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Rev. Christopher Rodkey said he got a call June 11 about the sign outside Paul's United Church of Christ, in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, from a man who called it "despicable." He said it came from Matthew Jansen, a Spring Grove Area district board member and delegate who supports Donald Trump. |
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A pastor says he got an angry phone message from a school board member who's also a Republican convention delegate about a church sign that reads: "Wishing a blessed to our Muslim neighbors." Ramadan Rev. Christopher Rodkey said he got a call June 11 about the sign outside Paul's United Church of.... |
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DALLASTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A pastor says he got an angry phone message from a school board member who’s also a Republican convention delegate about a church sign that reads: “Wishing a blessed Ramadan to our Muslim neighbors.” Rev. Christopher Rodkey said he got a call June 11 about the sign outside.... |
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I learned about the Orlando mass murder last Sunday morning before worship. I was dilly-dallying at home because we were gathering at a congregant’s llama farm rather than our sanctuary at Sixth Street and Kellogg Avenue. My wife read me headlines, but I didn’t look at any of the coverage myself. |
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Dear pastor, I am a keen reader of this column, and like the way you address issues. I am so disturbed and confused, I am considering walking out on my marriage. I have been married to a priest for six years now, though we do not have children yet. Pastor, I feel bad because when we go to church, we pretend all is well. |
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Friends, family, co-workers and clergy challenged mourners filling the sanctuary of New Shiloh Christian Center in Melbourne, Fla., to emulate Antonio Davon Brown and show love for one another. "My brother was a genuine person," said James Hickey, older brother of the 30-year-old Brown, who was.... |
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Glendale Fire Department firefighter Chris Greene, right, gets a case of water from service worker Edi Marroquin, left, from the dozens of cases of water at the Glendale Fire Department Resource Center as they prepare for the record-setting heat predicted for the weekend Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. |
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The Puzangalan Children’s Choir, whose members are Paiwan Aborigines and whose name means “hope” in Paiwan, performed the national anthem during President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) inauguration ceremony. The choir had been invited to a choir festival in China’s Guangdong Province next month, but after.... |
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A church in Dallas was evacuated Sunday morning after a suspicious suitcases were found By
A primarily LGBT church was reopened this morning after a bomb threat led to an evacuation at around 8:05 a.m. Sunday. As of 11:00 a.m., the Cathedral of Hope church reopened for services and the bomb threat was cleared. |
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DALLASTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania pastor here said his church has received hangup phone calls after a school board member took issue with the church's sign wishing a blessed Ramadan to its Muslim neighbors and posted a photo of the sign on social media. |
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An evangelical church leader in Isleham, a quiet English village in Cambridgeshire, has caused outrage after using one of his sermons to preach about the upcoming EU referendum – telling his flock that he would be voting for a Brexit and urged them to do the same. |
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In 120 degree temperatures, some airplanes might not take off. Power grids strain as the outside air keeps transmission lines from cooling. And for desert dwellers, a cold bottle of water and some shade can mean the difference between life and death. Parts of the U.S. |
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DALLASTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania pastor here said his church has received hangup phone calls after a school board member took issue with the church's sign wishing a blessed Ramadan to its Muslim neighbors and posted a photo of the sign on social media. |
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DALLASTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania pastor here said his church has received hangup phone calls after a school board member took issue with the church's sign wishing a blessed Ramadan to its Muslim neighbors and posted a photo of the sign on social media. |
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma’s longest-serving members of the U.S. House face primary election opposition from challengers who say the incumbents’ time in Washington has put them out of touch with constituents back home and their votes do not represent voters’ values. Third District Rep. |
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A primarily LGBT church was evacuated Sunday morning at 8:05 a.m. after some suspicious packages were found on the premise. A bomb squad was confirmed to be on the scene as of 10:15 a.m. to check out a possible bomb threat.
The pastor at the church told NBC 5 sources that a suitcase and two.... |
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Arizona is facing a near- record -breaking heat wave as the state hits triple-digit temperatures topping at 120 degrees; Triple-digit temperatures are nothing new for the U.S.'s deserts but the weather can cause cities to shut down; Phoenix could face airline and train delays, as well as, power.... |
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BIG BIRTHDAY: Grandma Booge celebrated her 90th birthday Wednesday at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. James Fulton Peavey. It was a gala day for the dear old lady. Grandma looked as beautiful as a picture in her black dress with elegant duchesse and point lace fiche. She wore a corsage bouquet of red and pink roses. |
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KNAVESMIRE has hosted the biggest ever York Pride 2016 as the city celebrates diversity and remembers those who have died through hatred. Thousands of people held a minute's silence outside York Minster in memory of those killed in Orlando, Florida and MP Jo Cox before starting this year's march to the festival site. |
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It was only a matter of time. Hours after Omar Mateen opened fire June 12 on a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, the Westboro Baptist Church, a well-known anti-LGBT group, tweeted "GOD SENT THE SHOOTER to #Pulse in Orlando! The murderer is in hell! (Galatians 5:19-21) Repent all!" Later that day,.... |
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From pulpits in Orlando and beyond, church leaders are reckoning with religious views often hostile to homosexuality after a gunman killed 49 people at a gay nightclub, with some wondering if they are contributing to breeding contempt. At a prayer service soon after the worst mass shooting in modern U. |
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Pro-gay activists dressed as guardian angels spread their wings at the funeral of a victim of the Orlando nightclub massacre to ensure members of the anti-LGBT Westboro Baptist Church were unable to disrupt the event. The angels' white outfits – complete with 8ft-wings – were made by volunteers from Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. |
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It was only a matter of time. Hours after Omar Mateen opened fire June 12 on a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, the Westboro Baptist Church, a well-known anti-LGBT group, tweeted "GOD SENT THE SHOOTER to #Pulse in Orlando! The murderer is in hell! (Galatians 5:19-21) Repent all!" Later that day,.... |
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It was only a matter of time. Hours after Omar Mateen opened fire June 12 on a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, the Westboro Baptist Church, a well-known anti-LGBT group, tweeted "GOD SENT THE SHOOTER to #Pulse in Orlando! The murderer is in hell! (Galatians 5:19-21) Repent all!" Later that day,.... |
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