Obama to Announce Actions on Housing and Student Loans that Will Not Need Approval by Congress

President Barack Obama this week will announce a series of actions to help the economy that will not require congressional approval, including an initiative to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages, according to a White House official.

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth to be Buried Today

The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, often eclipsed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in life, was scheduled to be laid to rest Monday after a weekend of remembering the way he catalyzed the civil rights movement in Birmingham and launched King into immortality.

Rev. Calvin Woods laughs as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a remembrance service for the late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Jeff Roberts)

Burmese Churches Attacked: Women Raped, Civilians Killed by Military

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) http://www.csw.org.uk , a Christian organization working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights, is deeply concerned by reports that the Burma Army are directly attacking churches in Kachin State, beating pastors and church members, setting homes alight and raping, torturing and killing civilians.

U.S. Senators Warned that Changing Charitable Tax Code Could Harm Churches and Charities

The current tax deduction for charitable giving is under attack, and the services provided by churches and other institutions could suffer, U.S. senators were warned Oct. 18.

Russell D. Moore, dean of the school of theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was one of several panelists Oct. 18 who told a U.S. Senate Committee the current tax deduction code for charitable giving is needed. Photo Terms of Use

Widow of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Is Recovering After Fall

The wife of the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth is recovering after falling as she left the stage at a panel discussion honoring her husband at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

Fred and Sephira Shuttlesworth, shown in a file photo from September 2010, visit Phillips Academy in Birmingham. (The Birmingham News/Bernard Troncale)

Is It Okay to Remarry While Your Ex-Spouse Is Still Living

Can you give some advice to those who know others seeking to remarry or divorce? 

Well, let’s lay the foundations for just a moment. This is just so huge and so painful and so difficult. Death is way easier to handle than divorce, right?

Economists say Bleaker Days are Ahead for US Economy

Fewer U.S. companies expect to hire new workers in coming months, as business economists grow increasingly pessimistic about the overall economy’s growth in the coming year.