Michael Gryboski

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  Nov 3, 2014

  Delaware City Removes Noah's Ark Display From Children's Playground After Atheist Grandparents Complain

  The city of Newark, Delaware, has removed a Noah's Ark display from a children's playground after receiving a complaint from a secular group threatening a lawsuit.

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  Oct 31, 2014

  North Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Restrictions

  North Dakota's highest court has upheld a state law that restricts the usage of medication abortions, reversing a lower court ruling.

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  Oct 31, 2014

  Mormon Church Admits Founder Had 14-Y-O Bride; Ex-Mormon Says LDS Church Is 'Misleading,' Joseph Smith Had More Than One Teenage Bride

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recently published an essay on its website acknowledging that founder Joseph Smith had a teenage spouse. The founder of the Exmormon Foundation, however, says the essay is misleading, because Joseph Smith had more than one teenage bride.

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  Oct 31, 2014

  Reformation Day: An Alternative to Culture's 'Focus on the Darker Side' During Halloween?

  An Augustinian monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, centuries ago on the last day of October.

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  Oct 30, 2014

  Houston Sermon Subpoena Controversy Is 'Far From Over,' Say Conservatives Who Support the 'Houston Five' Pastors

  Conservative groups believe there's still much to be done in Houston after Mayor Annise Parker dropped her controversial subpoenas against five pastors who had spoken against homosexuality and the city's Equal Rights Ordinance.

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  Oct 29, 2014

  Pro-Life Group Seeks Restraining Order Against Police Over Alleged Harassment Outside Abortion Clinic

  A Mississippi judge has denied a pro-life group's request for a restraining order against police officers whom they claim have repeatedly harassed them when they protest outside the state's sole abortion clinic.

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  Oct 29, 2014

  Houston Mayor Annise Parker Drops Subpoenas Demanding Pastors Turn Over Their Sermons

  Houston Mayor Annise Parker has announced that she will withdraw the subpoenas against five pastors who have spoken out against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, an LGBT city ordinance that some opponents claim would allow men to use women's public restrooms.

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  Oct 29, 2014

  Obama's Birth Control Mandate Redo Still Losing in Courts; Ave Maria University Gets Temporary Exemption

  A federal court in Florida has granted a Catholic academic institution injunctive relief from having to pay fines for refusing to comply with the federal government's birth control mandate.

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  Oct 28, 2014

  Texas Congregation Suing Presbyterian Church (USA) to Keep Property After Leaving Denomination Over Its Stance on Homosexuality

  A large Texas congregation that recently decided to disaffiliate from the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States is suing to keep its property.

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  Oct 27, 2014

  Final LGBT Anti-Discrimination Rule Issued Without Soliciting Public Comment; Religious Freedom Issues Still Unclear

  A religious freedom advocacy organization has expressed concern over the U.S. Labor Department's forthcoming new rule against LGBT discrimination among federal contractors, which was submitted for review without public comment and contains little guidance for faith-based federal contractors.