Katherine Weber

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  Jun 5, 2013

  Boy Scouts Defy Orders by Marching in Uniform at Gay Pride Parade

  Defying orders from the country's largest Boy Scouts council, members and adult volunteers of the youth organization chose to wear their Boy Scouts uniforms while marching in Utah's gay pride parade last Sunday.

• Jun 5, 2013

  Human Rights Group Calls on Laos to Ensure Safety of N. Korean Orphan Refugees

  A group focused on human rights in North Korea issued a letter Wednesday to Laotian president Choummali Saignason regarding the nine young North Korean defectors who were arrested by Laotian authorities earlier in May and sent back to North Korea via China in a rare and controversial move on behalf of the Laotian government.

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  Jun 5, 2013

  Susan G. Komen Cancels Charity Walks in 7 Cities Due to 'Economic Uncertainty'

  The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, one of the country's most well-known breast cancer research charities, recently announced that it will be canceling its trademark Washington, D.C., three-day "Race for the Cure" fundraiser, along with walks in six other cities in 2014.

• Jun 4, 2013

  Al-Qaeda Propaganda Magazine Says It 'Inspired' Boston Bombings

  The most recent issue of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda's propaganda magazine, Inspire, reportedly claims to have inspired the mid-April Boston bombings, which killed three and injured over 250.

• Jun 4, 2013

  Tucker Carlson Suggests Fla. Atheist Monument Will Be 'Graffiti Magnet'

  Fox News correspondent Tucker Carlson recently said that he believes the planned atheist monument to be erected at the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke, Fla., will surely be a "magnet for graffiti."

• Jun 3, 2013

  Atheist Group Files Lawsuit Against Calif. City's Veterans Memorial

  An atheist group recently filed a lawsuit against a city in California for approving what it describes to be a "government-endorsed religious message" in the form of a veterans memorial.

• Jun 3, 2013

  Catholic Committee Says Boy Scouts' Gay Ban Repeal Does 'Not Conflict' With Church Teaching

  The chairman of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting has recently said that the Boy Scouts' decision to lift its ban on openly gay members does not "conflict with Catholic teaching," and the church should use this policy change as an opportunity to ensure the Catholic faith "is taught, practiced and nurtured" within the 103-year-old youth organization.

• Jun 1, 2013

  Apple Removes Ministry App Aimed at Battling Habitual Sins

  The Apple Corporation has recently pulled from its iTunes store a mobile app created by Setting Captives Free, a nondenominational ministry which offers free courses aimed at helping users battle "habitual sins," such as sexual impurity, substance abuse, self-injury, and gambling.

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  May 31, 2013

  Kirk Cameron Says Viral Photo Serves as 'Sad Commentary' of Media Priorities

  Evangelical icon and actor Kirk Cameron said in a recent interview that the attention centered on a viral photo of him from 2011 proves how misdirected the media's priorities currently are.

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  May 31, 2013

  Jane Lynch, Jordan Peele Star in 'Separation of Church and State' Music Video

  Americans United for Separation of Church and State recently released a YouTube video featuring actress Jane Lynch and comedian Jordan Peele who sing a 1970s-themed break-up song backing church/state separation.