Katherine Weber

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  Aug 1, 2013

  Rick Santorum Says Pope Francis' Comments on Homosexuality 'Taken Out of Context'

  Former Senator and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has said in an interview Wednesday that Pope Francis' recent comments regarding homosexuality, made earlier this week following Brazil's World Youth Day, were taken out of context by mainstream media.

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  Jul 31, 2013

  Saudi Arabia Sentences Web Editor to 600 Lashes, 7 Years in Jail for Being 'Too Liberal,' Insulting Islam

  The editor of a social media website in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes after officials determined his blog website to be "too liberal" and guilty of insulting Islam.

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  Jul 31, 2013

  Lawyer Sues Israel, Italy and Pontius Pilate for Jesus' Crucifixion

  A Kenyan lawyer has filed a petition to overturn the 2,000-year-old trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, arguing that the trial was unlawful and demanding that Israel and Italy be held responsible.

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  Jul 31, 2013

  New Orleans Lifts Ban on Night Time Street Preaching

  The New Orleans City Council voted last week to lift the 2011 ban against street preaching from sunset to sunrise on the city's famous Bourbon Street, a popular site for tourists and pro-gay festivals.

• Jul 31, 2013

  Public Prayers Against Gun Violence Banned by New Hampshire School for Not Being 'All-Inclusive'

  A New Hampshire public school has recently banned a mother from saying public prayers against gun violence on the school's steps, judging that her Christian-themed prayers were not inclusive of all students.

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  Jul 30, 2013

  Teachers to Carry Guns in Arkansas Schools From August

  Teachers and administrators will carry guns in school in Clarksville, Arkansas when classes recommence in the coming weeks.

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  Jul 30, 2013

  Bomb Blasts Hit Christian Area of Kano, Nigeria Killing at Least 12

  Multiple bomb explosions have rocked Nigeria's Christian-populated Sabon Gari district on Monday evening, killing at least a dozen people, according to local authorities in the northern city of Kano.

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  Jul 30, 2013

  Israel, Palestine Agree to Commence Formal Middle East Peace Negotiations

  Following an informal Iftar dinner at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday that the initial meetings between Palestine and Israel have been successful, and both have agreed to commence formal peace talks within the next two weeks.

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  Jul 29, 2013

  Do Christians Have Free Speech Rights to Preach That Homosexuality is a Sin? British Police Asked to Confirm

  A Christian rights group in Great Britain has called on the chief of Scotland Yard to issue guidelines clarifying whether Christians have free speech rights, following the arrest of a street preacher in London earlier this month.

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  Jul 29, 2013

  Reza Aslan's Fox News Interview Video on New Book 'Zealot' Goes Viral

  Reza Aslan, author of the highly-controversial, newly released book Zealot, recently partook in a tense online interview with Fox News' Lauren Green in which he was questioned about his Muslim faith and his reasons for writing a book about Jesus' life.