Jorge Serrano seems assured of victory in today's presidential runoff as several parties that lost in the first round throw their support behind the conservative, born-again Christian. Polls have indicated that Serrano, of the Solidarity Action Movement, could defeat publisher Jorge Carpio Nicolle of the National Center Union in a landslide. Guatemala has a history of military rule. The inauguration of the winner on Jan. 14 will mark the first time in the country's...
Jorge Serrano seems assured of victory in today's presidential runoff, as several parties that lost in the first round throw their support behind the conservative, born-again Christian. Polls have indicated that Serrano, of the Solidarity Action Movement, could defeat publisher Jorge Carpio Nicolle of the National Center Union in a landslide. President Vinicio Cerezo is constitutionally barred from succeeding himself. ...
1. Jasper killing - A black man in Jasper, James Byrd Jr., was dragged behind a pickup until he was dismembered; three white men were charged with capital murder in what authorities believe was a racially motivated hate crime. 2. Woman executed - Pickax murderer Karla Faye Tucker was the first woman executed in Texas in 135 years, despite a worldwide outcry to spare the photogenic, self-described born again Christian. Polls showed that despite sympathy for Tucker, Texans continued to support...
Adrian Bain thinks that there is no evidence for the existence of God (Letters, December 26). What universe is he living in? Or what does he regard as evidence? Like most of the history we know, we have eyewitness accounts of Christ. Just because they deal with material outside the normal testimonies we read does not mean they are not reliable. Science does not have all the answers. It continues to amaze me that people believe that theories such as evolution and the Big Bang are fact. They have...