Read more missionaries stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7152/missionaries.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:11:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57426/mormon-hunks-have-church-up-in-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn entrepreneur who says his aim was to improve the image of Mormons has been excommunicated by the church for publishing a calendar with photos of shirtless members of the faith. The “Men on a Mission” calendar doesn’t “tear down the beliefs of the church at all," Chad Hardy protests...http://www.newser.com/story/57426/mormon-hunks-have-church-up-in-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 13:09:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21345/us-families-sue-chiquita-over-farc-murders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFruit giant Chiquita stands accused in a federal lawsuit of contributing to the deaths of five US missionaries at the hands of Colombian rebel group FARC during the 1990s, the Wall Street Journa l reports today. Families of the missionaries say protection money the Cincinnati-based company admitted to secretly paying...http://www.newser.com/story/21345/us-families-sue-chiquita-over-farc-murders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18412/taliban-korea-paid-4m-ransom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Taliban released 21 South Korean hostages five months ago only after Seoul paid at least $4 million in ransom, a senior insurgent commander now claims. Contrary to South Korea's official denial to Newsweek that money changed hands, the commander said freeing the missionaries without recompense "would not have been...http://www.newser.com/story/18412/taliban-korea-paid-4m-ransom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Feb 2008 9:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17649/mormons-look-to-next-prophet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe death of longtime president-prophet Gordon Hinckley left the Mormon church with a void but not a leadership gap, Newsweek reports. The most senior leader and all-but-certain successor is Thomas Monson. The 80-year-old's selection, which must be unanimous, would all but guarantee a smooth transition for a thriving church undergoing...http://www.newser.com/story/17649/mormons-look-to-next-prophet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jan 2008 12:55:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5031/body-of-second-korean-hostage-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghan police have found the body of a second Korean hostage killed by the Taliban, Reuters reports. The man was shot in the head, and his body found in a clover field close to the spot where 23 Korean missionaries were kidnapped last week. The kidnappers have threatened to kill...http://www.newser.com/story/5031/body-of-second-korean-hostage-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Jul 2007 4:35:07 CDT