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Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle landed in “hell” this week where he witnessed a teenage boy shot in the head and a girl sold to an older man. He was in the collapsed city of Port-au-Prince where rubble from former buildings and streets piled with corpses give the impression of an aftermath of a war zone. Read more »

 
Daily Recap 2/20/2008
From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note…

Bill #
Bill Desc
Activity

HB 1149
allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency.
House of Representatives Deferred to another day

HB 1156
provide for the establishment of a task force to study human trafficking [...] Read more »

Update 2/20/2009
For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note…

Bill #
Bill Desc
Activity

HB 1156
provide for the establishment of a task force to study human trafficking and to declare an emergency.
Hearing: House Judiciary

SB 134
provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.
Hearing: Senate Health and Human Services

For more information check the bill list at [...] Read more »

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post
By Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter
Wed, Jan. 28 2009 03:19 PM EST
Global Christian network GOD TV will broadcast a music concert featuring big name Christian bands this weekend in an effort to raise awareness about modern day slavery.
“The Stand – Freedom to Reign” was recorded in Birmingham, U.K., in November and [...] Read more »

 

Human trafficking has received a lot of attention in South Dakota in the past couple of months, and it appears the South Dakota legislature may be preparing to do something about it.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader did a lengthy expose on human trafficking in South Dakota in December with a series of articles.  One was [...] Read more »