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BREAKING NEWS: ‘Jihad Jane’ Denies Role In Terror Plot
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Nicole Neroulias
The Associated Press reports that Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman who allegedly used the Internet alias “JihadJane,” has denied in court that she sought to kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims or agreed to marry a terrorism suspect to help him get travel documents. But this morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer reported that two anonymous…
UPDATE: Obama Postpones Trip to Indonesia, Again
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Nicole Neroulias
UPDATED: The New York Times just reported that President Obama has decided to push back his Indonesia trip for the second time. (The rest of my post remains accurate, with the strikethroughs added.) President Obama has had already postponed his visit to Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population and where he lived as…
Jewish Aid Group Supports Refugee Bill
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Nicole Neroulias
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Refugee Act, prompting the Episcopal Church to renew its “committment to remember and advocate on behalf of the uprooted, recognizing that situations of violence and war around the world will continue to force people from their native lands.” And the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, a group I…
BREAKING NEWS: Episcopal Church approves 2nd gay bishop
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Nicole Neroulias
In a move that’s sure to deepen the rift between America’s Episcopalians and the global Anglican communion, the Rev. Mary Glasspool has been approved to become the Episcopal Church’s second openly gay bishop. She will be consecrated the new assistant bishop for the Diocese of Los Angeles in May. The Episcopal Church consecrated its first openly…
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