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At least 10 people were arrested in New York City Wednesday night as several hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters marched in Manhattan in solidarity with protesters recently arrested in Oakland, Calif.

The arrests mark the latest in a string of recent clashes between Occupy Wall Street protesters and police.

More than 100 people were arrested Tuesday in Oakland as police used tear gas and other riot-control weapons to disperse crowds at an Occupy Oakland rally, according to reports. more >>

A new sex-ed curriculum in New York is causing uproar among parents who are concerned it might be inappropriate.

Reports have indicated that workbooks include a number of controversial assignments such as high school students going to stores to record condom prices, brands and features.

Kids aged 11 to 12 were required to evaluate the safety of certain sexual activities including "Intercourse using a condom and oil-based lubricant," mutual masturbation, oral sex and anal sex. more >>

St. Nicholas Church, destroyed 10 years ago in the Sept. 11 attacks, will be rebuilt near the original site in Manhattan, according to an agreement signed Friday.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to have the church rebuilt at 130 Liberty Street. The construction will also include a nondenominational bereavement center.

"We lost St. Nicholas Church in the destruction of September 11 and for too long its future has been uncertain," said N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement Friday. more >>

The mother of Zachery Tims, the Florida pastor who was found dead on the floor of a New York City hotel room in August, has filed a lawsuit against the City of New York in an effort to keep officials from disclosing to the public the minister's cause of death.

The New York Daily News reported Saturday that Tims' mother sued both NYC and the medical examiner's office Friday to keep the 42-year-old's cause of death secret. The Daily News report did not disclose the plaintiff's name on the lawsuit, but did note that the case would go before a Manhattan Supreme Court justice on Nov. 23.

Tims, pastor of New Destiny Christian Center (NDCC) in Apopka, Fla., was found dead in his room at the W. Hotel in Times Square on Aug. 12. Sources close to the case have reportedly claimed that a glassine envelope of white powder was found in Tims' right pants pocket. more >>

What is the role of government in helping people? What is the role of religion in governing? Can Christians be capitalists? These are just some of the questions presented by the authors of Left, Right & Christ: Evangelical Faith in Politics during a panel discussion at Union Theological Seminary in New York City Thursday.

Authors Lisa Sharon Harper and D.C. Innes served on the panel, which was comprised of members from both ends of the political spectrum. The authors were joined by Jim Wallis, a social justice advocate and influential progressive evangelical, and Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist convention., who served as the right-leaning voice.

In the book, Harper, who works for Sojourners, a progressive Christian journal, presents the main liberal argument. Innes, a political science professor at The King’s College, offers a more conservative approach. The joint work is aimed at helping Christians see ways in which Scripture can interact with today's culture and political landscape. more >>

Texas minister Joel Osteen, well known for his uplifting messages and trademark smile, was hit with some tough theological questions in a recent interview with a New York City reporter right on the stoop outside of her Brooklyn apartment.

"You are arguably the most famous preacher on the planet," "Talk Stoop" host Cat Greenleaf said to Osteen, who shrugged at the assertion. Greenleaf went on to add that, despite his fame and leadership of Lakewood Church in Houston, the Best Life now author has never undertaken seminary studies.

"Now, most people, if they have a congregation of 45,000 or more, a seating area of 16,000, they might want to go to seminary to brush up on some stuff. But not you," Greenleaf said bluntly. more >>