Katherine Weber

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  Oct 11, 2013

  Three Pakistani Men Arrested for Forcing Christian Family to Convert to Islam at Gunpoint

  Three Muslim men have reportedly been arrested after forcing a Christian family to convert to Islam at gunpoint earlier this week, Pakistan's local police force is reporting.

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  Oct 11, 2013

  Malala Yousafzai 'Daily Show' Video Giving Testimony on Taliban Shooting Goes Viral (VIDEO)

  Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani education advocate and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, wowed a television audience earlier this week when she was asked how she would respond to the Taliban members who, last October, shot her in the head and neck as she was traveling from school.

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  Oct 11, 2013

  Release Pastor Saeed Abedini Immediately: European Parliament Joins Leaders Calling for Iran to Free Pastor

  The European Parliament passed a resolution Friday calling for Iran to release Pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in the country for over a year for his Christian faith.

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  Oct 10, 2013

  Erin Brockovich Essure: Activist Campaigns to Have Birth Control Removed From Shelves

  Erin Brockovich, the consumer activist famous for her multi-million dollar lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in 1993, has launched a campaign against a popular form of birth control that she says is unsafe for women.

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  Oct 10, 2013

  'American Atheists' Threatens to Sue Ala. Project to Reduce Spiking Crime Rates By Sending Trained Pastors to Counsel Victims

  The American Atheists organization in Alabama is complaining about one police department's new initiative to curb high crime rates in their town by sending trained pastors to crime scenes to counsel the suffering.

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  Oct 10, 2013

  Nebraska's Supreme Court Rules Girl Too Immature to Have Abortion

  Nebraska's high court has published a public opinion ruling that a 16-year-old foster child seeking an abortion was not sufficiently mature to make an independent decision to have the procedure. The girl was requesting that the court waive the state requirement of parental consent for a minor's abortion because she did not think her foster parents would approve of the procedure.

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  Oct 10, 2013

  Saudi Muslim Preacher Receives Lenient 8-Year Prison Sentence for Allegedly Raping, Brutally Beating, Killing 5-Year-Old Daughter

  A Saudi preacher has received the sentence of eight years imprisonment and 800 lashes for the murder of his 5-year-old daughter, who he reportedly raped and severely beat to the point of death two years ago. The sentence has been blasted as lenient by activists in the country, who had campaigned for an appropriate sentence to be handed down in the run up to the case.

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  Oct 10, 2013

  Senate Chaplain Barry Black Tells Congress to Reinstate Military Death Benefits: 'Enough is Enough, Cover Our Shame'

  On the ninth day of the federal government shut down Wednesday, Senate Chaplain Barry Black delivered a strong-worded prayer urging Congress to respond to reports that families of fallen military service members were not receiving death benefits during the ongoing shut down.

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  Oct 9, 2013

  Michele Bachmann Says Arming Syrian Opposition Sign of 'End Times'

  Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R) has said in a recent interview that President Barack Obama's decision to supply the Syrian government's opposition with weapons, mostly nonlethal, to protect themselves against a chemical attack is a "sign of the end times."

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  Oct 9, 2013

  Former Gay Porn Star Finds Jesus After Hospitalization, Near Death Experience

  In his new book, Joseph Sciambra tells the story of his obsession with the gay porn lifestyle in his 20's before suffering a near-death experience that landed him in the hospital and ultimately resulted in him coming back to Jesus.