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Three years ago, members of South Carolina’s Emanuel A.M.E. Church invited a young stranger into their sacred space for a Bible study. Even though that generous welcome ended in a massacre, the historic black congregation continues to open its arms wide to newcomers. |
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WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) A Georgia police officer accused of shooting a fleeing man and charged with manslaughter is "not a danger" and deserves to be freed on bond while he awaits trial, his defense attorney told a judge Tuesday.
Zechariah Presley has been jailed since his arrest last month in the June 20 death of 33-year-old Tony Green. |
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It’s actor-director Joel Edgerton’s follow-up to his film-making debut, domestic thriller The Gift, and stars Lucas Hedges as the son of a Baptist pastor who is sent away to a therapy program aimed at “curing” him of his homosexuality. It’s based on a memoir of the same name by Garrard Conley, published in 2016 to critical acclaim. |
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A Texas death row inmate was set for execution Tuesday evening as lawyers argued in the courts that the state parole board improperly refused his clemency request because he's black. Christopher Young was condemned for fatally shooting a San Antonio convenience store owner during an attempted robbery nearly 14 years ago. |
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News Galax, Va. is dotted with small stores and references to the town’s history as the center of “old-time” fiddle music can be seen everywhere. [NPR]
Amid A Hispanic Boom, Conflicting Feelings On Immigration. By: Posted on:
Immigration is near the top of the list of issues Americans find “the.... |
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The house of a retired Boise priest who was accused of sharing child pornography online and of drug possession has been cleaned out and blessed by an exorcist. The Idaho Statesman reports Father John Worster, pastor at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Boise who is preparing the.... |
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In October, a popular 16-year-old Mexican-American boy died by suicide at home. The next month, a 42-year-old mother from El Salvador told her husband and two daughters to go Christmas shopping without her — a puzzling request for a family who liked to shop together. When they returned home, they found that their wife and mother had killed herself. |
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WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia police officer accused of shooting a fleeing man and charged with manslaughter is "not a danger" and deserves to be freed on bond while he awaits trial, his defense attorney told a judge Tuesday. Zechariah Presley has been jailed since his arrest last month in the June 20 death of 33-year-old Tony Green. |
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WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police officer accused of shooting a fleeing man and charged with manslaughter is "not a danger" and deserves to be freed on bond while he awaits trial, his defense attorney told a judge Tuesday. Zechariah Presley has been jailed since his arrest last month in the June 20 death of 33-year-old Tony Green. |
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A Georgia police officer accused of shooting a fleeing man and charged with manslaughter is "not a danger" and deserves to be freed on bond while he awaits trial, his defense attorney told a judge Tuesday. Zechariah Presley has been jailed since his arrest last month in the June 20 death of 33-year-old Tony Green. |
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Ambiance: Oscar’s is a no-frills eatery that isn’t known for its lush décor and ambiance. But the reason any local Oscar’s location will be packed during lunch hours is because they offer extremely good Mexican food, served quickly and efficiently without sacrificing quality. |
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Survivors include his daughters, Renea (Michael) Chastain of Mitchell and Michele (Bob) Herzner of Mitchell; grandchildren, Megan Reynolds, Chelsea Reynolds, Natasha Chastain, Airyona Herzner, and Bronson Herzner; and great-grandson, Eastyn Sims.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. |
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. This is pushing especially the Protestant and official Catholic communities to engage in inculturation, blending Chinese culture and theology, as well as engaging in historical research. Unfortunately, the latter seems to focus always on the war with Japan, with nothing on the Maoist period, the Cultural Revolution or more recent events. |
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Updated 9 minutes ago. A federal appellate court likely will decide by the end of the year whether a historic black church in Pittsburgh’s East End has a First Amendment right to dismiss a pastor for lack of spiritual leadership. Recent oral arguments in the case involving Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Larimer and its former pastor, the Rev. |
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The mother of William Dunlop has issued an emotional statement following the death of her son. The 32-year-old Co Antrim man was killed in a collision while practicing for the Skerries 100 race earlier this month, reports Belfast Live. Thousands lined the road in silence outside Garryduff.... |
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KINGSLAND, Ga. - A former Kingsland police officer who investigators said shot and killed a 33-year-old father that he said ran from a traffic stop asked a judge Tuesday to allow him to get out of jail on bond. Zechariah Presley, who is charged with manslaughter in the June 20 shooting death of Tony.... |
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This is the second time Strickland has decided not to reappoint a CLERB member who was outspoken against what's turning into a watering down of the board's purpose. The first was well-known civil rights attorney Bruce Kramer, who is representing the ACLU of Tennessee in its lawsuit against Memphis Police for MPD's alleged spying on citizens. |
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After sitting through a sweltering, jam-packed meeting, a member of the clergy in Brockton said he was disappointed in the decision by City Council Finance Committee on Monday against holding a special citywide election in the fall on whether to ban the state-legalized recreational marijuana business. |
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Indian Christians have suffered at least 15 attacks during the last fortnight, according to International Christian Concern. The incidents include forced conversions away from Christianity, false accusations of forced conversions to Christianity, physical assaults and a church demolition. |
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(CNN) - A member of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church told their current pastor, the Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, last year: "It's hard for me to comprehend someone could be so evil. Is it possible he's possessed? Like Satan?" Manning had been the people's choice. It was now his job to unite, to comfort, to reassure. |
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Authorities in the island's capital, Palma, are mounting a war on what they call "the tourism of excesses," cracking down on public nudity, drinking, sex acts and anti-social behavior.
Their weapon is a new list of rules and regs that will encourage tourists to "act responsibly," or face heavy fines. |
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Updated 1 hour ago. NEW YORK (AP) — John A. Stormer, a religious leader and right-wing activist whose self-published Cold War tract “None Dare Call It Treason” became a grassroots sensation in 1964 and a rallying point for the emerging conservative movement, has died at 90. |
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(CNN) - A member of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church told their current pastor, the Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, last year: "It's hard for me to comprehend someone could be so evil. Is it possible he's possessed? Like Satan?" Manning had been the people's choice. It was now his job to unite, to comfort, to reassure. |
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(CNN) - A member of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church told their current pastor, the Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, last year: "It's hard for me to comprehend someone could be so evil. Is it possible he's possessed? Like Satan?" Manning had been the people's choice. It was now his job to unite, to comfort, to reassure. |
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A southern Illinois pastor says he still hasn't received reward money for a tip he gave two years ago to the FBI and police about a man accused of shooting an officer. Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Pastor John Kunath told authorities in 2016 that he believed Dracy Pendleton shot a Mahomet police officer. |
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