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Florida pastor Terry Jones cancels Quran burning, but he has served his purpose

The good news is that Terry Jones and his church will not be burning Qurans this weekend. He said he’s already accomplished his mission of...
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Near ground zero may be the perfect place for a mosque

A community of Muslims in New York wants to relocate their center to a location 10 blocks from their current center, which would place it just 2...
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France votes to criminalize Burqas: a human rights issue?

In a 335-1 vote last week, France’s lower house of parliament approved a bill that bans burqas and niqabs, veils that conceal most of the...
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Nun excommunicated from Catholic Church for allowing abortion which saved woman's life

I hardly know where to begin with this one. You can read the full story here. The basics are this: Sister Margaret McBride, a nun in the order...
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Olathe Police learn the hard way that flipping the bird is a constitutional right

In a moment of frustration, Olathe resident Scott Schaper committed an act which many of us have been tempted to commit. Yes, that’s right,...
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Texas Board of Education detours from rational thinking in retooled social studies curriculum

I didn’t want to believe it. At first, I reasoned that the furor must be overblown. But when I read the article in the New York Times...
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Rock slide in Colorado closes I-70 and may dampen spring break plans

According to the Denver Post, boulders the size of buses punched holes in the road and bridges. My first thought (well, after my HOLY COW THOSE...
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USA hockey team triumphs in the midst of disappointment

The energy level in McCoy’s dropped from sky-high to lower than the floor in just 7 minutes. When the USA hockey team scored the second goal,...
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Judge rules that jury cannot consider lower conviction for Scott Roeder, abortion doctor murderer

Scott Roeder of Kansas City claims to be a committed Christian, and that it was his belief in Jesus that motivated him to murder Dr. George Tiller....
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Curling: an Olympic sport that could teach the world how to behave

Once every four years, during the winter Olympics, America is reminded of a sport that is fairly obscure and confusing to most of us. Yep, that...
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