Old burial societies look to continue tradition

Walter Smalls Jr. and John Dash stand over the gravestones wet with rain, wondering who will take their places when they pass on. Who will look after these historic black cemeteries. Who will preserve them for future generations? Who will trim the grass? Read More

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Troubled woman finds peace as Buddhist nun

RALEIGH -- The Venerable Lhundub Tendron wasn't always a Buddhist nun. For most of her life, she wasn't even a Buddhist. She was Leslie Inman, a New Orleans native living in Charlotte, who was separated from her husband and searching, not very consciously, for inner peace. Read More

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Darwin Week

Lectures, events in Charleston

The 10th annual Darwin Week in Charleston, featuring lectures, discussions and presentations, kicks off Monday and runs through Feb. 14. All events are free and open to the public. Read More

Attorney found dead at home after robbery

COLUMBIA -- A prominent South Carolina attorney was killed by someone who broke into his home in York, the second lawyer in the state to die violently in two days, authorities said. Read More

Program looks to recovery

The Charleston Atlantic Presbytery, which oversees 49 churches in the lower corner of the state, arranges an annual spring mission trip to Haiti that offers church members and college students an opportunity to visit a country where faith and suffering go hand in hand. Read More

S.C. volunteers caught up in disaster

John Pipkin is a retired pilot. He's held many jobs, most recently working for Netjets International, flying celebrities around. These days, he flies relief workers, medical teams and humanitarian aid from airstrip to airstrip in Haiti. Read More

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Americans often blend faiths

Americans hold a hodgepodge of religious beliefs and practices. Most (82 percent) of American adults believe in God, according to a recent Harris Poll. And large numbers believe in miracles (76 percent); heaven (75 percent); that Jesus is God or the Son of God (73 percent); in angels (72 percent); the survival of the soul after death (71 percent); and that Jesus was resurrected (70 percent). Read More

New film a faith-based initiative aimed at teenagers

LOS ANGELES -- On the surface, "To Save a Life" doesn't sound that different from other indie films: a drama involving a teen coping with the aftermath of a student's suicide who finds solace among outsiders. Read More

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After quake, questions about religious practice raised

Pat Robertson's Jan. 13 comments after the earthquake that devastated Haiti provoked a response from those offended by his views. Robertson said that Haitians had "made a pact with the devil." Read More

Clergy's tax break challenged

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Rev. Michael Rodgers leads a small congregation in North Highlands, Calif., and lives in a nearby neighborhood, which he can afford because he receives a government benefit his neighbors do not: a tax break on his housing. Read More

King breakfast caps week of events honoring civil rights leader

A diverse gathering of students, business managers, and city leaders assembled in the Exhibition Hall of the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium Tuesday morning for the 10th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Business and Professional Breakfast. Read More