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Why would a gun-wielding, tattoo-bearing "homie" trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ)? To answer this question, Robert Brenneman interviewed sixty-three former gang members from the "Northern Triangle" of Central America--Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras--most of whom left their gang for evangelicalism. Unlike in the United States, membership in a Central American gang is hasta la morgue. But the most common exception to the "morgue rule" is that of conversion or regular participation in...

Do religious identities or practices shape views about immigrants and immigration policy? This thesis examines the role of religious affiliation and attendance at worship in shaping U.S. citizens perspectives on immigration. Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. respondents, the author employs multivariate regression to test whether religious tradition or attendance at worship affect views about immigration net of other important social and cultural factors. The results reveal a complex picture in which respondents from some religious traditions tend to have less tolerant views...

This book is a husband and wife physicians' "Battle Plan"; a guide to healthy, functional longevity. How couples can become mutually supportive "Battle Buddies" to combat and reverse the many lethal obesity related diseases, like: ASCVD, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, stroke and cancers. Excessive abdominal fat and eating the wrong foods leads to a disease-ridden life and premature death. If you have a waist larger than your hips, male or female, or even if you are thin or normal weight, but eat the wrong foods; it is the same as being diagnosed with slowly progressive cancer....