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  Oct 7, 2013

  Boehner to Obama: No Way House Passing Debt Deal Without Spending Cuts; We're Currently on Path to Default

  With more than a week ahead of the debt ceiling deadline and six days into a partial shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday President Obama is risking default by not discussing House Republicans' demand for delay or defunding of the health care law and new spending cuts.

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  Oct 7, 2013

  US Supreme Court to Hear Public Prayer, Abortion, 'Obamacare' Cases as New Term Begins

  The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear and decide several contentious cases, including matters related to public prayers at government meetings and states' right to restrict access to abortion, as it begins a new session on Monday after a summer break.

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  Oct 6, 2013

  House Passes Bill to Prevent Arrest of Priests for Holding Services at Military Bases During Shutdown

  The House passed a bill on Saturday to let military chaplains hold services during the shutdown, as Catholic priests under government contract were not allowed to offer communion and other religious services on military bases. Priests could even get arrested for volunteering.

• Oct 6, 2013

  Florida City Orders 'God Bless America' Signs Removed; Baptist Church Had Given Residents Signs

  The city of Bartow in Florida has ordered residents to remove "God Bless America" signs from their front lawns by Monday or allegedly pay fines. The signs violate a 13-year-old ordinance, the city says.

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  Oct 6, 2013

  Al Qaeda 'Can't Hide,' Kerry Warns as Navy SEALs Raid Terror Targets in Somalia, Libya

  Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday terrorists "can run but they can't hide" after Navy SEALs raided the house of a top leader of the Somali group al Shabaab and separately captured in Libya an al Qaeda leader wanted for bombing U.S. Embassy in 1998 in east Africa.

• Oct 5, 2013

  Muslim Mob Burns Salvation Army Church After Islamic Cleric Killed in Kenya

  A group of young Muslim men burned a church and clashed with police in Kenya's main port city of Mombasa on Friday, blaming the killing of an Islamic cleric and his followers on security forces. At least four people were killed in the violence.

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  Oct 5, 2013

  NC Church Mourns as Police Identify 6 Members Killed in Tenn. Bus Crash

  Grieving relatives remembered their loved ones as police identified the victims of Wednesday's bus crash on an East Tennessee interstate, six of whom were members of North Carolina's Front Street Baptist Church.

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  Oct 5, 2013

  Boehner Slams White House Saying Shutdown Isn't 'Some Damn Game'

  As the political impasse continued Friday, House Speaker John Boehner blasted the White House, saying the shutdown "isn't some damn game." He was responding to an anonymous official's statement that Obama administration is "winning" the debate and it doesn't matter how long the shutdown lasts.

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  Sep 30, 2013

  Mark Driscoll Warns Against 4 Ways We Take God's Name in Vain

  Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Wash., shared this weekend the third message of a series of sermons on Ten Commandments, telling the congregation about four common, yet unexpected, ways we take God's name in vain.

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  Sep 30, 2013

  Vatican Blocks Display of Photos of Gay Couples Kissing in Churches

  The Vatican has sent a legal notice to an art gallery in Rome that was planning to hold an exhibition featuring photos of gay couples kissing at the altars of churches in the city this week. The gallery has decided to cover up the photos after consulting lawyers.