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Tolerance: The new American religion

By Eddie Williams As the news broke about Jason Collins this past week and his recent decision to come out of the closet as homosexual, I sat and…

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An invocation for God’s mercy

By Louis DeBroux “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then…

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U.S. Christians rally around home-schooling family facing deportation

By Krista Kapralos When Uwe and Hannelore Romeike’s asylum case is argued Tuesday (April 23) before a panel of federal judges, their lawyers won’t talk about poverty, war,…

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Boston Marathon bombing suspects motivated by religion, officials say

By David Crary and Denise Lavoie BOSTON  — The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam…

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North Carolina won’t establish state religion

By John Celock North Carolina state Rep. Carl Ford (R-China Grove), a co-author of a North Carolina legislative proposal designed to establish a state religion. The Republican speaker…

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Resolution says North Carolina has power to establish official religion

By Andrew Dunn RALEIGH — Two Rowan County lawmakers drew nationwide attention Wednesday for pushing a resolution that says North Carolina and its counties and towns have the…

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Study: Religious parents’ divorce may cause children to leave church

By Jason Koebler A new study has found that the children of religious couples are much more likely to leave the religion if their parents get divorced. The…

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Deportation of German homeschool family affects US homeschool freedom

By Bryana Johnson In 1938, the practice of homeschooling was outlawed in Germany by Adolf Hitler and the infamous Third Reich. It was a rough period in German…

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