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• Dec 18, 2011

  Cowboy Pastor, Live Animals Spice Up Christmas Scenes in Texas

  Nativity presentations in a city in Texas are livelier than elsewhere with a 6-foot-5-inch cowboy Pastor Jim VonSchounmacher, a distant relative of Billy Graham, and his llamas and donkeys as the actors.

• Dec 18, 2011

  Atheist Group Targets N.J. 'Keep Christ in Christmas' Banner

  An atheist group that is raising objections to Christmas banners and Nativity scenes across the United States is now targeting a sign in New Jersey.

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  Dec 18, 2011

  John Piper, Bob Kauflin on Joy in Worship When Depressed

  Preacher John Piper and worship leader Bob Kauflin answered questions on corporate worship emphasizing that Christians can be joyful in singing songs to the Lord even when they are emotionally numb or hurting.

• Dec 17, 2011

  Facebook Helps Va. Police Recover Stolen Baby Jesus

  Virginia police has recovered an 80-pound statue of baby Jesus after a woman who allegedly stole it from a nativity scene uploaded a picture of the figure on her Facebook page.

• Dec 17, 2011

  N.Y. School District Recognizes Christian Club After Lawsuit

  A federal lawsuit has led to official recognition for a student-led Christian club that had earlier been banned by the Hicksville Union Free School District in Central Islip, N.Y.

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  Dec 17, 2011

  Senate Approves 2-Month Extension on Payroll Tax Cut

  The Senate voted to extend a payroll tax cut for two months and accelerate the decision process for the construction of an oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. The legislation was approved 89-10 Saturday morning.

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  Dec 16, 2011

  Casey Anthony, Rebecca Black Among 2011's Most-Googled Names

  Casey Anthony, who was charged with and subsequently acquitted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter in Florida, and YouTube sensation Rebecca Black are among the names that clicked the most with global Internet users in 2011, according to Internet search giant Google.

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  Dec 16, 2011

  Iran Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani Likely to Remain in Jail Another Year

  An Iranian court is likely to delay its verdict in a case concerning Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, who is facing death penalty for converting to Christianity, to allow authorities to further coerce him to convert to Islam as he remains in jail.

• Dec 12, 2011

  Debt-Stricken Italy Asks Catholic Church to Pay Taxes

  As the new government of Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is facing a debt of $2.5 trillion, the country’s center-left parties are asking the Catholic Church to start paying taxes on its bountiful properties that make profit. The church may oblige, sacrificing more than $1 billion annually.

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  Dec 12, 2011

  Westboro Baptists to Picket Virginia Tech Officer's Funeral

  Westboro Baptist Church, which claims to have conducted over 47,000 pickets across “doomed America,” was scheduled to picket Monday’s funeral of the police officer who was shot dead on the Virginia Tech campus last week.