Congregation Gets Protesters, Then Cops’ Bill
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Exodus from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
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Who’s to Blame for the Mideast’s Unmerry Christmas?
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Lebanon Bus Bombs Target Christians
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Megachurches on the Defensive
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Dover Board Lied! Intelligent Design Died!
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There’s No Place Like Court for the Holidays
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Wrong Girl Declared Dead in Taylor U. Crash a Month Ago
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Weblog Bonus: Group Says Roadway Crosses Are Unconstitutional
Plus: Reaction to “Christ” ban in Indiana invocations, rebutting Christmas bans, and a debunking of the infamous abortion-crime Freakonomics study.