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• A public law school faces trial over liberal bias

  October 13, 2012 in Nation/World IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Praised by colleagues as smart, friendly and passionate about the law, Teresa Wagner was a leading candidate when two jobs came open to teach writing … 4

• NYC, rabbis clash over circumcision ritual

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A group of rabbis is clashing with New York City health officials over the safety of an ancient circumcision ritual. Three rabbis and three Jewish groups …

• Report: US Protestants lose majority status

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study. One reason: The number of …

• Cousin: Oklahoma bomb plot suspect mentally ill

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 23-year-old Illinois man accused of planning to attack dozens of churches in Oklahoma with Molotov cocktails has struggled with mental illness, substance abuse and grief, … 1

• Report: US Protestants lose majority status

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study. One reason: The number of …

• Ill. man faces terrorism charge in Okla. bomb plot

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Illinois man with a long history of mental illness has been charged with plotting to attack dozens of churches after a hotel maintenance worker in …

• Ark. GOP calls candidates’ statements ‘offensive’

  October 7, 2012 in Nation/World LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative’s assertion that slavery was a “blessing in disguise” and a Republican state House …

• Ark. GOP calls candidates’ statements ‘offensive’

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative’s assertion that slavery was a “blessing in disguise” and a Republican state House … 1

• Congressman calls evolution lie from ‘pit of hell’

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are “lies straight from the pit of hell” meant to … 3

• Calif. parole board OKs Manson follower’s release

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A parole board panel has recommended the release of a former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years for a double murder Manson engineered, but it’s …

• SF prelate jokes about DUI charge at installation

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s new Roman Catholic archbishop made self-deprecating jokes about his recent drunken-driving arrest during his formal installation ceremony, which came just days after he pleaded … 1

• SF archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amid heavy security and the splendor of his faith’s most sacred rites, the new Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco assumed office Thursday without referring to … 1

• Panel recommends parole for Manson family member

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years in a double murder engineered by Manson won a recommendation of parole Thursday in his 27th appearance …

• SF archbishop selection riles gay rights advocates

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amid heavy security and the splendor of his faith’s most sacred rites, the new Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco assumed office Thursday without referring to …

• Induction of SF archbishop brings cheers, rebukes

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The installation of a new Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco — a backer of California’s same-sex marriage ban — is drawing support and concern as …

• Supreme Court Justices attend annual Red Mass

  September 30, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — An American archbishop has reminded a congregation that included six Supreme Court justices Sunday to be open to the spirit of God, beg for his blessings and … 1

• Thousands pray for US at ‘America for Jesus’ rally

  September 29, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of conservative Christians gathered Saturday on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to pray for the future of the United States in the weeks before the presidential election. … 3

• California man behind anti-Islam film arrested

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video posted to YouTube that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested for violating terms of … 1

• Pastors protest Hobby Lobby on morning-after pill

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Christian activists attempted Thursday to deliver a petition to Hobby Lobby criticizing its challenge to a portion of the new federal health care law, but guards …

• Obama summons world leaders to reject extremism

  September 25, 2012 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Confronting global tumult and Muslim anger, President Barack Obama exhorted world leaders Tuesday to stand fast against violence and extremism, arguing that protecting religious rights and … 1

• Obama urges UN to confront roots of Muslim rage

  September 25, 2012 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya “were attacks on America,” and he called on them to join in …

• Bill Nye warns: Creation views threaten US science

  September 24, 2012 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The man known to a generation of Americans as “The Science Guy” is condemning efforts by some Christian groups to cast doubts on evolution and lawmakers … 3

• Bond at risk for Ohio Amish hate-crime defendants

  September 21, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — Nine of 16 Amish convicted in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio have remained free, but the government asked Friday to have them locked …

• Ariz. school lands free Mass. Christian campus

  September 21, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — The owners of an historic campus in the hills of western Massachusetts announced Friday that they’ll give it away to a Christian college from Arizona that plans …

• Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio beard-cuttings

  September 21, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen men and women who rejected lenient plea deals are facing lengthy prison terms for their convictions in the hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in …

• Anti-jihad ‘savage’ ads going up in NYC subway

  September 20, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — A provocative ad that equates Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up in the city’s subway system as violent protests over an anti-Islamic film …

• Bourbon Street ‘no preaching’ law challenged

  September 20, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A street preacher sued on Thursday to block a city ordinance that restricts religious or political speech on Bourbon Street after dark. In his federal lawsuit, …

• Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio hair attacks

  September 20, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen Amish men and women were convicted Thursday of hate crimes for a series of hair- and beard- cutting attacks on fellow sect members in a religious …

• Prophet film puts spotlight on US Copts

  September 20, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The anti-Islamic movie trailer inflaming the Middle East opens with Muslims ransacking a Christian medical clinic and then segues into a flashback of Muhammad’s life. “Set … 1

• FBI asked to keep data on anti-Sikh hate crimes

  September 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a massacre victim at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin asked the Obama administration on Wednesday to begin collecting statistics on hate crimes against Sikhs. …

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