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Bishops call for special day of prayer for liberty
Valley 610Pennsylvania's Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to observe a day of prayer, fasting and abstinence for religious liberty, saying the cherished right is under assault by the federal government. In a joint letter, the 10 Latin and Eastern Rite... -
Cemetery Censorship
KIAHNo to god and no to Jesus Christ! That's the response several local groups got when they tried to use religious words during ceremonies at the Houston National Cemetery. Now they're in big trouble. Members of the National Memorial Ladies, a volunteer...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Defense, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Human Interest, Politics
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State severs foster care ties with Catholic Charities
Tribune reporterThe state has declined to renew its foster care and adoption contracts with Catholic Charities across Illinois, possibly ending a historic partnership initiated by the Roman Catholic Church a half-century ago and potentially severing the relationship...Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Litigation, Human Rights, Illinois Governor
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Judge stops state from dropping Catholic Charities from foster care
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A judge in Springfield today ordered that Catholic Charities can keep serving foster children despite the state’s decision to eliminate their contract. The order is temporary and a hearing will take place in August on the issue....Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Roman Catholicism, Social Issues, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice
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Praying with Perry
KIAH"This is Governor Rick Perry, and I'm 'viting you to join your fellow Americans in a day of prayer and fasting on behalf of our nation,” says Governor Rick Perry. Wow! Wish he was "viting" us to join our teachers in getting their jobs back. As...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Rick Perry, Executive Branch, Politics
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Surprising support for separating church and state
Guest columnistIt’s been a good month for the much-maligned, often-misunderstood principle of church-state separation. A whopping 67 percent of the American people agree that the First Amendment “requires a clear separation of church and state,”...Tags: Buddhism, Sudan, Civil Rights, Islam, Civil Unrest
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'The United States of America does not run out without paying the tab'
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TOWN HALL Ritchie Coliseum University of Maryland College Park, Maryland 11:04 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Maryland! (Applause.) Hello! Nice to see you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Everybody,...Tags: Sales, Democratic Party, Family, Business, Wages and Pensions
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Perry's Calling
KIAHAs Rick Perry comes closer to throwing his hat into the ring to possibly become President, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows Perry is ranked high in a new survey in the battle for the GOP Presidential nomination, second to Mitt Romney. This,...Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Government, Rick Perry, Executive Branch
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Judge rules inmate has no right to matzoh
ReutersA federal judge has ruled that a Jewish inmate in a New York jail does not have a constitutionally protected right to matzoh and grape juice. Christopher Henry, who was charged with first-degree sodomy, claimed permanent trauma and malnourishment and...Tags: Passover, Judaism, Judges, New York, Justice System
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Religious freedom shrinking worldwide
Looks like the screaming was wrong. On both sides.
A decade back, the religious right said secularists would sacrifice freedom of religion to a tyrannical, God-denying state.
Meanwhile, secularists were warning that "fundamentalists" would seize power...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Censorship, Civil Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Small towns, big love
How do we love thee, oh small towns of Maryland? Let us count the ways.
When earlier this year, a Budget Travel magazine poll named Lewisburg, W.Va., as "America's Coolest Small Town," it got us thinking: aren't Maryland's small towns worth bragging...Tags: Camp David, State Parks, Arts and Culture, Dining and Drinking, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Haynes: The Mormon elephant in the presidential arena
For better or for worse, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain likes to say out loud what others only whisper.
A few weeks ago, for example, Cain mentioned what his rivals for the nomination dare not mention: Mitt Romney has a religion problem....Tags: Mitt Romney, South Carolina, Nevada, Harry Reid, Roman Catholicism
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