Aaron J. Leichman

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• Jun 25, 2009

  Breakaway Anglican Church Takes Property Case to Supreme Court

  The Anglican church at the center of a nationally publicized church property dispute with The Episcopal Church has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking that it overturn the decision made by the California Supreme Court earlier this year.

• Jun 24, 2009

  Southern Baptists Re-Elect President Johnny Hunt to 2nd Term

  Georgia pastor Johnny M. Hunt was re-elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, during the first day of the denomination\'s annual gathering.

• Jun 24, 2009

  Relating Climate Change to Poverty 'Vital', Says Head of Catholic Relief Network

  The leader of a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service groups says it is "vital" for humanitarian organizations to relate climate change to the issue of poverty and to address the factors that make people vulnerable to climate change.

• Jun 22, 2009

  6 Members of Traveling Youth Choir Confirmed with H1N1 Flu

  Six children who had been traveling with their 75-member youth choir group have confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu, according to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment in Colorado Springs.

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  Jun 22, 2009

  Sudan Faces Permanent Humanitarian Emergency, Warn Relief Groups

  Poverty and suffering in Sudan\'s Darfur region and in south Sudan are at such high levels that there is a permanent humanitarian crisis there, according to a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations.

• Jun 21, 2009

  Texas High Court Rules in Favor of Ex-Prisoners Ministry

  In a unanimous decision Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of a ministry that serves ex-prisoners, concluding that zoning laws passed by the city of Sinton violated the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA).

• Jun 21, 2009

  Christians Free to Pass Out Leaflets at Gay Pride Event, Not at Arab Festival

  A Christian group in Missouri will be allowed to freely distribute religious literature at 'gay pride' event this weekend after a federal judge ruled in their favor. Another Christian group in Michigan, however, was not so fortunate.

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  Jun 20, 2009

  U.N.: 1 in 6 Will Suffer from Chronic Hunger in 2009

  The number of people suffering from hunger is projected to reach a historic high this year, according to new estimates published Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

• Jun 19, 2009

  Colo. Health Officials Test Traveling Youth Choir for H1N1 Virus

  Health officials in Colorado believe several children visiting the state with their church\'s youth choir group have contracted the H1N1 flu virus, though tests have not yet been completed.

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  Jun 19, 2009

  NGOs Call for Free Access to Gaza as Blockade Enters 3rd Year

  Over 30 non-governmental humanitarian organizations have joined together to express their concern over Israel's continued blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has been in force for over two years now.