VOA慢速英语--“政教分离”意味着什么?

What 'Separation Between Church and State' Means One of the things the United States is known for is a separation between church and state. But those exact words do not appear in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, Americans point to a line in the First

VOA慢速英语2016 仇恨犯罪少年白人杀手被判有罪

US Jury Finds Dylann Roof Guilty of Hate Crimes in Church Shooting 仇恨犯罪少年白人杀手被判有罪 A federal jury in the United States has Dylann Roof guilty of killing nine people at a South Carolina church in June 2015. 美国某联邦法院

教皇支持“良心反抗”

AS IT IS 2015-09-29 Pope Supports 'Conscientious Objection' 教皇支持良心反抗 Pope Francis says people should have the right to refuse tasks they oppose on moral grounds. The Popes comments were thought to support a court worker in the United

VOA标准英语2008年-Texas Authorities Prepare to Return Children to

By Greg Flakus Houston 30 May 2008 Authorities in the western U.S. state of Texas are preparing to return children to their parents in a polygamous sect, following a ruling by the state supreme court that the state overstepped its authority in taking

NPR 2009-11-10

From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. The suspected gunman in the deadly shooting attack at Fort Hood, Texas is alert and talking to medical personnel at the hospital where he is being treated. Investigators from the Army and the FBI have b

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-18

South Africa police are facing a barrage of questions for how they could have allowed a neighbor dispute with striking miners to end in what's widely described now as a bloodbath with at least 34 deaths. Police maintain it was self-defence because th

Catholic Church Leaders Become Involved in US Presidential C

Jim Malone The Catholic Church inserted itself into the U.S. presidential race Friday. A top Vatican cardinal said in Rome that Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should be denied commun

CNN 2010-05-02

U.S. Supreme Court says that a memorial out in the Mojave Desert does not violate the U.S. Constitution. The memorial is a large cross. It was put up in 1934 to honor fallen soldiers. But it's located in a national park, and some people argue that it

VOA标准英语2008年-Saddle Up! It's Time for Church

Earlier this month, the Chicago Tribune newspaper sent a reporter to church four hundred kilometers away in the little town of Mount Vernon, in southern Illinois. Minister Coy Huffman holds services during pro rodeo events. Here he delivers a Power

VOA标准英语2008年-Gun Violence Rising in US Capital City

By Chris Simkins Washington 16 May 2008 Republican Party Presidential candidate John McCain is set to speak to members of The National Rifle Association on Friday, May 16. The powerful pro-gun lobbying group is holding its annual convention in Louisv

美国同性婚姻裁决对现实生活造成的影响

美国同性婚姻裁决对现实生活造成的影响 Gay rights backers celebrated outside the Supreme Court Friday, including Lena Hernandez. 星期五同性恋权利的支持者们在最高法院欢庆胜利,其中就有莉娜埃尔南德斯。 T

美国国家公共电台 NPR Playground Case Could Breach Barrier Between Tax Coffers, Religious Schools

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The United States Supreme Court is busy this week with a ninth justice, Neil Gorsuch, on the bench. Today, the court hears arguments in a Missouri case with the potential to open state coffers for aid to parochial schools. Like M

【英语2级听力】罚球-Free Throws

He plays basketball. He wants to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. He goes to the basketball court every day. He practices his free throws. He stands before the free throw line. He throws the basketball in the net. He misses. He tries again. It goes i

2007年VOA标准英语-US Court Approves $660 Million Settlement in Cl

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 17 July 2007 A judge has approved a $660 million settlement between more than 500 alleged victims of clergy abuse and the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, the landmark agreement follow

AP 2011-03-05

1. The government will not shut down, at least for now. President Barack Obama says he will sign a stop-gap bill, cutting billions of dollars and keeping the government running for a couple of more weeks. 2. In Germany, the airport says two of its ai

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr 马丁·路德·金 Chapter 3 Martin Gets a Job

Two churches, one in Massachusetts and one in New York, wanted Martin to become their minister. While Martin was deciding which job to take, another letter camefrom the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The church, which had no min

Debris of suspected bomber of Egyptian church blast found

CAIRO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian police has found debris of the suspect of a church blast in New Year's Eve, Egyptian local media reported Tuesday. Criminal lab experts have collected the debris of a person whom they accused to be the perpetrat

经济学人:英国同性婚姻合法化 卡梅伦"爱不应被法律分开"

Gay marriage 同性婚姻合法化 Ties that divide 备受争议 A row over plans to let gay couples marry in church 同性伴侣可在教堂举行婚礼这一法案争议不断 Pity the prime minister. With most news bleakly austere these days, chan

英语听力精选进阶版 8537

The South African president Jacob Zuma has announced the findings of an inquiry into the shootings by police of striking workers of the ?Marikana Platinum? mine . 34 miners were killed in August 2012, the worst violence in the countrys scene since th

英语听力精选进阶版 8536

The South African president Jacob Zuma has announced the findings of an inquiry into the shootings by police of striking workers of the ?Marikana Platinum? mine . 34 miners were killed in August 2012, the worst violence in the countrys scene since th