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District riven by religious favoritism claims gets monitor

 SUFFERN, N.Y. (AP) — When his fifth-grade son struggled with a question on primary colors posed by the TV show "Are You Smarter Than...

Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) _ In 1967, Liane Peters, an immigrant from Germany, fell in love with a quiet, handsome man she worked with at...

Roof appears on 9 murder counts; Charleston seeks unity

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — They forgave him. They advised him to repent for his sins, and asked for God's mercy on his soul. One...

Israeli president says Ethiopian protest exposes 'wound'

JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israel's ceremonial president said Monday that an outbreak of violent protests by Ethiopian Jews has ``exposed an open, bleeding wound in...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials in the U.S. and abroad

 Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: ___ April 22 Los Angeles Times on illegal possession of a gun being a "violent...

Religious freedom laws not used against gays in the past

NEW YORK (AP) — Religious freedom laws like the one causing an uproar in Indiana have never been successfully used to defend discrimination against...

Netanyahu legacy on the line in Israeli vote

JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israelis prepare to vote in parliament elections on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself at a fateful crossroads: Make...

Obama: US at war with those who have perverted Islam

WASHINGTON (AP) — Muslims in the U.S. and around the world have a responsibility to fight a misconception that terrorist groups like the Islamic...

Chicago-area imam charged with sex abuse, faces civil suit

CHICAGO (AP) — A prominent Islamic scholar and longtime head of a suburban Chicago school has been charged with sexually abusing a 23-year-old woman...

Beyond the Rhetoric…Nigeria is headed down the road to disaster

EDITOR'S NOTE: Nigeria is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting Boko Haram extremists cannot ensure voters' safety around...

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