Glendale Adventist to pay $700K to settle patient dumping lawsuit

Scpr.org | September 27, 2014

Glendale Adventist Medical Center has agreed to pay a total of $700,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer accusing it of illegally dumping mentally ill and disabled homeless patients on L.A.'s Skid Row over the last four years, Feuer announced Wednesday.

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California school bans all Christian books

Christian Today | September 29, 2014

A Californian school has banned all Christian-based books from its library, claiming that it does not allow "sectarian materials on our state-authorized lending shelves."

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Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah penalized for post-touchdown prayer

USA Today | September 30, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after punctuating his 39-yard interception return for a touchdown with the following gesture in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 41-14 win over the New England Patriots.

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Churches Part Ways With Anabaptist Denomination Following Licensing of Lesbian Pastor

All Christian News | September 29, 2014

After the controversial licensing of the first lesbian minister in the First Mennonite Church USA last year, Theda Good took up her position as pastor of Nurture and Fellowship Church in Denver, Colorado, where she had served for one year.

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Buddhist composes symphony to mark Pope's Sri Lanka visit

Catholic News Agency | September 27, 2014

In an effort for religious reconciliation, the Sri Lankan government has commissioned a symphony from a Buddhist composer to commemorate Pope Francis' voyage to the nation which will take place in January.

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Judge refuses to reschedule tennis match that falls on Sabbath

New York Post | September 25, 2014

A Manhattan federal judge served a group of Long Island Orthodox Jewish men some bad news Wednesday by refusing to force the United States Tennis Association to reschedule an upstate tournament so they could avoid having to play on the Sabbath.

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Chicago church gives congregants $500 each to spend for good cause

Reuters | September 24, 2014

Churchgoers grumble that they always get hit with pleas for money. But congregants at a Chicago church this month got a surprise – they each received a check for $500, with instructions to go out and do something good with it.

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Anti-Terror Law Allows Australian Government to Monitor Entire Internet

International Business Times | September 26, 2014

Journalists, bloggers and whistleblowers in Australia could face up to 10 years in prison under new terror laws, which will allow law enforcement agents to monitor the entire internet with just one warrant.

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iPhone? It's a spyphone: Apple devices can record your every movement

 
Daily Mail | September 30, 2014

It is tracking your every move – recording the exact time you left for work, where you bought your coffee and where you like to shop.

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1 in 4 Americans 25-54 Not Working

Weekly Standard | September 26, 2014

A new chart from the minority side of the Senate Budget Committee shows a startling fact: Almost 1 in 4 Americans between the ages of 25-54 (or prime working years) are not working.

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When Presidential Candidates Have to Please Priests

The Atlantic | September 17, 2014

On Tuesday night, the eight candidates for the Brazilian presidency faced off in a 190,000-square-foot basilica for the third debate in the lead-up to the country's October 5 election. But the venue wasn't the most remarkable thing about the evening: It was hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Brazil, which represents all bishops who live in the country.

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A professor in U.S. is telling Liberians that the Defense Department‘manufactured’ Ebola

Washington Post | September 26, 2014

Last week, President Obama announced an ambitious — and expensive — plan that effectively placed the U.S. military at the forefront of the global fight against the worst Ebola outbreak in history. In an effort that could cost as much as $750 million in the next six months, he assigned up to 3,000 military personnel to West Africa to “combat and contain” what officials call “an extraordinarily serious epidemic.”

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UN passes resolution on behalf of LGBT citizens around the globe

MSNBC | September 26, 2014

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution for LGBT rights during its 27th session on Friday, the second-ever motion of its kind. The resolution, which was heavily promoted by the U.S., was sponsored by Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil and Chile. Countries from every geographic region in the world joined as supporters. 

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Churchgoers decrease in Germany due to Church tax

World Bulletin | September 28, 2014

Churches across Germany are losing more and more members due to a 'church tax' that governments extract from the faithful to fund religous organizations, a report has revealed.

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Dunkin' Donuts refuses to hire Sabbath-keeper

World News Daily | September 17, 2014

The U.S. federal government is now suing a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee after it rescinded its job offer to a Christian man solely because he wanted to keep the weekly Sabbath holy, which is one of the Ten Commandments.

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Does Joel Osteen, America’s Most Popular Pastor, Not Even Know the Bible?

Western Journalism | September 23, 2014

A recent Facebook post on Joel Osteen’s Facebook page shows that the mega-church pastor may be severely deficient in Biblical knowledge.

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These Christian swingers like sharing Bible verses, sex partners

New York Post | September 25, 2014

A Bible-thumping couple in Florida is changing the way people think about their faith — with a hookup website for devout Christian swingers!

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Sierra Leone quarantines 2 million to fight Ebola

Associated Press | September 25, 2014

Sierra Leone on Thursday took the dramatic step of sealing off districts where more than 1 million people live as it and other West African countries struggle to control the Ebola outbreak that has claimed thousands of lives.

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Eating five portions of fruit and veg a day is also good for the BRAIN and helps prevent depression

Daily Mail | September 24, 2014

Five daily portions of fruit and vegetables won't just help stave off disease - they could also keep the blues away. A new study has found a person's mental well-being may be closely linked to how much fresh produce they eat.

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Sushi lover's entire body left riddled with WORMS after eating contaminated sashimi

Daily Mail | September 25, 2014

It is the most expensive - and many would argue delicious - part of a sushi menu. But one man's love of sashimi nearly killed him after it led to his body becoming riddled with tapeworm.

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Republicans show growing enthusiasm for tearing down the wall between church and state

Washington Post | September 22, 2014

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public life just released its semiannual survey of American attitudes on the role of religion in politics. The survey finds a growing appetite for belief in the ballot box, and politics in the pulpit. These shifts are largely happening on the Republican side of the aisle. And among Republicans, the changes are driven by white evangelical concern that the country is becoming less favorable to religion and, inexplicably, more hostile toward white evangelicals.

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Barbies become religious icons

Upi.com | September 23, 2014

A pair of Argentinean artists are courting controversy with a series of Barbie and Ken dolls modeled after religious icons including Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.

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American soldiers singing "There is no God but Jehovah"

Foul-Mouthed Barbie?

 

ABC News | September 17, 2014

Barbie's many things, but a potty mouth isn't one of them. Until now. Maybe?

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More Than 700 Infants Exposed To TB At Texas Hospital

CBS News | September 19, 2014

More than 700 infants at an El Paso hospital have been exposed to tuberculosis by an employee infected with the disease, according to public health officials.

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China Is Trying To Build A New World Order

Business Insider | September 20, 2014

The clue is in the name. The Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) groups six countries--China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan--and aims to be the dominant security institution in its region; but its origin and purposes are largely Chinese.

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Suspicions Run Deep in Iraq That C.I.A. and the Islamic State Are United

New York Times | September 30, 2014

The United States has conducted an escalating campaign of deadly airstrikes against the extremists of the Islamic State for more than a month. But that appears to have done little to tamp down the conspiracy theories still circulating from the streets of Baghdad to the highest levels of Iraqi government that the C.I.A. is secretly behind the same extremists that it is now attacking.

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U.S. helped to build ISIS

Authorities Close Down Churches in Aceh, Indonesia

Christian News Today | September 18, 2014

At the prompting of Islamic extremists, authorities in Indonesia's Aceh Province have forbidden nine churches to worship, saying they are "illegal."

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Football Coach Claims He Was Fired for Refusing to Stop Team Members From Praying

The Blaze | September 17, 2014

A public school football coach is claiming he was terminated from his position for allowing players at Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona, to pray before and after games.

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Vatican car seized with cocaine, cannabis

Sydney Morning Herald | September 16, 2014

The Vatican has been left red-faced after it emerged that a car bearing its diplomatic plates had been stopped in France with four kilograms [9 pounds] of cocaine on board.

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TD Jakes will start producing secular television shows

Bishop T.D. Jakes Producing 2 Television Shows
Charisma News | September 16, 2014

Bishop T.D. Jakes is known for producing faith-based movies such as Heaven Is for Real, but the 30,000-member megachurch pastor is now taking his talents to the small screen: TV. And not Christian television this time, but secular TV.

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Satanic Temple to distribute materials to school children in Florida

RT.com | September 16, 2014

The Satanic Temple has announced that it will provide pamphlets on Satanism to students in Florida, following the school board’s decision permitting the distribution of religious materials.

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Russia threatens to shut its skies to the West

The Telegraph | September 8, 2014

Hundreds of flights to Asia every week from Britain and other European countries face disruption following a threat by Russia to close its airspace to Western carriers in response to new European Union sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.

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Terrified five-year-old boy has his eyes gouged out with spoon by his mother and five relatives in satanic ritual

Daily Mail | September 10, 2014

A Mexican family has been jailed for gouging out the eyes of their five-year-old relative with a spoon during a satanic ritual to bring about the end of the world.

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Pope to meet with European Parliament, Europe's main law-making institution

Yahoo News | September 11, 2014
Pope to visit European Parliament in November

The president of the European Parliament says Pope Francis will make an official visit to the assembly in Strasbourg on Nov. 25.

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Hurricane Odile batters Mexico's Baja resorts, sparks looting

Reuters News | September 15, 2014

Hurricane Odile ground its way up Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, gradually losing strength after injuring dozens of people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and smashing shops open to looters in the popular tourist area.

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Russian Citizens Face Criminal Prosecution for Their Faith

 

JW.org | April 22,2014

In the first case of its kind in modern Russia, 16 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Taganrog are being criminally prosecuted merely because they meet for peaceful worship and practice their faith. If found guilty, they could face fines of up to 300,000 rubles (10,000 USD) or imprisonment for up to eight years in some cases. The 16 Witnesses have been ordered not to leave Taganrog until the court reaches a decision.

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Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Website Now Takes Teens to Porn Site

Lifenews.com | September 3, 2014

The main web site behind Planned Parenthood’s attempt to lure students with a sex educational campaign that leads to abortion now points those teenagers to a web site promoting pornography.

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Department of Homeland Security asks stores to watch customers behavior for terrorists signs

Washington Times | September 10, 2014

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said his department will be issuing new guidance to retailers this week giving them pointers on how to spot potential terrorists among their customers by looking at what they’re buying.

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Hershey's Demon Treats will leave you "Possessed"

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Burger King’s ‘Zombie Burger’ Features Disgusting Black Cheese And Bun

Now the End Begins | September 12, 2014

Burger King in Japan is releasing it’s new limited-run Kuro Burger on September 19th. And you have never seen anything like it. If zombies frequented fast food places, this is what they would be craving. It comes with black cheese, on a black bun, dripping with and onion and garlic sauce made from squid ink which will remind you of congealed, old blood. Whoever designed this gastronomic freak show is fascinated with death and with dead things. We call it the Zombie Burger.

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Study Claims Churches More Accepting of Homosexuals

ChristianHeadlines.com | September 12, 2014

Duke University has released a new study that claims churches have become more willing to welcome homosexuals as members and place them in leadership positions, according to The Blaze.

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US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor warns Americans about drones

Sotomayor: Americans Should be Alarmed by Spread of Drones 
Wall Street Journal | September 12, 2014

Americans should be more concerned about their privacy being invaded by the spread of drones, Justice Sonia Sotomayor told an Oklahoma City audience on Thursday.

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Russian strategic bombers reportedly practice nuclear missile strike against US

RT.com | September 8, 2014

A pair of Russian bomber jets reportedly practiced cruise missile attacks against targets in the United States last week, according to a report published on Monday in the Washington Free Beacon.

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Homeland Security: We can’t stop ISIS from coming into US

New York Post | September 10, 2014

Homeland Security officials warned Wednesday they don’t have a full picture of the Americans and Europeans heading to Syria to train with ISIS and therefore can’t stop them from coming into the US.

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Vatican: Get time off in purgatory by following Pope on Twitter

CBS News

The Vatican is taking a modern approach to one of its oldest traditions, by offering indulgences to Twitter followers of the Pontifex's social media account.

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Catholic University questions students' sexual orientation

Notre Dame to ask high schoolers how they know ‘for sure whether they are male or female’
 
Campus Reform | September 9, 2014

The University of Notre Dame will conduct a “Gender and Culture in American Society” course for high school students next summer, where they will be encouraged to question their gender identity in exchange for college credit.

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US threatened Yahoo with $250,000 daily fine over NSA data refusal

The Guardian | September 11, 2014

The US government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day if it refused to hand over user data to the National Security Agency, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.

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Japan rain forces about 1 million people to leave their homes

Press TV | September 11, 2014

Heavy rain has hit the Island of Hokkaido in northern Japan, forcing officials to order the evacuation of nearly one million people living near rivers.

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Parliament Of The World's Religions To Host 2015 Conference In Salt Lake City

Huffington Post | September 9, 2014

The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions has news it hopes will excite interfaith advocates and religious activists around the world. The Parliament will host its 2015 conference in Salt Lake City, the first time the Parliament has met in the United States for 22 years.

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Argentina soccer club San Lorenzo to name new stadium after Pope Francis

Washington Post | September 11, 2014

Most sports teams turn to the highest bidder when deciding on a name for a new stadium. Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo is turning to a higher power.

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