Religion
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Teaching creationism clears Indiana legislative panelJan 24, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana legislative committee has endorsed a bill that would specifically allow the state’s public schools to teach creationism in science classes. The...
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Major youth groups make headway against sex abuseJan 22, 2012 5:36 am - NEW YORK — The Boy Scouts have labored for decades to curtail sexual abuse of scouts by adult volunteers. But when their name was evoked in a lawsuit linked to the Penn ...
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Tebow's benediction, Eli's 'Hail Mary' and Ali's birthdayJan 16, 2012 10:00 pm - When Tim Tebow's 80-yard touchdown pass in overtime gave his Denver Broncos a miraculous upset playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, some people considered Tebow...
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What a new poll reveals about MormonsJan 15, 2012 7:00 am - The first major independent poll of U.S. Mormons describes a conservative, devout community highly concerned about being accepted even as it embraces beliefs about gende...
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Catholic school enrollment stabilizing, diocese saysJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - Catholic school enrollment in the Chicago archdiocese rose in the city last fall for the third year in a row, while continuing a slow decline in the suburbs, new reports...
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Willow Creek to build new Care CenterJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Willow Creek Community Church is planning yet another addition — albeit its first in nearly a decade — to bring its Hoffman Estates-based Care Center onto its main campu...
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Suburban Jews mark Sabbath with MLK remembranceJan 12, 2012 11:00 pm - The immortal words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. resonated through Temple Chai in Long Grove Friday as worshippers honored his contributions to the Civil Rights mov...
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Religion news of the weekJan 08, 2012 6:42 am - Sculptor chisels St. Damien statue HILO, Hawaii — A sculptor on the island of Hawaii is creating a life-size statue of St. Damien for the Sacred Heart Church in Pah...
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Jimmy Carter’s latest book gives lessons in faithJan 08, 2012 6:42 am - ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter may never have been president if he didn’t go square dancing. The Georgia Democrat credits a rural square dance club he joined in 1953 with helpin...
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Stained glass helps share the faithJan 08, 2012 5:21 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ PEORIA, Ill. — No one knows who made the first stained glass windows. Some of the earliest examples date to the first c...