Katherine Weber

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  Oct 8, 2013

  Fox News Anchor Apologizes for False Claim About Obama Funding Muslim Museum

  A Fox News anchor has apologized after inaccurately reporting that President Barack Obama was continuing to fund a Muslim museum "out of his own pocket" in the midst of the continuing federal government shutdown.

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  Oct 8, 2013

  Liz Cheney Framed as Soft on Same-Sex Marriage in Wyoming Senate Race Attack Ad

  Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has recently been the center of a new campaign ad created by an outside group in her Wyoming Senate race. The advertisement seeks to argue that Cheney is soft in her opposition to same-sex marriage. Cheney has previously said that she is not personally for same-sex marriage, and she believes the legalization of same-sex marriage should be left up to voters in individual states.

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  Oct 8, 2013

  Calif. University to Decide on Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Plans, Faculty Divided

  Loyola Marymount University [LMU], a Jesuit college in Los Angeles, Calif., will vote Monday on whether to continue providing elective abortion coverage on the health insurance plans of faculty and staff. The issue has created a deep schism at the university between faculty members who wish to not alienate their non-Christian students, and those wishing to stay true to the university's religious credo.

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  Oct 8, 2013

  Prayer at Football Games Warning Issued by ACLU to Tenn. Schools

  The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee distributed a letter to 135 school superintendents throughout the state last week, telling them that school-sponsored prayer before football games is a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment that prohibits an endorsement of religion. In response to similar letters sent in the past, legal groups have countered the ACLU's claims by arguing that students have a constitutional right to free speech and religious expression.

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  Oct 4, 2013

  Hobby Lobby President Apologizes for Employee Comments, Responds to Anti-Semitism Accusations

  Steve Green, the evangelical president of craft retail giant Hobby Lobby, issued an apology Thursday after receiving media backlash due to an alleged conversation between an employee and a Jewish shopper at a store in New Jersey.

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  Oct 4, 2013

  Phil Cooke Tells Crystal Cathedral Donors to 'Get a Life'

  Filmmaker and Christian media consultant Phil Cooke recently offered a word of advice to those upset that their donor bricks at the former Crystal Cathedral in Orange County, Calif. are being replaced with new landscaping. Cooke advised the upset donors to "get a life," and to focus on the act of giving more than the reward of recognition that accompanies it.

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  Oct 4, 2013

  Senate Chaplain Barry Black Prays for Government Shutdown: 'God, Save Us From the Madness'

  As the U.S. federal government completes its fourth day of shutdown on Friday, chaplains of the Senate and House have encouraged members of congress to work past their differences to find a resolution to their current funding disagreement over the Affordable Health Care Act, also known as "Obamacare."

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  Oct 3, 2013

  Texas Pro-Life Ad Targets Senator Wendy Davis as 'Abortion Zealot'

  A pro-life group in Texas has recently created a radio advertisement that describes Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) as an "abortion zealot." The advertisement comes as Davis prepares to announce her plans to run for Texas governor in the 2014 election.

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  Oct 3, 2013

  Rick Santorum's Christian Production Company Sues Former Execs for 'Sabotage'

  Rick Santorum's Dallas-based Christian film production company EchoLight Studios is suing two of the company's former executives for allegedly attempting to "sabotage" the company.

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  Oct 3, 2013

  8-Year-Old Has 'Sexist' Children's Books Pulled from Calif. Bookstore

  The mother of an 8-year-old girl is applauding her daughter's recent outspoken objection to a set of children's books that she described as "sexist." The girl's outrage at the contents of the books ultimately led them to be removed from shelves at a local bookstore in Berkeley, Calif.