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  Dec 9, 2013

  S.C. Sheriff Defies Executive Order From President Obama to Fly Flag Half-Staff for Mandela and Supporters Cheer Him on Facebook

  A South Carolina sheriff defied President Barack Obama's executive order to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until sunset Monday evening in honor of former South African President Nelson Mandela, because he "was not American," and his supporters cheered him for the act on Facebook.

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  Dec 7, 2013

  'He Was a No-Good, Murdering Communist': Ted Cruz Supporters Lash Out at Senator for Praising Mandela

  Addressing him with sometimes disparaging comments calling him a traitor and a wolf in sheep's clothing, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz from Texas is now coming under fire from some of his most ardent supporters for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela as an "inspiration" after the announcement of his death Thursday.

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  Dec 6, 2013

  Church 'Devastated' Over Suicide of Pastor Ed Montgomery, Who Shot Himself While Grieving Wife's Death, Says Apostle Ron Wilson

  Apostle Ron Wilson, founder and lead pastor of the Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International church in Hazel Crest, Ill., says his church has been "devastated" by the news that one of their pastors died after he shot himself in the head while grieving over his wife, who died suddenly last December.

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  Dec 5, 2013

  Former South African President Nelson Mandela Is Dead at 95

  South African President Jacob Zuma announced late Thursday that revered former South African President Nelson Mandela has died. He was 95.

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  Dec 5, 2013

  'Faith Healer' Convinced Florida Women Evil Spirit of Poverty Was on Their Money Then Fleeced Them of More Than $100,000

  A slick-talking fraud posing as a faith healer allegedly convinced two South Florida women that they were possessed by evil spirits, and their money was cursed with a spirit of poverty and only he could cleanse them and their money of the evil.

• Dec 5, 2013

  Pastor Grieving Dead Wife Reportedly Shoots Himself in Front of Pleading Son; Said He Was Hearing Wife's Voice and Footsteps

  An Illinois pastor who was grieving the death of his wife, whom he buried last December, reportedly shot himself inside his Matteson home in front of his pleading son on Saturday, after lamenting that he was hearing her voice and footsteps. He later died from the gunshot wound.

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  Dec 4, 2013

  High School Coach Allegedly Told Teen Raped in Her Hotel Room 'It Will Go Away' Because She Didn't Want to Lose Job

  A coach at Kutztown Area High School in Pennsylvania could soon find herself out of a job after it was revealed that she attempted to cover up the rape of a 16-year-old girl left in her care because she was afraid of losing her job over the crime.

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  Dec 4, 2013

  These Numbers Will Change What You Think About Porn Addiction

  With some 420 million pornographic web pages online, access to Internet porn is at an all-time high. But many people visiting these pages for pleasure end up finding themselves caught in a terrible cycle of addiction from which they are now struggling to break free.

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  Dec 4, 2013

  Christians Find Help for Porn, Masturbation Addiction Through 'NoFap' Community Started on Reddit by 24-Y-O Web Developer

  A growing online community called "NoFap" with more than 83,000 members on Reddit.com is helping people kick pornography and masturbation addictions, and even Christians are finding a haven for healing in it.

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  Dec 3, 2013

  Black Student Athletes to Face Trial for Obstructing Sidewalk While Waiting for School Bus

  Three black star Edison Tech High School student athletes in Rochester, N.Y., who refused an officer's command to "disperse" as they waited for their school bus to take them to a basketball game last Wednesday are set to go on trial next week for disorderly conduct charges.