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• Nov 30, 2011

  Joplin Donates Over 12,000 Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes

  The Christmas spirit is alive in Joplin, Mo. Residents of the tornado damaged town have seen their share of hardships this year, but it didn’t stop them from participating in Operation Christmas Child. They more than doubled the number of shoe box donations for the organization that sends gift filled shoe boxes to third world countries every Christmas.

• Nov 30, 2011

  Over 2,500 Top Web Retailers Band Together to Support Shoppers' Favorite Charities

  Donate to charity while you shop? Sounds too easy. But this year, the online shopping mall, GoodShop.com is partnering with more than 2,500 retailers to allow online holiday shoppers to donate up to 30 percent of every purchase they make to the charity of their choice.

• Nov 29, 2011

  Peeps on Earth: Ministry to Launch Thousands of Peeps by Balloon Into N. Korea

  Imagine looking up into the sky on Christmas Eve and seeing huge balloons floating down carrying hundreds of packages of Peeps. The people of North Korea will experience just that this Christmas due to a new initiative from Seoul USA.

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  Nov 28, 2011

  LGBT Groups Boycott Salvation Army's Red Kettles

  The Salvation Army red kettles that sit outside storefronts during the Christmas season are causing some gay groups to see red. 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.

• Nov 25, 2011

  Breakaway Anglican Group Considering Changes

  The Anglican Mission in the Americas (the Anglican Mission), a conservative group trying to keep the outward focus and missionary tradition of the Anglican Church alive in the United States and Canada, is in the midst of significant transitions.

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  Nov 25, 2011

  From Pepper Spray to Handguns: Black Friday Gets Violent

  Black Friday isn’t for the faint of heart. Reports of violence and pepper spray from shoppers across the nation leave many wondering, is it worth it? In Los Angeles Thursday, a woman shot pepper spray at fellow customers to keep them away from merchandise

• Nov 23, 2011

  Cross Removed From San Antonio Tower

  It was a small cross, but it has created a big debate in San Antonio. The cross on the Tower of Hope near Texas A&M University-San Antonio was recently removed after a complaint.

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  Nov 23, 2011

  Salvation Army Kettle Robbed in Ohio – Dangers of Holiday Season

  Salvation Army bell ringers are targets for thieves during the holiday season. There are an estimated 25,000 bell ringers that participate in the Salvations Army’s kettle donation drives each year.

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  Nov 23, 2011

  Homeless Shelters Scramble to Gobble up Last Minute Thanksgiving Ingredients

  Homeless shelters and mission organizations throughout the United States are looking for new ways to meet the demand of feeding the homeless this Thanksgiving as donations are down, and demand is up.

• Nov 22, 2011

  S.C. Woman Uses Bibles to Smuggle Drugs, Weapons

  South Carolina might be in the Bible belt, but one local woman was recently caught using the Bible for something other than memorizing Scripture. Law Enforcement agents in South Carolina say Shareca Latoya Jones recently mailed a package containing two hollowed-out Bibles in an attempt to smuggle weapons, drugs and a cell phone to a prison inmate.