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02/25/2013Newtown Received 175,000 Letters; Volunteers Handwriting Thank-You Notes
Newtown, Conn., received about 175,000 cards and letters and tens of thousands of gifts from church groups and others after December's Sandy Hook mass shooting. Volunteers are now working to preserve the mails and send handwritten thank-you notes to senders, even as officials Sunday distributed gifts to residents.
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02/24/2013Pope Explains Resignation; Vatican Slams Media for 'Scandals' Reports
Pope Benedict XVI explained his decision to step down as he delivered his final public prayer ceremony Sunday, the day after the Vatican secretariat of state strongly denounced "unverified, unverifiable, or completely false news stories" linking the pontiff's resignation to scandals in the Roman Catholic Church.
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02/24/2013Rick Warren to Discuss Life's Purpose on Oprah Show
Pastor Rick Warren of California's Saddleback Church is joining Oprah Winfrey for a second time for her show, "Oprah's Lifeclass," on Sunday night to discuss some of life's biggest questions.
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Is Obama Aiming for Federal Fight in Support of Gay Marriage?
The content of a brief that the Obama administration filed on Friday, urging the Supreme Court to strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, raises suspicions that the Justice Department might soon be planning to embrace a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
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02/23/2013Tebow to Appear at Other Events in Texas After Withdrawing From First Baptist?
N.Y. Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, who canceled his April 28 appearance at First Baptist Church of Dallas after Pastor Robert Jeffress was decried as "anti-gay" by critics, might still appear at two other events scheduled the same weekend, some media are speculating.
1 comments - 02/23/2013
Fla. School Asks Student to Change Abstinence Shirt
A school in Florida asked an 8th-grader to change her t-shirt carrying a message of sexual abstinence that she received at a Christian conference, saying it is "inappropriate." The t-shirt the 15-year-old girl was made to change into said, "Tomorrow I will dress for success."
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02/23/2013Obama Administration Urges Supreme Court to Revoke DOMA
The Obama administration on Friday filed a brief, urging the Supreme Court to strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which keeps the federal government from recognizing same-sex couples legally married in states, and calling the law unconstitutional.
506 comments - 02/18/2013
Calif. Man Used Christian Dating Site to Rape Woman, Police Say
An unemployed man from California used the Christian dating website ChristianMingle.com to meet a woman and later raped her while visiting her home, police said, adding he may have raped other women.
1 comments - 02/18/2013
Automatic Cuts Seem Certain, GOP Senator Says
Republican Senator John Barrasso said Sunday the Senate Democrats' proposal unveiled last week to avert the approaching sequester is not going to work, so the country should be prepared for the across-the-board spending cuts to kick in next month.
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02/18/2013'Refocus on God,' Pope Urges in One of His Last Public Appearances
Pope Benedict XVI urged the tens of thousands of people gathered to listen to him on Sunday to "renew" and "refocus on God by disowning pride and egoism," in one of his last appearances as pontiff before he steps down on Feb. 28.
26 comments - 02/18/2013
Thousands Protest Keystone Pipeline in Washington Rally
Tens of thousands of people Sunday showed their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline as they marched in cold weather to the White House to urge President Obama to reject the $5.3-billion project, which critics say would hurt the environment.
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02/17/2013British Atheists Sell 'No God' Bus Ads to Highest Bidder
The controversial ads by the British Humanist Association (BHA) carrying the slogan, "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life," which were put up on buses in London about four years ago, were sold in an online auction.
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Libya Arrests Four Suspected Christian Missionaries
Libyan authorities have arrested four foreigners on suspicion of distributing Christian books and proselytizing in the eastern city of Benghazi. Evangelism in the "100 percent Muslim" nation is a crime, assert police, who have allowed Islamist extremists to drive Christian out of Libya.
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02/17/2013Tebow Criticized for Planned Visit to Robert Jeffress' Dallas Megachurch
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is being criticized for his planned visit to speak at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, led by Pastor Robert Jeffress, who some media are decrying as "anti-gay."
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02/17/2013Marco Rubio Rejects Obama's Immigration Plan Offering Path to Residency
Sen. Marco Rubio was quick to express opposition to a leaked draft of a White House immigration plan, which calls for a new visa for undocumented immigrants and would allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years.
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