Katherine Weber

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  Sep 16, 2013

  Gay Marriage Is 'The Issue of Our Day,' Says VP Joe Biden

  U.S. Vice President Joe Biden recently reiterated his support for same-sex marriage at an annual fundraising event for Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), calling same-sex marriage the "issue of our day."

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  Sep 13, 2013

  Arrested Pastor Terry Jones Claims He Was Set Up by Police: 'I Thought They Were Going to Help Us' in Quran Burning Protest

  Following his arrest on the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, controversial, small-time pastor Terry Jones has said he believes he was set up by police officers, arguing they knew he was going to burn Qurans at a local park in Mulberry, Fla.

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  Sep 13, 2013

  Gabrielle Giffords to Campaign for Iowa's Bruce Braley

  Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will make a rare campaign appearance in October to promote U.S. Rep Bruce Braley, a fellow democrat from Iowa running for U.S. Senate.

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  Sep 13, 2013

  Teacher Suspended for Showing Students Pro-Gay Marriage Rap Video in NC

  A social studies teacher at a North Carolina middle school was recently suspended for three days after showing her eighth grade students a rap-oriented music video for a song supporting same-sex marriage.

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  Sep 13, 2013

  Judge Orders Pa. County to Stop Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses; Heralded as 'Victory for Marriage'

  A Pennsylvania judge ruled Thursday that a rogue county clerk in the state must stop distributing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The judge agreed with Gov. Tom Corbett's lawyers in saying that the clerk does not possess the power to decide who may receive marriage licenses in the state.

• Sep 13, 2013

  Faith-Based Adoption Agencies Fight for Religious Freedom in Michigan

  Michigan's House committee debated two bills this week that would allow faith-based adoption agencies that receive state funds to refuse to place a child in a home based on moral or religious beliefs. Proponents of the bill argue that it protects the religious freedom of faith-based adoption agencies, while opponents argue it serves as state-sanctioned religious discrimination.

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  Sep 12, 2013

  New Jersey Boardwalk Fire: Sandy-Ravaged Boardwalk Bursts Into 6-Alarm Blaze

  A massive fire broke out on the Seaside Park Boardwalk in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon around 2:30 p.m when firefighters responded to a call of flames coming from the popular Kohr Brothers Frozen Custard stand.

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  Sep 12, 2013

  10-Year-Old Banned From Writing About God By Memphis Teacher, Told to Remove Paper From School Property

  A Memphis-area mother is angry with her daughter's elementary school after a teacher told her 10-year-old she could not have God as the subject of her class assignment to write about her idol.

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  Sep 12, 2013

  Pastor Terry Jones Arrested in Florida on Way to Burn Nearly 3,000 Qurans on 9/11

  Police have arrested controversial small-time Florida Pastor Terry Jones on the 12th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, as he was en route to burn nearly 3,000 kerosene-doused Qurans at a local park in Polk County, Fla.

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  Sep 12, 2013

  Vatican Official Says Priest Celibacy Is Open to Discussion, Possible Modification

  The Vatican's Secretary of State, the second in command behind Pope Francis, said in recent comments that the Catholic Church's tradition of requiring priests to remain celibate is a discipline, not a dogma, and therefore it has the possibility of being revised in the future. The Vatican official was quick to clarify, however, that the Church's long-held practice of priest celibacy was still a strongly-held Church value.