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Apply for a job and feed the hungry in Tampa, Fla.

The WorkPlace Group, a full-service, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider, is making donations to The Salvation Army in Tampa, FL for every qualified resume it receives for job openings with one of their Fortune 100 c...
 
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At a Capitol Hill press conference and in a letter to Congress, more than 45 clergy and heads of religious groups — representing the spectrum of American religious life — petitioned lawmakers to reinstitute a ban on assault weapons, require background checks on all gun buyers, and make gun trafficking a federal crime.
Credit: sxc.hu/asjhoffman
At a Capitol Hill press conference and in a letter to Congress, more than 45 clergy and heads of religious groups — representing the spectrum of American religious life — petitioned lawmakers to reinstitute a ban on assault weapons, require background checks on all gun buyers, and make gun trafficking a federal crime.
Credit: sxc.hu/asjhoffman
At a Capitol Hill press conference and in a letter to Congress, more than 45 clergy and heads of religious groups — representing the spectrum of American religious life — petitioned lawmakers to reinstitute a ban on assault weapons, require background checks on all gun buyers, and make gun trafficking a federal crime.
Credit: sxc.hu/asjhoffman

Religious coalition takes on the gun lobby

Dozens of the nation’s faith leaders said Tuesday (Jan. 15) that they’re ready to take on the gun lobby and demanded that politicians take quick and concrete steps to stem gun violence. At a Capitol Hill press conference and in...

 
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Mob sets Pakistan girls’ school on fire over alleged blasphemy

A large number of people, including activists from religious parties, have ransacked and set on fire a girls’ school in Lahore, Pakistan, and clashed with police following reports that a question paper for a test had contained ...
 
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One year later, conditions improve at Dadaab camp in Kenya

In September 2011, Hilal Primary School at the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya was a few tents without walls, scattered across open fields. Children crowded under roofs that sheltered them from the scorching sun as th...
 
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Update: Judge allows Texas cheerleaders to use Bible banners

Texas cheerleaders can continue to use banners with Bible verses after a court granted them a temporary restraining order against their school district.

 
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Pakistani church, school burned

Islamic extremists have attacked an Anglican Church in Mardan Pakistan and an adjoining school. Some believe the stimulus was the government announced day of protest against an anti-Islam film.
 
 
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Texas cheerleaders clamor for G-O-D at football games

Cheerleaders at an East Texas high school are fighting their school district’s orders to stop using Bible quotes on their signs at football games.

 
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Parents seek veto on sexuality teaching in Ontario schools

A group of conservative Christian and Muslim parents in Ontario want schools to notify them before their children are taught about sexuality, birth control, "environmental worship" and occult practices.
 
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Conservative groups release survey on religious hostility

Two conservative groups have released a “Survey of Religious Hostility in America,” which seeks to draw attention to a “relentless onslaught” against religious people and institutions.
 
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Missionary fellowship put big emphasis on the littlest converts

At the Child Evangelism Fellowship headquarters — a sprawling, grassy 50-acre campus set here among 600 acres of woodland — rural Americana turns global. Flags from around the world bring color to the grounds of the Christian o...