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Punk band arrest at heart of Russia church feud
MOSCOW (AP) -- The skinny dissident is thrown headfirst into a police van by camouflage-clad officers. Nearby, a dozen bearded men bearing Russian Orthodox crosses and wearing skull-and-crossbones T-shirts cheer on the cops....
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Ruling favors Jehovah's Witnesses in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A U.S. court has ordered that all gated communities in Puerto Rico find a way to grant access to Jehovah's Witnesses so they can proselytize....
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AP Exclusive: Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors - evidence that the scandal over the order's pedophile founder doesn't rest solely with him, The Associated Press has learned....
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Pope enjoys concert conducted by Muti at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his gratitude after a concert of sacred music by Vivaldi and Verdi conducted by maestro Riccardo Muti at the Vatican....
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Venture Crew learns life lessons through nature
A love of outdoor adventure led twins Haley and Heidi Parris to join the Venture Crew at Christ Boulevard United Methodist Church.
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Girl Scouts under scrutiny from Catholic bishops
The Girl Scouts of the USA have long been a lightning rod for conservative criticism. Now they're facing their highest-level challenge: An official inquiry by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops....
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Excruciating details emerge on Jewish ghettos
NEW YORK (AP) -- Even after decades of Holocaust writings, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe where Nazis murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews....
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Excruciating details emerge on Jewish ghettos
NEW YORK (AP) -- Even after decades of Holocaust writings, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe where Nazis murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews....
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Vatican board asked to resign over conference
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Members of the Vatican's bioethics advisory panel have called for its board to resign after scientists who don't support core church teaching on issues like birth control and infertility were featured at its annual conference....
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California church vandalized; artifacts damaged
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- Vandals have struck the historic Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, Calif., damaging 231-year-old artifacts and scrawling anti-church slogans in what is being investigated as a possible hate crime....
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Hugo Chavez looks to God as cancer clouds future
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spent much of his career praising the socialist ideas of famed atheists such as Karl Marx and Fidel Castro. Now in the thick of a prolonged battle against cancer, however, the leftist leader is drawing inspiration from a spiritual l...
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Muti to conduct Vivaldi, Verdi concert for Pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Riccardo Muti will be conducting a concert in the Vatican in honor of Pope Benedict XVI....
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Man fires shots in German church
BERLIN (AP) -- German police say an unidentified man has fired two shots inside a church before locking himself up alone in the building....
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Police: Person found dead at Ky. Derby track
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Police say a body has been found in the backside area at Churchill Downs, a few barns away from where Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another is kept....
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Vatican welcomes 26 Swiss Guards into oldest army
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Twenty-six Swiss men have joined the oldest standing army in the world, swearing to give up their lives to protect the pope as the Vatican's newest Swiss Guards....
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AT&T to pay Muslim woman $5M in harassment case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Muslim woman who was fired from her job with AT&T says years of harassment hit a peak when her boss snatched her scarf from her head and exposed her hair....
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Race, religion collide in presidential campaign
How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as un-Christian....
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Ethiopia expels 2 Arabs amid tension with Muslims
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- An Ethiopian official says the government has expelled two Arabs who come from a Middle East country who distributed materials at a mosque and tried to incite violence....
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Police: 1 dead, 1 wounded in Md. church shooting
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) -- Police in Maryland are investigating a shooting inside a church office that left one woman dead and another seriously wounded....
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Mormons brace for a mean political season
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- America's Mormons have built plenty of resilience over nearly two centuries as outsiders, but they're anxious about the next few months. Mitt Romney is about to become the first Mormon nominee for U.S. president on a major party ticket....
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Tenn. governor vetoes college discrimination bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed a measure that tried to force Vanderbilt University to exempt student religious groups from its nondiscrimination policy....
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He had an eye-opening experience portraying homeless man
Some of Jim Campbell’s Facebook friends are changing their minds and hearts about how they acknowledge the homeless.
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Founder of The Oaks church says missions are the focus
Tim Brower is looking to sow a seed for Christ in downtown Statesville.
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Landmark Relief Ministry lends hand to Statesville's less fortunate
A few years ago, Karen Warren was the one in need of assistance.
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Jean Brown helps Troutman Bible study group 'scratch the surface'
As Easter draws closer, the Community Bible Study Group at Troutman First United Methodist Church delves a little deeper into the life of Jesus Christ.
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