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Christian survivor: “I don’t want to go back to Iraq”
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jmcgee
Those are the words of a man, now in France, who survived the massacre at Our Lady of Salvation Church. Details, from the Christian Post: Iraqi Christians who were given indefinite political asylum in France say they don’t want to return to their home country. Thirty-six Iraqi Christians who survived the attack on Our Lady…
Texas bank ordered to remove Christmas tree
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jmcgee
Incredible, but true. From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Chase Bank told a businessman to remove the Christmas tree he donated to a local branch because it could offend people. Antonio Morales, owner of Bellagio Day Spa in Southlake, had assembled and decorated a 9-foot-tall tree in the lobby of the Chase Bank branch at 1700…
America’s Lourdes? First Marian apparition shrine in U.S. may be approved
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jmcgee
So claims a Wisconsin newspaper: After a two-year investigation, the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay is set to release its findings about apparitions at an area shrine. If the apparitions are decreed true, it would be an extremely rare occurrence. For more than 150 years the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, outside New…
Survey: half of Americans think clergy are highly ethical
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jmcgee
I wonder what people think of bloggers. Details: What do nurses, soldiers, pharmacists, elementary school teachers, doctors, and police officers have in common? Americans say they are all more ethical and honest than members of the clergy, according to a Gallup survey released on Friday (Dec. 3). Slightly more than half of Americans (53 percent)…
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