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  Feb 2, 2013

  Tenn. Senator Blasted for Reviving 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

  Tenn. State Sen. Stacey Campfield has come under attack after he reintroduced the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which would prohibit teachers from discussing sexuality with their students and require schools to inform parents if a child has engaged in homosexual activity.

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  Feb 2, 2013

  Appeals Court Suspends Contraception Mandate Against Minn. Business

  An appeals court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Obama administration's abortion pill mandate against a Minnesota business, whose Catholic owner argued it violated their rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

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  Jan 29, 2013

  No Funding for Sandy-Damaged Churches, Secularists Say

  The Senate on Monday passed a $51 billion aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims, but it remains unclear if the hundreds of damaged churches will also receive funding. Secularist groups are already raising objections to an inclusive distribution of aid.

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  Jan 28, 2013

  Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins to Debate on Role of Religion

  Rowan Williams, who stepped down as the Anglican leader last month, and Richard Dawkins, a leading secularist in the U.K., will discuss whether "religion has no place in the 21st Century" at a Cambridge Union Society debate on Thursday.

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  Jan 28, 2013

  Pope Benedict Lauds Gathering of 50,000 Pro-Lifers in San Francisco

  Over 50,000 people gathered for the annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, Calif., days after the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, prompting Pope Benedict XVI to applaud the event as an "outstanding public witness to the fundamental human right to life."

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  Jan 28, 2013

  Pastor Saeed Sentenced to 8 Years in Iran's Brutal Evin Prison

  Iran's notorious Islamic Revolutionary Court on Sunday convicted Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen, of "threatening the national security" by leading house churches years ago, and sentenced him to eight years in Tehran's Evin Prison. Saeed's wife was "devastated" on hearing the news.

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  Jan 27, 2013

  North Korea Issues Grave Threats to US Over Sanctions

  In response to the U.N. Security Council's approval of tightening sanctions against North Korea, the totalitarian nation's leader Kim Jong Un has threatened the United States with "powerful physical countermeasures," and shown a resolve to go ahead with its weapons programs.

• Jan 27, 2013

  Anonymous Hacks US Sentencing Commission Website over Swartz's Death

  Hacktivist group Anonymous threatened Saturday to release secret information about the U.S. Department of Justice, and said it had hijacked the U.S. Sentencing Commission's website to avenge the recent suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who faced federal charges.

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  Jan 27, 2013

  Pastor Saeed Moved to Another Ward in Iran's Evin Prison, Family Told

  Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen facing a possible death sentence for his Christian faith in Iran and whose whereabouts were unknown since Thursday, had been moved to a different ward in Tehran's Evin Prison, the pastor's family has been told. However, the prison officials' claim is yet to be confirmed.

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  Jan 26, 2013

  White House, State Department Ask Iran to Free Pastor Saeed

  The U.S. State Department and the White House finally called on Iran to release Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen facing a possible death sentence for his faith. The pastor's wife and senators and representatives had said the State Department wasn't doing enough.