Lawrence D. Jones

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• Dec 13, 2010

  Dallas Pastor Responds to 'GrinchAlert' Controversy

  A Dallas church tired of the political correctness surrounding Christmas has launched a website to report "naughty" businesses that fail to acknowledge the religious meaning of the holiday.

• Dec 12, 2010

  Legal Group Demands Community College Reinstate Canceled Islam Class

  A conservative legal group has threatened to sue a community college in Oregon over its call to cancel a course on Islam and fire the instructor while schools officials remain undeterred in their decision.

• Dec 11, 2010

  Faith-Healing Couple Convicted in Son's Death

  The Pennsylvania parents who turned to prayer instead of medicine as their son died of bacteria pneumonia were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment Friday.

• Dec 6, 2010

  Group Threatens Suit Over Graduation at Georgia Megachurch

  A school board in Cherokee County, Ga., could face a legal battle if it decides to keep a local megachurch as the venue for its high school graduations.

• Nov 24, 2010

  Request for 9/11 Money to Fund Ground Zero Mosque Reignites Controversy

  Developers of the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero are asking for millions of dollars in federal money, intended to rebuild the area surrounding the 9/11 attacks, to fund its controversial project.

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  Nov 12, 2010

  Supreme Court Denies Petition to Lift DADT

  The Supreme Court on Friday denied a petition to lift the "don't ask, don't tell" policy as the issue is being reviewed by a federal appeals court. Earlier this month, Log Cabin Republicans urged the high court to reinstate an injunction against DADT

• Nov 11, 2010

  Ariz. Church Faces $50K Tax Bill After 3-Year Delay in Paperwork

  A rural Arizona church is facing a bill of $50,000 in back taxes and faces the possibility of foreclosure after a local property assessor sat on tax exemption paperwork for three years.

• Oct 21, 2010

  Few Americans Give Churches Good Grades for Handling of Homosexuality

  More than four in ten Americans believe places of worship are handling the issue of homosexuality either a poorly or in a way that they would grade as failing.

• Oct 20, 2010

  ACLJ Scores Two More for On-Campus Religious Freedom

  Over the past week, the American Center for Law and Justice scored two new victories for religious freedom on campus without having to set foot in a courtroom.

• Oct 18, 2010

  Colo. County Files Petition to U.S. High Court Over Church Land Dispute

  Government officials in a Colorado county are taking their case against a local church up to the U.S. Supreme Court after failing to win over two lower courts.