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L I S T E N  Research Project Websites

American Catholic.org  www.americancatholic.org

AmericanCatholic.org, home of the online editions of St. Anthony Messenger, Catholic Update, Millennium Monthly, Youth Update, Scripture From Scratch and other Catholic features, is a service of St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.          

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops   www.usccb.org

The USCCB is an assembly of the Catholic Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; and to care for immigrants. The bishops themselves constitute the membership of the Conference and are served by a staff of over 350 lay people, priests, deacons, and religious leaders.        

Christian Teens at About.com       www.christianteens.about.com

This collection of links discusses Christianity in general, evagelism, people, service opportunities, and other areas.  Subtopics allow you to “drill down” to areas of interest to you.  (Summary from August 2006 issue of VOYA.)

Beliefnet   www.beliefnet.com

This wealth of information on world religions includes Christianity.  Online discussions, media reviews, interviews with Christian leaders, message boards, and quizzes are just some of the attractions that visitors may choose.  (Summary from August 2006 issue of VOYA.)

Librarian’s Internet Index   www.lii.org   (This is an excellent site!)

Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world.  You can search and browse our website for the best of the Web. We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.

Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS)  http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm
This Web site presents an overview of the ethical and legal questions regarding assisted suicide, largely as a proponent but presenting pro and con arguments. Gives background information regarding right-to-die ballot measures, court judgments, and public opinion. Links to other websites, both for and against euthanasia, are provided. From Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Note: some intrusive commercial content.
Added to LII: 1998-04-27    (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

Social Issues    http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html
This directory was created for "middle and high school students researching current social issues from multiple perspectives." Arranged by topics, including abortion, affirmative action, AIDS, animal rights, capital punishment, censorship, child labor, civil rights, creation science vs. evolution, drugs, drunk driving, euthanasia and assisted suicide, flag burning, gangs, gender issues, genetic engineering, global warming, homelessness, homosexuality, immigration, organ & body donation, school prayer, sweatshops, violence in schools, welfare, and population. From Multnomah County (Oregon) Library.
Added to LII: 2000-01-07     (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)