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Judge upholds law preventing guns in churches
(RNS) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by gun rights advocates who claimed a Georgia law prohibiting weapons in a house of worship was unconstitutional.
GeorgiaCarry.org, an organization that supports gun owners' rights, and two of its members filed suit against state officials...
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Poll: Americans of all faiths see a civility problem in U.S. politics
(RNS) Whether they rally behind Fox News' Glenn Beck to "Restore Honor" or Comedy Central's Jon Stewart to "Restore Sanity," Americans agree on one thing: our political system has a civility problem.
Four out of five Americans, regardless of party or religious affiliation, think the l...
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Liberty leads ranks of would-be chaplains, but concerns persist
(RNS) According to Air Force data, no training program is more popular among prospective chaplains than Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, part of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
One out of every five Air Force chaplain candidates studying at an e...
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Civility Project disbands after low interest in Congress
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Civility Project, a two-year bipartisan attempt to get politicians and others to respect one another, is closing down after just three members of Congress agreed to the project's pledge.
"You three were alone in pledging to be civil," Christian publicist Mark DeMo...
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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
The House announced plans for a bipartisan congressional prayer service on Wednesday for victims of Saturday's shooting in Arizona and President Obama will participate a memorial service in Tucson Wednesday night. A Mass for all the victims of St. Odilia Parish, including a 9-year-old...
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Monday’s Religion News Roundup
As authorities (and many Americans) search for answers following Saturday's deadly rampage in Arizona, CNN reports on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' Jewish faith; prayers were offered at her synagogue. Fred "God Hates Fags" Phelps plans to protest the funerals in Arizona and claims that Gif...
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Curiosity, criticism follow Amish in Midwest migration to Missouri
SCHUYLER COUNTY, Mo. (RNS) The grumbling surfaced not long after the first Amish families moved to this sparsely populated farm region in the northeast corner of the state about a decade ago.
Word spread that these Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking newcomers hated the government, didn't pay...
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Oklahoma’s top lawyer at center of fight over Shariah
(RNS) Backers of a referendum that would bar Oklahoma courts from considering Islamic law admit they suffered a setback when a federal judge issued a temporary injunction against the measure last month.
But they are pinning their hopes on Attorney General-elect Scott Pruitt, a minor l...
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Catholics fight bid to lift statute of limitations on abuse
TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday (Dec. 9) will consider a bill that would eliminate any statute of limitations on when sex abuse victims can sue -- and allow them to take action against clergy, educators and others who knew about abuse and did nothing to stop it.
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Princeton students divided on Israeli ties to campus hummus
PRINCETON, N.J. (RNS) Princeton University's great hummus war is going to the polls this week.
Undergraduates began voting Monday (Nov. 29) on a referendum that calls for the student government to ask the university to provide alternative brands of hummus in its food court and campus...
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