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“What would Mother Teresa Do?”
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Mark Herringshaw
Two Roman Catholic groups are playing tug-of-war atop the Empire State Building – with Mother Teresa’s 100th birthday. The iconic building’s management team decided weeks ago not to honor the soon-to-be saint by bathing the skyscrapers tower in blue and white floodlights. In refusing, they stand against the Church’s official stance against abortion. In response,…
Wildfires Ravage the West
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Mark Herringshaw
Wildfires are raging across the west today. Blazes in Oregon, Idaho and California are being driven by hot, dry winds. Some residents have been evacuated and many homes are threatened. “God, extinguish the wildfires raging across the Western States. Protect the land, the homes and the lives threated by these infernos. You use fire in…
“Cross” Cultural no more: Appeals Court Rules Against Utah Memorial Crosses
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Mark Herringshaw
Federal appeals court decision: 14 crosses erected along Utah roads to commemorate fallen state Highway Patrol troopers betray a state endorsement of Christianity, a position which violates the U.S. Constitution. The ruling overturns a 2007 decision by a federal district judge that permitted the crosses saying they communicate a culturally familiar and secular message about…
Suicide Bomber Attacks Army Recruits in Iraq
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Mark Herringshaw
In Iraq today a homicide bomber blew himself up killing and injuring more than 200 new army recruits. The attack, one of the bloodiest in months, comes just two weeks before all but 50,000 U.S. troops head home and highlights the fear that Iraq is not able to preserve peace. “God, we pray to day…
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