Katherine Weber

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• Jan 18, 2013

  Ft. Bragg Spouses Club Defends Itself After Same-Sex Wife Claims Discrimination

  Ashley Broadway, a same-sex spouse living on Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina, has publicly complained that an on-base spouses club is practicing sexual discrimination by providing her only a "guest membership," as opposed to full membership, because she is a lesbian.

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  Jan 18, 2013

  UMC Pastor Adam Hamilton to Deliver Sermon at National Prayer Service

  The Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced that the Rev. Adam Hamilton of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection will deliver the sermon at the National Prayer Service on Jan. 22 at Washington National Cathedral in the Capitol.

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  Jan 18, 2013

  Atheists to Distribute Literature at Fla. Public Schools in Response to Bible Giveaway

  A Florida-based atheist group has recently announced its plans to dispense literature to students at 11 Orange County public high schools.

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  Jan 17, 2013

  Some Texas Public Schools' Bible Courses Are Biased, Study Finds

  A recent study released by an education watchdog group has found that there is fault with the way Bible classes are taught in Texas, with many schools showing favoritism toward Protestantism over Roman Catholicism and other faiths.

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  Jan 17, 2013

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry Says Prayer, Not Gun Control, Key to Ending Violence

  In response to President Barack Obama's unveiling of new gun legislation, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has recommended prayer instead of a change in gun laws to combat violence in the U.S.

• Jan 17, 2013

  Europe's 'One of Us' Pro-Life Campaign Seeks to Establish Life at Conception

  Pro-life groups from 20 different countries throughout Europe have recently launched a petition which requests the European Parliament to recognize that life begins at conception.

• Jan 16, 2013

  Hoarder Pinned Under Piles of Debris for Days, Rescued With Chainsaw

  A 76-year-old man in British Colombia, described by media outlets as a hoarder, was reportedly pinned under stockpiled debris for days, and eventually had to be rescued by firefighters wielding chainsaws on Jan. 14 after no one had heard from him.

• Jan 16, 2013

  Teen Activist Continues Fight Against Creationism in La. Classrooms

  Zack Kopplin, a 19-year-old political activist who for the past five years has combated Louisiana's Science Education Act, recently spoke out on why he believes creationism should not be taught in America's public schools.

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  Jan 16, 2013

  India Gang-Rapes 'Show Wickedness of Human Heart,' Says Gospel for Asia

  The president of the Gospel for Asia mission organization recently called the conditions for women in India "a horrendous evil that is worsening" after authorities arrested six men in the north of the country for the alleged gang-rape of a woman traveling on a bus, just weeks after the gang-rape and subsequent death of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi rocked the country.

• Jan 15, 2013

  Tatler Magazine's Dog Killed by Revolving Door

  A celebrity dachshund named Alan, popular in Great Britain as the office pet at upmarket women's magazine Tatler, tragically died on Jan. 14 after becoming stuck in a revolving door.