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Moving forward with the mission
Imagine a hot August afternoon in 1931 and picture three dedicated Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, making their way up the hill, carrying a statue of Mary, a $5 bill and their faith in the new mission they were about to begin — Flintridge...Tags: Peace Corps, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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Teens hear message of service to the needy
A spiritual message calling for graduates to put people in need ahead of financial gain echoed through St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church on Tuesday night during the sixth annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service for high school graduates. Roughly...Tags: Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Islam, High Schools
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Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state...Tags: Religion and Belief, Punishment, Christianity, Church and State Relations, Air Transportation Industry
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Source: Fewer than 5 schools to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Willie Cochran, Northwestern University, Local Government, Howard Brookins
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Judge to rule within weeks on bid to dismiss Corbett suit over Penn State sanctions
HARRISBURG — A federal judge said Monday she would decide within weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit alleging NCAA sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal violate antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge...Tags: Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Antitrust Issues, College Sports, Corporate Crime, Tom Corbett
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Huge Oklahoma tornado, on ground 40 minutes, smashes schools, homes
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A mile-wide tornado slammed into Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, leveling neighborhoods, starting fires and causing, as one storm chaser put it, "total destruction." [Update, 5:29 p.m. May 20: Oklahoma authorities said at least 37 people were killed in...Tags: Briarwood, Natural Disasters, National Weather Service, Tornadoes
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New Pew study finds rise in Muslim and Hindu immigrants to the U.S.
A new Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life study of immigration data found a rise in the numbers of Muslims and Hindus coming to the United States legally, while undocumented immigrants are overwhelmingly Christian: The study...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Immigration, Islam, Hinduism, Migration
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School facilities bill grew from grass roots
Michael Dresser got it right in describing the trajectory of the Baltimore school facilities bill as going from "non-starter to law," but the story goes far beyond the elected and appointed officials who worked hard to make the deals and shepherd the...
Tags: Annapolis, Elections, Public Officials, American Civil Liberties Union, Politics
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Supreme Court to hear prayer case
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature’s...Tags: Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Litigation, Church and State Relations
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Westboro Baptist Church defector struggles with her past
TOPEKA, Kan. — The house was empty, just as Libby Phelps had planned. Slipping inside that afternoon four years ago, she felt as if her heart would burst through her chest. She peeked through the curtains, terrified that her aunt and uncle ...Tags: Religion and Belief, Entertainment Events, Social Issues, Paul Harvey, Barack Obama
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John F. Brinson: U.S. fighting world war against a political ideology
World War I was everybody versus Germany and Austria (1914-18). World War II was everybody versus Germany, Italy and Japan (1939-45.) World War III was the Cold War, with everybody versus the Soviet communist empire (1947-91). World War IV began in 1979...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Interior Policy, Islam, Judaism, Barack Obama
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Oklahoma State, Wes Lunt situation shows hypocrisy of college sports
Orlando SentinelOklahoma State created a publicity firestorm Friday when the school reportedly decided to severely limit the transfer options for sophomore quarterback Wes Lunt. It was a bizarre twist, in what to this point, had been a cordial divorce between the two...Tags: College Sports, Tennessee Volunteers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Big 12 Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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