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• Dec 8, 2011

  Hoover Dam Helicopter Crash Victims' Bodies Will Be Difficult to Recover, Officials Say

  A helicopter carrying four passengers on a luxury sunset tour collided into a mountainside Wednesday night, killing all five people on board, including the pilot. Due to the remoteness of the crash, recovery of the bodies and investigation into what caused the crash will be complicated, investigators said.

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  Dec 8, 2011

  Faith Groups at Odds Over Marijuana Dispensaries Trading 'Pot for Food' in Effort to Feed the Hungry

  In an effort to feed the hungry while also cleaning up the sometimes negative image of people who use marijuana, a medical marijuana dispensary in California is trading pot for food and donating all proceeds to local food banks. However, faith-based groups are taking different positions on the initiative.

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  Dec 7, 2011

  Pat Robertson Says God Not Pleased With Obama's Push to Promote Gay Rights Abroad (VIDEO)

  Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and host of "The 700 Club," said Wednesday that God will not stand for an initiative announced by President Barack Obama that will use U.S. tax dollars to help change policies deemed discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in countries where their sexual orientation puts them at risk. Not only will God not stand for it, Robertson said, but “when the blow comes, it’s going to be horrible.”

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  Dec 7, 2011

  Facing Deportation, 19-Year-Old Aspiring Pastor's Faith in God Still Strong (VIDEO)

  In Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 8, a 19-year-old man who was born in Mexico but grew up in the United States might be deported. His story is not new; the U.S. government deported over 400,000 people this year alone – a record that is expected to be broken next year. However, Deyvid Morales is unique in the sense that, unlike many undocumented immigrants who are deported, he has had the opportunity to speak out about his ordeal.

• Dec 6, 2011

  Obama and Clinton Propose Using Taxpayer Funds to Promote Gay Rights Abroad

  President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have each made controversial statements regarding the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community worldwide by urging other nations to abandon policies gay activists claim are discriminatory.

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  Dec 6, 2011

  Former Bible College Student Facing Deportation Prays for God's Help

  With a trial that will change his life only days away, a former Bible college student will soon find out if an immigration judge will let him stay in the U.S. or order him to leave the country he calls home. Until then, he is expressing his deep faith and confidence that God will “stand up” for him.

• Dec 6, 2011

  Priest, 80, Beaten and Robbed in Church; Shows 'Evil' of Society, Says Sheriff

  An 80-year-old priest, who has a reputation of living his entire life to serve the poor in his south Chicago neighborhood, was viciously beaten and robbed inside his own church early Tuesday morning. Police are still looking for the two men who did it.

• Dec 5, 2011

  Is 'The Muppets' Movie an Attempt to Brainwash Kids Against Capitalism? (VIDEO)

  The new "Muppets" movie is a plot to brainwash kids and turn them against capitalism, according to pundits on a Fox News program on Monday.

• Dec 5, 2011

  Evangelical Group Calling Christians Back to Historical Confession of the Trinity?

  A group of evangelical Christians concerned that the doctrine of the Trinity in Christian dogma has been inaccurately portrayed has released a statement that members hope will avoid the dangers associated with so-called unOrthodox teachings on subordination in the Godhead.

• Dec 5, 2011

  Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Bronx Church's Plea to Hold Services on School Property

  A tiny church in the Bronx borough of New York City that has been engulfed in a 17-year legal battle against the City's Board of Education over holding Sunday services at a public school auditorium, is near the end of its fight as the Supreme Court has decided it will not hear their case.