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Jul 27 2023
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Well-known church pastor fatally struck by police officer responding to call
A police officer responding to a call struck and killed a well-known church pastor in Connecticut, authorities said. Stamford Police Officer Zachary Lockwood, 24, was driving a police sport utility vehicle when he hit 69-year-old Tommie Jackson shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Connecticut State Police accident report. Jackson, a pastor at Rehoboth Fellowship Church and Faith
Fox News (Online News)Mar 25 2024
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Speakers demand removal of 'pornographic' books from Fort Bend ISD libraries
A steady stream of speakers addressed the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees at its regular meeting Monday demanding that the district remove several books from district libraries that they said are pornographic in nature, reading excerpted long passages that contained explicit descriptions of sexual situations. Many of the speakers were from area churches who had been advised of the book
Fort Bend StarSep 16 2023
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Terri Sewell commemorates the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Terri Sewell commemorates the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Today is the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham that killed four little girls during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to commemorate this...
Spot On AlabamaMar 17 2024
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More details on organist in concert, tours among this week's entertainment
World-class organist to play world-class organ at First Presbyterian Church in April First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo invites the public to hear one of the world’s acclaimed organists on one of the world’s largest organs. The concert will take place on Sunday, April 7, featuring world-traveled concert organist Ken Cowan. The free performance will be at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary at
Amarillo Globe-NewsMay 03 2023
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Alabama church shooter sentenced to life for murdering 3 at potluck dinner
A man on Tuesday was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of three people at an Alabama church dinner in June. Robert Findlay Smith, 71, pleaded guilty to capital murder and waived his right to appeal, AL.com reported. Smith was indicted in the June 16, 2022, shootings of Walter "Bart" Rainey, 84, of Irondale; Sarah Yeager, 75, of Pelham; and Jane Pounds, 84, of Hoover.
Fox News (Online News)Mar 26 2024
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Minnesota Republicans call for new religious exemption to Human Rights Act
Minnesota GOP and faith leaders are asking for religious exemption, saying churches and faith-based schools could be sued for refusing to hire transgender employees. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Republicans and faith leaders are seeking a change in the state's Human Rights Act, to ensure that faith
KARE11Mar 25 2024
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Heber Springs, circa 1915
Heber Springs, circa 1915: The suspension bridge, spanning more than 200 feet over the Little Red River, was built in 1912. It closed to traffic in 1972 but remained popular with pedestrians. In 1989, an estimated 40 members of a church group were on the bridge and began swinging it from side to side causing it to collapse, killing five and injuring a number of others. Send questions or
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteSep 15 2023
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Linked by tragedy: Church bombing victim's sister, suspect's daughter urge people to stop hate
Firefighters and ambulance attendants remove a covered body from the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 15, 1963, after a deadly explosion detonated by members of the Ku Klux Klan during services. Sixty years ago, a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through a Birmingham church, killing four little girls as they prepared for Sunday services. Lisa McNair’s sister
Los Angeles TimesMar 19 2024
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Feast of St. Joseph: Why Christians celebrate the foster father of Jesus on this day
March 19 is the Feast of St. Joseph — also known as St. Joseph's Day. The day celebrates the life of St. Joseph, "the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, foster father of Jesus Christ, and patron of the universal Catholic Church," Fr. Angelo N. Carusi told Fox News Digital. Carusi is pastor at St. Rocco’s Church in Johnston, Rhode Island. TEXAS PRIEST REVEALS WHY ORTHODOX LENT BEGINS ON ‘CLEAN
Fox News (Online News)Mar 25 2024
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Washington state dedicates more than $25 million to asylum seekers
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is poised to sign off on a budget that includes more than $25 million for asylum seekers. Most of the funding will go to the state Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance for services that include housing and legal assistance, food, and transportation. Another $2.5 million is going directly to the city of Tukwila. Hundreds of asylum seekers have been staying at
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