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Residents enjoy annual Palm Sunday march
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- This year, they hoped for good weather as members of four west-side churches met at St. Augustine Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. But the chilly weather had no bearing over the 75 or so marchers who, after the blessing and passing out...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Religious Festivals, Jerusalem (Israel), Lee Johnson
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Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a...Tags: Social Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Reformed, East Harlem, Minority Groups
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NW Indiana megachurch approves new pastor
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana megachurch has hired a new pastor after firing his predecessor amid a sex scandal. The Post-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/X9haXv ) members of Hammond's First Baptist Church voted Sunday night to give...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Ex-Indiana megachurch pastor seeks minimum sentence
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — The former pastor of a megachurch in northwestern Indiana has asked a federal judge to give him the minimum 10-year sentence for his sexual relationship with an underage parishioner. Jack Schaap claims he was under great...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Judges, Justice System, Lawyers
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Fire forces large Elkhart County church to move worship
ELKHART COUNTY – An Elkhart County Church holds services at a temporary alternate location Sunday morning after a fire damaged the sanctuary on Saturday. Crews worked to put out the blaze at First Baptist Church on County Road 17 between Elkhart...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity
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High-ranking member of House Science Committee calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell'
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior. This has spurred...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Cosmology, Paul C. Broun, Democratic Party
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UPDATE: Baptist groups call on church to reject racism
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Southern Baptist groups are calling on a Mississippi church that blocked a black couple from getting married under its roof to reject racism. Leaders of the Mississippi Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist...
Tags: Racism, Marriage, Religion and Belief, Family, Weddings
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Supporters flock to Chick-fil-A in support of company's stand against gay marriage
Supporters of Chick-fil-A are flooding into Michiana's restaurants today to show support for an executive's comments about gay marriage. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, declared Wednesday national "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day."...
Tags: Gay Rights, Lifestyle and Leisure, Minority Groups, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Baptist leader criticizes Trayvon Martin support
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm has condemned the response of many black leaders to the Trayvon Martin case as "shameful." Some black pastors within the nation's largest Protestant...Tags: Religion and Belief, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Christianity, Religious Events
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Ky church overturns ban on interracial couples
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Stella Harville brought her black boyfriend to her family's all-white church in rural Kentucky, she thought nothing of it. She and Ticha Chikuni worshipped there whenever they were in town, and he even sang before the...Tags: Racism, Marriage, Religion and Belief, Politics, Georgetown
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Pastor says he'll void vote on interracial couples
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The pastor at a Kentucky church says he will nullify a vote taken by members of his congregation that bans interracial couples. Stacy Stepp, who is pastor of the Gulnare Free Will Baptist Church in Pike County, told the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Elections, Christianity
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Former pastor makes plea deal in sex assault case
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A former Baptist pastor in West Michigan who was charged with sexually assaulting two boys has made a plea deal with prosecutors. The Grand Rapids Press reports (http://bit.ly/rCGVsL) 46-year-old Tedd Butler on Monday...Tags: Religion and Belief, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault, Prosecution, Christianity
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