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Miss. school axes prom after lesbian date request

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A northern Mississippi school district has decided not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

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Faith council submits recommendations to White House

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The faith council advising the White House on policy prescriptions for a range of social issues submitted its final report Wednesday. Abortion reduction and religious hiring issues, two of the most contentious issues where faith and government intersect, was left off the table. The next council will be named in late spring/early summer, according to Faith Office Director Joshua Dubois. He said he doesn’t expect the next council to address the same issues this one did.

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Gay marriage in D.C. raises questions about faith, funding

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In response to the new gay marriage law in Washington, Catholic Charities closed its adoption and foster care programs and cut spousal benefits to future employees—to avoid providing services to homosexual couples. If a church or other religious charity receives government funding, should it follow all government rules, including those against discrimination based on sexual orientation? Or should government exempt such organizations from requirements that violate particular religious beliefs?

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Presumed consent - good intent, bad possibilities

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Illinois is considering a bill that provides for organ harvesting without a person's permission.

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Christian professor clarifies stance on 'sexual identity'

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A professor at an evangelical Christian college in Pennsylvania says his guidelines for "sexual identity therapy" are being misunderstood by some Christian proponents of traditional marriage.

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Barring new charges, remaining Haiti missonary likely to be freed

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Unless new charges are filed against her, the last of 10 Southern Baptist mission volunteers jailed in Haiti on suspicion of child kidnapping will have to be released, according to an expert on Haiti’s legal system.  The Haitian judge overseeing the case involving the mission team composed mostly of members from two Idaho Southern Baptist congregations released the ninth team member, 24-year-old Charisa Coulter, on March 8.

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Special delivery gets USPS attention

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After settling a small dispute, a Michigan post office is giving religious speech the stamp of approval.

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Baseball a successful ministry in Eastern Europe

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Think of baseball hotspots and Eastern Europe does not ordinarily come to mind. However, baseball has been an integral part of the growth experience for some boys in Slovakia, where a sports ministry has helped give a different perspective on friendship and camaraderie in nation still recovering from decades of Communist oppression.

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Providence pro-lifer let off the hook

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A pro-life activist arrested during an appearance of Congressman Patrick Kennedy at Brown University will not be prosecuted.

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How to build a church IT presence

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Budgeting for information technology resources is a given for many churches. The question becomes how to use computers and the Internet effective and keep its focus on extending the church’s presence and ministries. This may include establishing wireless networks and streamlining operations so everyone from the lead pastor to volunteers is able to use and share information effectively.

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Outcry builds in wake of Nigeria attack on Christian villagers

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An Anglican Archbishop in Nigeria lamented Sunday’s attack on Christians near the city of Jos and pleaded for an end to the bloodshed between Christians and Muslims. “Some of these communities may never again be recognized in history because generations have been wiped out,” said the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Kwashi, Anglican Archbishop of Josin a statement. “Hundreds of corpses of men, women, children and grandchildren littered the burned houses, roads, bush paths, farm areas and hiding places,” he said.

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