teaching reinvigorated the faith
Pope John Paul II: social teaching reinvigorated the faith By Stephen F. Schneck This Sunday, May 1, we celebrate the beatification of Pope John Paul II. May 1 is also the traditional feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Even more specially, this year May 1 is Divine Mercy Sunday, an observance inaugurated by John Paul II himself. The confluence of coincidence is perhaps more than coincidence and I’m confident that the former pontiff would be charmed. The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker honors the vocation of working men and women, with particular attention to the contribution of the working class to the common good of all. Traditionally, it’s a…
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Simplicity Wears the Crow
Kate Middleton’s Dress Is a Flawless Success – NYTimes.com April 29, 2011 By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS AFTER months of feverish speculation about who would design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, there were few surprises in the end. British designer, check. Smaller train than Princess Diana’s 25-footer in 1981, check. Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen created a lace gown with a V-neck satin bodice flowing into a skirt with delicate folds on a nearly nine-foot train. Her ivory tulle veil, fixed by a Cartier 1936 “halo” tiara lent to her by the queen, was modest. Simplicity reigned. “It’s the kind of gown that will stand the test of time,” said Mark Badgley, part of the…