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How Do You Spell Lust? M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
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nsymmonds
(UNDATED) Las Vegas may be known as “Sin City,” but when it comes to transgressions per capita, parts of the Bible Belt may burn much hotter, suggests a new study by Kansas State University geographers. The project, conducted by four graduate students in the university’s department of geography, maps out “hot spots” for Christianity’s seven…
Pope Ends Holy Land Pilgrimage with Call for Peace
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nsymmonds
JERUSALEM – Pope Benedict XVI ended his pilgrimage to the Holy Land Friday with a stirring call for peace at the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and then made an emotional appeal to Israel and the Palestinians: “No more bloodshed. No more fighting. No more terrorism. No more war.” After a weeklong struggle to get his…
N.H. Governor OKs Gay Marriage, with Religious Exemptions
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(RNS) New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch said Thursday (May 14) that he would sign legislation legalizing same-sex marriage as long as religious groups would be not be forced to “violate their deeply held religious principles.” State lawmakers said a bill with those protections could reach Lynch’s desk within weeks, thus making New Hampshire the sixth…
Judge Rules Teen Must Be Treated for Cancer Despite Religious Objections
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nsymmonds
MINNEAPOLIS – A 13-year-old Minnesota boy with cancer must resume medical treatment to save his life, despite religious and other objections by his family – unless it already is too late, a Brown County District Court judge ruled Friday. Daniel Hauser must have a chest X-ray by next Tuesday, when Judge John Rodenberg will learn…
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