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Community remembers teacher killed in Wisconsin school shooting as Christian with Southern roots

MADISON, Wis. — Family and friends said their final farewells Monday to a substitute teacher killed in a shooting at a private religious school in Wisconsin last week, describing her as a devout Christian with Southern roots who made copious notes in her personal Bible and planned to take her children to Disney World next year. Erin Michelle West, 42, …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

'Absurd': Parents blast Texas school district that banned Bible for 'explicit' content

Raw Story

A Texas school district has banned the Bible in response to a state law prohibiting schools from carrying "sexually explicit" material. The Christian Post reported Thursday that Canyon Independent School District Superintendent Darryl Flusche sent an email to parents informing them that the "full text" of the Bible would no longer be allowed in schools due to Texas House Bill …

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4 days, 23 hours ago

Salisbury Cathedral: The Independent readers raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to where it was written

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rare 13th-century Bible will return to its ancestral home …

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Danilo Vega: My thrilling yet heartwarming rescue experience in Wuxi

China Daily

My name is Danilo Vega, and I am an Agro-industrial Engineer currently working at the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation in El Salvador, where I serve as the liaison with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador. Danilo Vega and Raúl Cortez are honored for saving a Chinese couple from drowning on Oct 30 in Wuxi. Our …

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Danilo Vega: My thrilling yet heartwarming rescue experience in Wuxi

China Daily

My name is Danilo Vega, and I am an Agro-industrial Engineer currently working at the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation in El Salvador, where I serve as the liaison with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador. Danilo Vega and Raúl Cortez are honored for saving a Chinese couple from drowning on Oct 30 in Wuxi. Our …

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1 week ago

Judge orders California Bible college to cease operations after state hearing

LA Times

Olivet University is a Christian Bible school set against the San Jacinto Mountains near the high-desert town of Anza. Nye-Perkins had 30 days to issue her ruling after the three-day hearing in early November, Olivet said in a statement that it will appeal the judge’s order and has submitted an application to continue operating in California under “religious exemption.” A …

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1 week, 3 days ago

UCC Christmas celebration on Dec 18

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad:One of the city’s most anticipated pre-Christmas events, the United Christmas Celebrations, is set to take place on December 18, marking its 46th year. The organising committee, which met on Friday to finalise preparations and take a group photograph, announced a grand public programme featuring prominent church leaders, bishops, and pastors from various denominations. A Christmas Carnival featuring carol singing …

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1 week, 4 days ago

From CSI Mateer To Our Lady Of Dolours Basilica: Famous Churches In South India To Visit This Christmas

ABP News

South India is a paradise with historical, architectural and spiritual treasure. Here are some famous churches in South India to visit this Christmas: CSI Mateer Memorial Church, Kerala: This church is all about their simple but elegant Hallenkirche style of architecture which is found in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. Its Gothic Revival architecture makes it famous especially for its …

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1 week, 6 days ago

I Wore A Purity Ring As A Teen — But I Was Dealing With A Secret No One Knew About

Huff Post

the author as a teen Photo Courtesy Of Brianna Bell “I want you to write down the name of every single person you’ve had unprotected sex with.” The nurse held out a pen. It’s estimated that 2.5 million students pledged to “remain pure” through the True Love Waits movement, founded by male leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention — a …

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2 weeks ago

Fact Check: This 500-year-old ancient Torah was NOT recovered from Assad's palace in Syria

India Today

Crowds roaming Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace found Louis Vuitton suitcases, luxury cars including Aston Martins and a Lamborghini, and much more — indications of how much wealth the deposed tyrant had accumulated as Syria suffered. Amongst the many videos of people looting Assad’s palace, one clip claimed to show a rare Torah scroll, nearly 500 years old, that was found …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Republican Plan To Get Christianity Into Schools

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING From displaying the Ten Commandments to demanding that teachers use the Bible in their classrooms, conservatives seem determined to blur the lines between church and state by infusing Christianity into public schools. “We’re seeing an effort to have this Supreme Court reconsider longstanding precedent on keeping public schools secular,” Laser said. “I’m concerned we’ve sent a troubling …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Gunman who shot 2 kindergartners at a California school wrote about attack targeting children

Associated Press

OROVILLE, Calif. — A gunman who critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California was mentally ill and believed by targeting children he was carrying out “counter-measures” in response to America’s involvement in Middle East violence, a sheriff said Thursday. Glenn Litton used a “ruse” of pretending to enroll a fictitious grandson to gain entry to …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Serial killer who ‘sacrificed’ three people and left bodies in burning dumpster sentenced to death

The Independent

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Struggling to sleep during pregnancy? These expert tips could be the ultimate guide to restful nights

Hindustan Times

Navigating sleep challenges during pregnancy can be difficult due to hormonal changes, physical discomfort, emotional stress and anxiety about impending parenthood. Many pregnant women find relief by using body pillows to support their belly, back and knees, helping to reduce pressure and improve comfort in side-sleeping positions.” Bringing his expertise to the same, Anand Nichani, Managing Director at Magniflex India, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Local Satanists turn tables on Christian program in Ohio schools

Raw Story

A group of Satanists in Ohio have turned the tables on a "religious release" program in public schools that allows for students to be taken off campus for religious education in the middle of the school day. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that the Edgewood Elementary School in Marysville, Ohio will begin allowing students to take time off during the …

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3 weeks ago

'Assurance that we're going to be OK': Sales of the Bible are breaking records this year

Raw Story

Bible sales are red hot so far this year despite book sales in general being flat across the industry. "One publisher of Bibles told The Wall Street Journal it has seen a surge of interest from Generation Z and younger Americans," the publication reported. "There are more than 8 million posts on TikTok about the Bible, as well as a …

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3 weeks ago

Bible in Texas schools: Teachers are about to enter a world of pain.

Slate

As an English professor with a divinity school degree and a deep love for the Bible, I have for 20 years taught a college class that’s now called Reading the Bible. It’s a quartet of feats, really: to ask 1) public-school teachers to teach 2) the Bible to 3) young children without 4) the defining context in which the Bible …

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4 weeks ago

Former prisoner Clarence Maclin taps his early artistry for ‘Sing Sing’

LA Times

At 58, Clarence Maclin might be new to the big screen, but the formerly incarcerated stage performer turned movie actor has spent decades honing his chops. In director Greg Kwedar’s film “Sing Sing,” which Maclin co-wrote, he plays a character based on himself — which is not to say he plays himself, exactly. And I thought, if these dudes can …

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1 month ago

Madras HC orders CBI probe into illegal sale of Church land

New Indian Express

‘Land to be restored to govt if not used for intended purpose’ By violating these conditions, the Lay Secretary of Church of South India, in connivance with government officials and others, fabricated the power deed and sold the property to private persons, the petitioner claimed. The court after hearing the submissions of the parties said the properties of United Church …

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1 month ago

Texas greenlights Bible-based curriculum for use in public schools

Salon

The Texas State Board of Education approved a new curriculum that will incorporate stories from the Bible into elementary school education. In an eight-to-seven vote on Tuesday, the board approved the state-written “Bluebonnet” curriculum, which infuses Bible stories into language arts materials for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Texas schools will have the option to pick the curriculum in …

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1 month ago

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the U.S. AP AUDIO: Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports elementary schools in Texas are being allowed – and encouraged -- to …

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1 month ago

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

LA Times

A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas. The state’s education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools. Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms. Greg Abbott has voiced support for …

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1 month ago

Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorporate in kindergarten through fifth grades, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the U.S. to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The curriculum — designed by the state’s public education agency — would allow teachings from the Bible such …

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1 month ago

Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The curriculum — designed by the state’s public education agency — would allow …

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Community remembers teacher killed in Wisconsin school shooting as Christian with Southern roots

'Absurd': Parents blast Texas school district that banned Bible for 'explicit' content

Salisbury Cathedral: The Independent readers raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to where it was written

Danilo Vega: My thrilling yet heartwarming rescue experience in Wuxi

Danilo Vega: My thrilling yet heartwarming rescue experience in Wuxi

Judge orders California Bible college to cease operations after state hearing

UCC Christmas celebration on Dec 18

From CSI Mateer To Our Lady Of Dolours Basilica: Famous Churches In South India To Visit This Christmas

I Wore A Purity Ring As A Teen — But I Was Dealing With A Secret No One Knew About

Fact Check: This 500-year-old ancient Torah was NOT recovered from Assad's palace in Syria

Republican Plan To Get Christianity Into Schools

Gunman who shot 2 kindergartners at a California school wrote about attack targeting children

Serial killer who ‘sacrificed’ three people and left bodies in burning dumpster sentenced to death

Struggling to sleep during pregnancy? These expert tips could be the ultimate guide to restful nights

Local Satanists turn tables on Christian program in Ohio schools

'Assurance that we're going to be OK': Sales of the Bible are breaking records this year

Bible in Texas schools: Teachers are about to enter a world of pain.

Former prisoner Clarence Maclin taps his early artistry for ‘Sing Sing’

Madras HC orders CBI probe into illegal sale of Church land

Texas greenlights Bible-based curriculum for use in public schools

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum

Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons

Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons