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Poll: Most men aspire to be dads
A recent Associated Press-WE tv poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday. Debates about the different ways women approach motherhood dominate news coverage about parenthood...
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UPDATE: Woman in "Jamaican lottery scam" behind bars
A 74-year-old woman is behind bars in the Kosciusko County Jail, accused of defrauding an elderly couple. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s detectives drove to Georgia last week and arrested Joanne McCrary, of Calhoun, Georgia, on two counts of felony...
Tags: Organized Crime, Jamaica, Crimes, Lotteries, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Interfaith prayer breakfast focuses on unity
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Various faiths may not agree on theology, but they can still work together to make the community a better place, attendees of an annual interfaith prayer breakfast said Thursday. An estimated 300 people, representing at least 10 religious...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Christianity, University of Chicago, Belief and Faith
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Same-sex marriage: Which Supreme Court case is more important?
CBS NewsIn two different cases this week, the Supreme Court will consider the powerful question of what it means to be married. On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case considering the constitutionality of California's gay...Tags: Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Judges, Internal Revenue Service, Human Rights
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Opponents denounce call for anti-gay prom in Indiana
SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — A quiet Indiana community known for its parks and corn festival has become the latest setting for the debate over gay rights and bullying after several area residents, including some high schoolers, proposed holding a non-...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Gays and Lesbians, Health and Safety at School, Television Industry
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Hoosiers rejected 'quick change'
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS – What do President Barack Obama, schools Superintendent Tony Bennett and state Treasurer Richard Mourdock have in common, aside from losing Indiana voters this year after winning them over on previous ballots? They all represented...Tags: Regional Authority, Mitch Daniels, Joe Donnelly, Parties and Movements, Richard Mourdock
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1st Native American saint stirs pride, skepticism
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some traditional Mohawks are treating the naming of the nation's first Native American saint with skepticism and fear that the Roman Catholic Church is using it to shore up its image and marginalize traditional spiritual...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Politics, Separation of Church and State, Montreal (Canada)
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White House: Candidate's rape comments 'offensive'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House spokesman says a GOP Senate candidate's comments on rape are "offensive" and "wrong." White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that comments by Missouri Congressman Todd Akin are "factually wrong, medically...Tags: Religion and Belief, Paul Ryan, Scott P. Brown, Mitt Romney, Christianity
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Declining church numbers signal worship shift
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Two of every five northeast Indiana residents are members of a religious group, temple, parish or congregation, but that number was down 9 percent in a decade, continuing a trend of declining membership, a study says. The...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Education, Colleges and Universities, Purdue University, Arts and Culture
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US nuns consider response to Vatican censure
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At a pivotal national meeting, members of the largest group of U.S. nuns are weighing whether to accept or challenge a Vatican decision to assign control of the group to a trio of bishops after the Vatican concluded the nuns had...
Tags: Abortion, Vatican City, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Same-Sex Marriage
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Arab Spring, American summer: Foreign students visit Michiana, tell their stories
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Menna, 20, paid no attention to politics until the Egyptian revolution started on Jan. 25, 2011. "We never imagined the president would be overthrown," said the young medical student, who lives in Sohag, a city about 240 miles from Cairo,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Mongolia, United Nations, Revolutions, Elections
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At 40 years old, URC reaffirms its missions
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A little more than a week ago, members of the United Religious Community invited pastors of seven black churches in the city -- and a few other community members -- to their table. The topic was violence, and, more specifically, what the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Belief and Faith, Rentals
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