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Indiana Senate backs teaching creationism in public schools
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's public schools would be allowed to teach creationism in science classes as long as they include origin of life theories from multiple religions under a proposal approved Tuesday by the state Senate.
The Senate passed...Tags: Politics, Scientology, Science, Elections, Genesis (music group)
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Indiana House panel leader leery of creationism bill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The leader of the Indiana House Education Committee says a proposal specifically allowing public schools to teach creationism in science classes could be unworkable.
The bill approved by the state Senate would permit creationism...Tags: Scientology, Religion and Belief
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Notre Dame grotto gets 3-D scan
The University of Notre Dame’s Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, a religious shrine crafted by Victorian-era stone masons, got a boost this week from 21st-century technology.
A crew used high-definition digital scanning equipment to capture three-...Tags: Human Interest, Natural Resources, Politics, Wetlands, Elections
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Notre Dame Grotto to be closed March 14-18
SOUTH BEND -- The Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes at the University of Notre Dame will be closed from 8 a.m. March 14 to 3 p.m. March 18 as part of a long-range maintenance and care plan for the religious shrine.
During the temporary closure, candles will...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education
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Katie Holmes sues Star Magazine over cover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katie Holmes has sued publishers of Star Magazine for libel over a magazine cover that insinuated she was a drug addict. Her attorney, Bert Fields, says in a statement that that the January cover that featured the headline...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Television, Scientology, Periodicals, Tom Cruise
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Iconography at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church restored
SOUTH BEND — The Byzantine iconography covering the walls and dome inside Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church is extraordinary.
But the purpose of this sacred art is often misunderstood, according to the Rev. George Konstantopoulos.
He is priest of...Tags: Tampa, Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy, Jerusalem (Israel), Greece
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Illinois panel balks at measure linked to Scientology
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Not even the voice of Bart Simpson could convince Illinois lawmakers to approve a resolution aimed at teaching character in public schools because of its link to the Church of Scientology. The resolution endorsed a program...Tags: Bart Simpson, Scientology, Illinois, Schools, Education
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Hacienda pulls 'cult' ad
Hacienda admits it made a mistake.
For the first time in the history of the South Bend-based restaurant company, billboards are being removed less than two weeks after Hacienda launched a new advertising campaign.
Hacienda has instructed a local...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Stranger Than Fiction, Politics, Marketing
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Church in northwest Indiana to consecrate statue of Virgin Mary today
ST. JOHN, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana church plans to consecrate a three-story statue of the Virgin Mary that has been on tour around the Chicago area since 1999.
The Post-Tribune reports that Chicago Cardinal Francis George will attend...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Indiana, Sculpture, Arts and Culture, Francis George
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Headlines for Tuesday, May 21, 2013
RAY MANZAREK: Doors Co-Founder Dead at 74
Ray Manzarek, a founding Member of The Doors, has died at age 74.
The keyboardist, born Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., succumbed this afternoon (Monday) at the RoMed...Tags: Liv Tyler, Al Roker, Cypress Hill (music group), Amy Lee, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Cannes Deals: Weinstein's RADiUS Buys 'Blue Ruin,' IFC Takes RAZE
ReutersMay 19 (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company's boutique label RADiUS has acquired North American rights to "Blue Ruin," which premiered on Saturday in the Cannes Festival's Director's Fortnight. An executive close to the deal told TheWrap that...Tags: Movies, Zoe Bell, Politics, Murder, Rachel Nichols
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Pope rails against "dictatorship of the economy", urges reform
Reuters* Pope makes first major speech on economic issues * Decries "tyranny" of the market, "cult of money" * Calls for ethical reforms of financial structures By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a strong call for world...Tags: Francis I, Ethics, The Pope, Vatican City, Economy, Business and Finance
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