Katherine Weber

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  May 6, 2014

  8 More Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram Gunmen, Nigerian Police Say

  Gunmen with the terrorist group Boko Haram reportedly kidnapped 8 more girls this week near one of their strongholds in northeast Nigeria, police and local residents claim.

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  May 6, 2014

  'God Particle' Pioneer Dies of Heart Attack at Age 77

  Gerald Geralnik, one of the leading pioneers in the theory of mass that led to the discovery of the "God Particle," recently passed away of a heart attack in Providence, R.I., at the age of 77.

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  May 6, 2014

  Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore Says First Amendment Applies to Christians Only?

  Alabama's Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is receiving some criticism over recent comments in which he suggested the First Amendment only applies to Christians because it mentions a "creator God."

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  May 6, 2014

  Fla. Teacher on Bible: 'Those Books Not Permitted In My Classroom'

  A religious freedom legal group is coming to the aid of a fifth grade student from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who says his First Amendment rights were recently violated when his teacher told him he could not read the Bible during a classroom free-reading period.

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  May 5, 2014

  Calif. Mom Says Cop Who Saved Drowning Daughter 'Angel From God'

  A California mother says the police officer who saved her drowning 4-year-old daughter from death is an "angel of God."

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  May 3, 2014

  Guinness Book of World Records Broken: 87-Y-O N.C. Woman as Longest Church Organist

  A church organist in Southmont, N.C. has set the new Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest career as a church organist or pianist.

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  May 3, 2014

  Bible That Survived Titanic Finds Home in Tenn. Museum

  The Bible that survived the sinking of the infamous Titanic ship in 1912 will now be on display at a museum in East Tennessee for the remainder of 2014.

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  May 3, 2014

  Ohio Pastor Sits on Roof of Church, Offers Prayers to Passerby on Nat'l Day of Prayer

  An Ohio pastor marked the annual National Day of Prayer Thursday with a quirky tradition he has been observing for the past eight years: sitting on the roof of his Baptist church to pray.

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  May 3, 2014

  Chinese Authorities Destroy Christian Statues Depicting Passion of Christ in Wenzhou

  Chinese authorities in the city of Wenzhou recently removed all statues representing the Passion of Jesus from a hilltop Catholic site in the city, saying that the statues violated construction regulations.

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  May 2, 2014

  20-Week Abortion Ban Advances in South Carolina Senate

  A law criminalizing abortion at 20-weeks of pregnancy advanced to South Carolina's Senate on Wednesday, with proponents of the bill arguing fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks gestation.