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  Dec 23, 2012

  Anglican Head Rowan Williams Backs Gun Control in US

  The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, talked about the recent Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Conn., discounting the argument put forward, including by many Christians in the United States, that "it's not guns that kill, it's people."

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  Dec 23, 2012

  Salvation Army's Red Kettles Strive to Meet Fundraising Goals

  The Salvation Army's 122-year-old Red Kettle Campaign raised $147 million nationwide last year, but this year it's still not certain if the campaign ending Monday will bring in the $150 million hoped for to fund programs aiding needy families, seniors, and the homeless.

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  Dec 22, 2012

  Christians Urged to Leave Place at Christmas Dinner for Pastor Jailed in Iran

  A Christian group is asking believers across the nation to set an empty place setting for Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. immigrant being held in an Iranian prison for his faith, at Christmas dinner to symbolically remember and pray for thousands of Christians in jails around the world.

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  Dec 22, 2012

  Sam's Club, LL Bean Make 'Christmas' Amends to Be Back on 'Nice List'

  Soon after Sam's Club and L.L. Bean were downgraded this month on the American Family Association's "Naughty or Nice" list for reducing the use of the word "Christmas," the two companies made changes in their websites and print ads to earn their places back on the nice list.

• Dec 22, 2012

  Texas Rep. Files Bill to Protect 'Christmas' in Schools

  As atheist groups are known for suing public schools each winter season for displaying Christmas cheer or using greetings like "Merry Christmas," a state representative from Texas, Dwayne Bohac, has filed a bill that would free schools from such concerns.

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  Dec 17, 2012

  Boehner, Obama Move Closer to 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal

  For the first time, a substantial improvement can be seen in the "fiscal cliff" talks with House Speaker John Boehner appearing more flexible to President Barack Obama's key demands to avert $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect by the year's end.

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  Dec 17, 2012

  Newtown Gets 26 Christmas Trees to Honor Shooting Victims

  Newtown has received 26 Christmas trees to honor each of the victims – 12 girls, eight boys and six adults – of Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The donor from North Carolina wants to remain anonymous.

• Dec 17, 2012

  'Saturday Night Live' Opens Somberly With 'Silent Night' for Newtown Shooting Victims

  NBC's "Saturday Night Live," instead of its usual comedic opening, featured a children's choir earnestly singing, "Silent Night," to pay tribute to the victims of mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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  Dec 17, 2012

  Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation at Shooting Victims' Newtown Church

  Two days after the deadly Sandy Hook shooting, the Roman Catholic church in Newtown, Conn., where eight of the 20 child victims as well as the shooter attended, was evacuated Sunday after a bomb threat. A SWAT team later determined there was no danger.

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  Dec 16, 2012

  Huckabee: Removal of God From Schools Behind Sandy Hook Shooting

  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said violent incidents like Friday's deadly shooting in Newtown, Conn., have increased not due to gun laws, but because of the "systematic removal of God" from schools – echoing the view of some Christian groups.