Michelle A. Vu

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  Dec 14, 2009

  Faith Groups Build Giant Ark on National Mall

  A diverse group of religious people unveiled a giant ark on the National Mall Saturday to press world leaders in Copenhagen to create a strong, binding proposal to tackle climate change.

• Dec 10, 2009

  Chinese Authorities Reportedly Tortured Top Rights Lawyer

  ChinaAid Association said it received a report from sources inside China informing the group that Gao Zhisheng has been severely beaten by authorities and his living condition is "worse than death."

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  Dec 7, 2009

  'Blind Side' Overtakes 'New Moon' at Box Office

  Family-friendly film "The Blind Side" took the No. 1 spot at the box office from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" this past weekend.

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  Dec 5, 2009

  Habitat, Thrivent Financial Complete 2,000th Home

  Homebuilding ministry Habitat for Humanity International and not-for-profit partner Thrivent Financial for Lutherans celebrated the completion of their 2,000th home on Friday in Minneapolis.

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  Dec 4, 2009

  Evangelicals Push Back Against Global Warming Doom

  A group of evangelicals, comprised of scientists, economists and theologians, said the mainstream view of pending catastrophe caused by climate change is exaggerated. They made the claim at an event Thursday just days ahead of a key U.N.-sponsored climate change conference in Copenhagen.

• Dec 3, 2009

  Rick Warren Biography Uncovers Rocky Marriage, Depression

  A new unauthorized biography of "America's pastor" Rick Warren uncovers a marriage with an unconventional beginning and a time of depression that later gave Warren the strength to become who he is today.

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  Dec 1, 2009

  Bioethicist: Coma Recovery Case Offers Ethical Lesson

  The miraculous case of the Belgian man who was fully conscious during the 23 years medical professionals thought he was brain dead should be a lesson to families to be wary of diagnosis of vegetative state, said a bioethicist.

• Nov 27, 2009

  China Sentences Megachurch Leaders to Prison

  A Chinese court sentenced the pastor and leaders of a 50,000-member megachurch in northeastern China to prison, rights groups reported Thursday.

• Nov 26, 2009

  Southern Baptist Agency to Cut Missionary Force by 600

  The Southern Baptist Convention\'s international mission agency will cut its overseas force by as many as 600 missionaries in 2010 due to a severe budget shortfall.

• Nov 25, 2009

  U.S. Churchgoers Urged to Buy Gifts from Ex-Sex Workers, AIDS Orphans

  Former sex workers in Cambodia, AIDS orphans in Rwanda, and marginalized farmers in Palestinian communities are just some of the world\'s poorest people who are hoping that American churchgoers will buy their Christmas gifts through a fair trade organization this season.