Brittany Smith

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• Nov 1, 2011

  California Church Preaches Gospel at the Bar … Beer Replaces Coffee

  A new church plant in California, Urbanlife, meets in a bar. Ninety-two percent of the population in Santa Clara County, where San Jose resides, is unchurched. The majority of people there have rejected traditional forms of church. So Bill Jenkins wants to provide church in a new way.

• Oct 31, 2011

  Movie Studio Under Fire for Filming in Town of Abused Chinese Rights Activist

  Relativity Media is being criticized for its decision to film an upcoming movie in China in the same town where legal activist Chen Guangcheng was beaten and tortured, and is currently under illegal house arrest.

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  Oct 29, 2011

  Awana International Expands in Nepal

  Awana is growing quickly in the country of Nepal. With an update on Twitter this week saying churches there want to start 60 more clubs this year.

• Oct 29, 2011

  Muslim Students Not Behind Complaint Against Catholic University

  George Washington professor John Banzhaf is out to help Muslims at Catholic University. His problem: so far, he hasn’t found anyone who wants his help.

• Oct 28, 2011

  Public Records Demanded in Planned Parenthood Document Destruction Case

  Operation Rescue, a Wichita, Kan.-based pro-life activist group, filed a round of open records demands with the Kansas Governor's office and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) this week. The group is seeking public records that may reveal who was involved in the shredding of incriminating evidence against Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri in 2005.

• Oct 27, 2011

  Gay Military Members Sue to Repeal DOMA

  Just five weeks after the Pentagon ended the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military, gay and lesbian service members are filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

• Oct 26, 2011

  Religious Groups at Vanderbilt Face Discrimination

  Vanderbilt University is known for its southern charm and challenging academics. But in coming days it might be better known for its religious discrimination.

• Oct 26, 2011

  Alaska Tax Exemption Case Ruled in Favor of Same-Sex Couples

  A small tax exemption case that recently played out in an Alaska superior court could have big implications in the debate over same-sex marriage.

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  Oct 25, 2011

  Historic Bell Stolen From St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco

  This past Sunday parishioners at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco discovered a big part of their church history was missing when they left 11 a.m. mass.

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  Oct 25, 2011

  Shareholder Resolution Filed to Prevent PepsiCo From Using Aborted Fetal Cells

  Children of God for Life, a nonprofit pro-life organization, announced on Tuesday that it filed a shareholder resolution last week calling on PepsiCo to stop using an aborted fetal cell line in its research and development activities.