Katherine Weber

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• May 14, 2013

  Hong Kong Legalizes Transgender Marriage in Watershed Court Ruling

  Hong Kong will amend its city marriage laws after ruling Monday that a transgender woman may marry her boyfriend. Many are calling it the next step to legalizing same-sex marriage in the Asian city.

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  May 14, 2013

  Harold Camping's Family Radio Suffering Economic Woes?

  Recent reports indicate that the California-based Christian radio network Family Radio, run by evangelist Harold Camping, may be facing dire economic straits, as seen by public tax documents and alleged interviews with former Family Radio employees.

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  May 13, 2013

  Alumni Protest Paul Ryan's Commencement Speech Due to Budget Plan

  Alumni of a small, private Catholic liberal arts college located in Atchison, Kansas, protested on Saturday while Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) delivered the commencement address at the university.

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  May 8, 2013

  Spiritual Philosopher Dallas Willard Dies at 77 After Battle With Stage 4 Cancer

  Dallas Willard, an American philosopher, professor and author specializing his studies in Christian spiritual formation, died early Wednesday morning at age 77 after enduring a battle with stage four cancer.

• May 8, 2013

  Local Cleveland Pastor: Amanda Berry's Captivity Reveals 'Wickedness of Man'

  As the community in Cleveland, Ohio, continues to learn new information about the three women found in a West Side home on Monday after a decade of captivity, a local pastor reflects on what this story teaches Christians about hope, perseverance, and the wickedness of man.

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  May 8, 2013

  Syrian Christians Seek Global Support on Int'l Day of Prayer and Fasting

  As Christians in Syria continue to suffer persecution in the midst of an ongoing civil war, Open Doors USA is encouraging Christians worldwide to pray for the war-torn country on May 11.

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  May 7, 2013

  Missing Ohio Woman's Aunt Never Gave Up Hope, Prayed for Amanda Berry's Safe Return

  The city of Cleveland, Ohio, has been reveling in yesterday's discovery of three women, Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight, and Gina DeJesus, who went missing around 10 years ago and were reportedly being held captive at a home just a few miles from where they previously lived.

• May 7, 2013

  Joe Biden Urges Franklin Graham, Faith Leaders to Address Gun Control as Moral Issue

  At a White House meeting on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden encouraged nearly 20 representatives from various faith-based communities to continue pressuring their local lawmakers to pass legislation demanding background checks on gun purchases, reportedly telling them to angle their argument for gun control from a moral standpoint.

• May 6, 2013

  Class President Objects After Ky. High School Cancels Graduation Prayer

  The decision by a central Kentucky public high school to have student-led prayer removed from its graduation ceremony has caused some students to protest, arguing that they wish to not break the years-long tradition of having a prayer at their graduation ceremony.

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  May 6, 2013

  Chuck Norris, Michele Bachmann, Greg Laurie Promote Nat'l Day of Prayer and Fasting on Sept. 11

  Actor Chuck Norris has joined other prominent conservative leaders, including evangelical minister David Barton, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Pastor Greg Laurie, in naming September 11, 2013, a National Day of Prayer and Fasting, an idea introduced in mid-April by Joseph Farah, editor-in-chief of the conservative news website WorldNetDaily.