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Newest U.S. Bishop Reflects New Church
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nsymmonds
Chicago Tribune – June 6, 2008 Jun. 6–SAN ANTONIO — In a sign of the changing face of American Catholicism, a 41-year-old of Mexican descent who grew up in Houston has been ordained the nation’s youngest Roman Catholic bishop. More than 1,000 people inside St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church applauded the promotion of the…
Gay Activists to Protest Event that Claims Homosexuality is ‘Curable’
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nsymmonds
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News – June 6, 2008 Jun. 6–Gay activists and clergy are planning a silent protest Saturday morning outside a conference of ex-gays who contend homosexuality can be cured by religious counseling. The conference, called “Love Won Out” and sponsored by the conservative Colorado-based Christian organization Focus on the Family, has sparked controversy…
Texas Gov. Defends State’s Seizure of Polygamist Sect’s Kids
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nsymmonds
The Dallas Morning News – June 6, 2008 Jun. 6–Gov. Rick Perry, accepting personal blame if Texas “stepped across some legal line,” strongly defended today its sweep of all youngsters from a polygamist sect’s ranch. “I still think that the state of Texas has an obligation to young women who are forced into marriage and…
Families Battle Over Who Owns ‘Footprints in the Sand’ Poem
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akornfeld
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service “Author Unknown” once asked Jesus why there was only one set of footprints in the sand during life’s most perilous moments. Now a federal court on Long Island is trying to decide just whose footprints those were. Basil Zangare of Shirley, N.Y., claims they belonged to his late…
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