Brittany Smith

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  Dec 6, 2011

  Over 20,000 Sign Petition Over Banned Bibles at Military Hospital

  The Family Research Council issued a petition Monday over a ban on Bibles and religious materials at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

• Dec 6, 2011

  Merry Holidays? What Do We Call It This Year?

  ‘Tis the season for political correctness. This year the debate once again rages over the evergreen. Do we call it a Christmas tree or a Holiday tree? Rhode Island’s tree lighting ceremony Tuesday evening will be rivaled by two other ceremonies in protest of the state governor’s refusal to call the tree a “Christmas” tree.

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  Dec 5, 2011

  InterVarsity Chapter Suspended at SUNY Buffalo Over Gay Student

  Christian groups on campuses across the nation are increasingly under fire for their policies on sex and homosexuality. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was suspended at the University at Buffalo but it insists it did not discriminate based on sexual orientation.

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  Dec 3, 2011

  Liquid Church to Give $45,000 in Toys, Coats to N.J. Families

  Over 400 children from economically disadvantaged families in New Jersey will find a new present under the tree this Christmas. New Brunswick- based Liquid Church, along with 15 local social service organizations, is hosting a community outreach called Operation Christmas Angel.

• Dec 2, 2011

  WWJM? What Would Jesus Market?

  The Christmas story doesn’t change, but planning for it does. That is why two online marketing sites are partnering together this year to help churches prepare for the Christmas season.

• Dec 1, 2011

  Pioneers USA Closing the Gap in the World of Christian Missions

  There are currently 2.7 billion people, nearly a third of the earth's population, that have little or no meaningful access to the Gospel, according to Orlando-based mission agency Pioneers USA.

• Dec 1, 2011

  Catholic Univ. Can Have Single-Sex Dorms, Human Rights Office Says

  The D.C. Office of Human Rights dismissed a complaint Tuesday filed against The Catholic University of America. George Washington University law professor John F. Banzhaf III filed the complaint in response to CUA’s announcement in June that they would return to same-gender dorms.

• Dec 1, 2011

  $80,000 USAFA Pagan Ritual Site Up and Running

  The United States Air Force Academy has worship spaces for most of the world’s major religions. But until last year, cadets who followed Earth-based religions – including Pagans and Wiccans – were lacking a proper area to practice rituals in.

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  Dec 1, 2011

  Iceland First W. European Country to Recognize Palestinian State

  Iceland became the first western European country to recognize Palestine as an independent state. The Icelandic parliament passed the motion this week with 38 of 63 votes in favor of recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state.

• Nov 30, 2011

  LGBT Groups Boycott Salvation Army Red Kettle Charity Drive (VIDEO)

  The Salvation Army red kettles that sit outside storefronts during the Christmas season are angering some gay groups. LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) activists are calling for a boycott of the Salvation Army’s annual red kettle drive because of its stance on homosexuality.