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...divide between the religious and nonreligious is a wide one - even more so in America, where Christianity and politics are so often intertwined. Atheist Gina Welch wanted to bridge that gap. So she went undercover for two years, joining a megachurch and revealing her nonbeliever status to no one. She eventually became a true part of the community, even going on a mission trip with people she now considers friends. Welch details her journey in a new book, In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church. She talked with TIME about...
...substantial number of cases before Bowie involve a financial institution asking the court for relief from stay, so they can pursue foreclosure against borrowers like Flores. Lenders represented in the courtroom include JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank Trust, Wells Fargo Bank, US Bank and GMAC Mortgage. When a Chapter 13 bankruptcy is ordered and confirmed, lenders must cease any foreclosure proceedings and the delinquent homeowner must begin making regular mortgage payments. But if the debtor cannot keep up the payments, "sooner or later the court drops the bomb," says attorney James Beshears...
...help individuals make their payments, Bank of America announced in March that it would start reducing the principal on some home loans. This, after the banking industry successfully fought off attempts by Democratic Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and others in Congress to pass legislation last spring that would have allowed for mortgage modifications. But since then, it has become clear that without loan modification, many borrowers have no recourse but to accept foreclosure and walk away, says Porter. "I think one reason the economic recovery is slow is that it is taking so long to work through these delinquencies...
Mulani, who serves as Governor of the Midwestern Region in the Junior State of America program and wishes to study classics and computer science, says he will be choosing between University of Chicago, New York University, Williams, and Harvard...
...Gingrich, an outsize personality whose Contract with America manifesto gave congressional Republicans a simple and accessible platform around which to rally voter discontent. This time, there's no clear-cut, dynamic leader to spearhead the charge and challenge Obama the way Gingrich challenged Clinton. On the other hand, in 1994 no one knew who Democratic House Speaker Tom Foley and Democratic Senate majority leader George Mitchell were. These days, the faces of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are plastered all over GOP attack...