Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?category=usa http://thesop.org/index.php?category=usa http://thesop.org 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:58:00 GMT According to the mother of the 7th-grade student at Lewiston Middle School, her daughter has been praying discreetly during her free time http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/20/maine-muslim-students-right-to-pray http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/20/maine-muslim-students-right-to-pray contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:15:00 GMT There must be a better way for a society to exist than to lurch from one upsetting headline to another. There is a better way, and I know where it is. Its in Nebraska. (Well, where would you want it to be?) http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/20/nebraska-shows-us-what-it-takes-to-celebrate-our-language http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/20/nebraska-shows-us-what-it-takes-to-celebrate-our-language dmmarbrook@earthlink.net (Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:45:00 GMT A police department in Texas in the US has released footage of an over-affectionate cat distracting a policeman trying to issue a ticket to a motorist. http://thesop.org/crazyworld/2009/11/19/video-kitty-attacks-cop http://thesop.org/crazyworld/2009/11/19/video-kitty-attacks-cop rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:13:00 GMT Amal Abusumayah was paying for groceries at the Jewel store at 17117 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park on Nov. 7 when she felt a sharp tug on her headscarf. http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/19/il-woman-charged-with-hate-crime http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/19/il-woman-charged-with-hate-crime contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:27:00 GMT Cloud Ten Pictures Inc., the Christian film production and distribution house behind such hits as the LEFT BEHIND and APOCALYPSE film series, will release a new http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/17/pictures-exposes-americas-push-for-new-world-order http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/17/pictures-exposes-americas-push-for-new-world-order contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:45:00 GMT On television or in movies, the homeless are often portrayed as middle age men with cheap wine, huddled around a fire in an inner city ally. http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/17/the-face-of-the-homeless-is-changing http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/17/the-face-of-the-homeless-is-changing contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:29:00 GMT An eye-opening look at the costs incurred by the endless surge of ILLEGAL immigrants upon American shores. http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/16/3-trillion-wake-up-america http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/16/3-trillion-wake-up-america dtmarsche@marsche-davis.com (Daniel Marsche) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:56:00 GMT What many regard as the nation"s first Thanksgiving took place in December 1621 as the religious separatist Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest. http://thesop.org/world/2006/10/19/facts-and-figures-for-thankgiving-day-2006 http://thesop.org/world/2006/10/19/facts-and-figures-for-thankgiving-day-2006 HRdevelopment@thesop.org (SOP newswire) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:11:00 GMT Group wonders why their Director, Rev. Patrick Mahoney, was visited and questioned by FBI agents for leading http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/13/the-fbi-if-they-can-seize-mosque-they-can-seize-a-church http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/13/the-fbi-if-they-can-seize-mosque-they-can-seize-a-church contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:00 GMT Whatever the details of the governments case against the owners of the mosques, as a civil rights organization we are concerned that the seizure of American houses of worship could have http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/12/concern-over-government-seizure-and-treatment-of-us-mosques http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/12/concern-over-government-seizure-and-treatment-of-us-mosques contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:58:00 GMT A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on American political and religious leaders to challenge Islamophobes http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/12/us-leaders-should-reject-antimuslim-rhetoric http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/12/us-leaders-should-reject-antimuslim-rhetoric contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:11:00 GMT An article exploring the American perception of Muslims and citizens of the Islamic nations residing in America. Can the division of cultures be reconciled? http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/12/islam-in-america-are-the-two-conducive http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/12/islam-in-america-are-the-two-conducive dtmarsche@marsche-davis.com (Daniel Marsche) Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:56:00 GMT When the media and conservatives declared the public option dead, House progressives made clear that it was non-negotiable. They pushed hard to http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/08/we-now-have-a-national-public-health-insurance-option http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/08/we-now-have-a-national-public-health-insurance-option contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:37:00 GMT Hours ago, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which includes a strong public option, and will finally end the broken status quo of hea http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/08/breaking-news-house-passes-historic-health-insurance-reform http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/08/breaking-news-house-passes-historic-health-insurance-reform contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT At the news conference, American Muslim leaders will reiterate their condemnation of the shootings and urge calm as the nation reacts to todays tragic events. http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/05/cair-news-conference-in-reaction-to-fort-hood-tragedy http://thesop.org/usa/2009/11/05/cair-news-conference-in-reaction-to-fort-hood-tragedy contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2)