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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, Politics, Arts and Culture, Government, 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: Family, Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, Arts and Culture, Politics
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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: Health and Safety at School, Television Industry, Religion and Belief, Bullying, Arts and Culture
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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: Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Joe Donnelly, Politics, Arts and Culture
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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: Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Canada, Politics, Arts and Culture
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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: Claire McCaskill, Abusive Behavior, Paul Ryan, Mike Huckabee, Washington, DC
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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, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Education, Purdue University
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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...
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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: United Nations, Colleges and Universities, Politics, North Africa, Natural Resources
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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, Arts and Culture, Belief and Faith, Finance, Rentals
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Indiana lawmaker apologizes for Girl Scouts criticism
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana lawmaker is apologizing for the tone of his accusations that the Girl Scouts is a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality, but is standing by his criticism of the national group.
Republican Rep....Tags: Michelle Obama, Sexual Health, Youth Organizations, Arts and Culture, Social Issues
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Indiana lawmaker who called Girl Scouts 'radicalized' standing by comments
We have an update to a story we first brought you Monday that's been getting a lot of attention. The Indiana lawmaker who called the Girl Scouts a “radicalized organization” that supports abortion is standing firmly behind his comments. ...Tags: Michelle Obama, Sexual Health, Politics, Arts and Culture, Youth Organizations
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