They felt it was God's will, and their duty,to spread American democracy and freedom across the continent.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Also,some people may find that manufactured cells threaten their belief that only God should create life.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

During the nineteen nineties,her book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" sold more than one million copies.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

Every year at this time, the peasants began their long religious pilgrimage to Geed-leh, to visit the church there, and to pray for God's help.

VOA: special.2011.02.19

Her second book,"Their Eyes Were Watching God,"

VOA: special.2009.02.22

It began with this news: READER: "The Christianized Indians in some parts of Plimouth, have newly appointed a day of Thanksgiving to God for his Mercy in supplying their extreme and pinching Necessities under their late want of Corn, & for His giving them now a prospect of a very Comfortable Harvest.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor and whereas both houses of Congress have by their joint committee requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

VOA: special.2009.11.23

And we need to continue to promote democracy and human rights beyond freedom's current frontiers, so that citizens everywhere are afforded the opportunity to pursue their dreams and live up to their own God-given potential,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.09