Aaron J. Leichman

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  Sep 15, 2009

  Fla. Investigators: No 'Credible' Signs of Threat to Runaway Teen Convert

  In a report released Monday, Florida investigators said they found no "credible" evidence that the father of a teen Christian-to-Muslim convert threatened to kill her.

• Sep 14, 2009

  Ky. Church Ordains Registered Sex Offender

  A church in Louisville, Ky., ordained a registered sex offender Sunday despite protests from the some in the surrounding community.

• Sep 14, 2009

  Church Recalls Fatal Shooting as 10th Anniversary Nears

  Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, held special services Sunday to honor the victims of the fatal shooting that took place there nearly ten years ago during a special youth event.

• Sep 13, 2009

  Sebelius: Obama Seeks to Rule Out Abortion Funding from Health Care Bill

  President Obama wants health care reform legislation to explicitly prohibit abortion funding, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

• Sep 10, 2009

  Relief Groups Sound Alarm as Kenya Faces Drought, Hunger Crisis

  An especially harsh drought is exacerbating already difficult conditions in Kenya, faith-based relief agencies warned this week.

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  Sep 10, 2009

  Fla. Churches Boycott Pepsi Products Over 'Anti-Family' Efforts

  A number of churches in Florida are boycotting Pepsi products to send a message to companies involved in \"anti-family\" activities.

• Sep 9, 2009

  Ky. Church to Ordain Registered Sex Offender

  A church in Louisville, Ky., plans to ordain a registered sex offender this coming Sunday but won\'t allow him to have unsupervised contact with children.

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  Sep 8, 2009

  Congress Returns to Tackle Health Care Issue

  The U.S. Congress reconvenes Tuesday, following its monthlong recess, with the debate over a national health care overhaul dominating its agenda.

• Sep 7, 2009

  Sudanese Archbishop Appeals for Int'l Action in Struggle for Peace

  The chief archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan is calling upon the international community to urge their respective government officials to be more active in the effort to bring peace to the conflict-stricken country.

• Sep 7, 2009

  Church Leaders, Climate Experts to Urge World Leaders to Focus on Poor

  Two networks of faith-based humanitarian and development groups will be sending a delegation to this month's high-level U.N. event on climate change to ask world leaders to give the highest political priority to a new climate deal.