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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MAY 26 - In this May 17, 2013 photo,  Dianna Barker, Director of Blue Ridge Christian Academy talks about a recent controversy on the Internet about the school. in Greenville, S.C.  (AP Photo/The Greenville News, Ken Osburn)  NO SALES

Christian school criticized over dinosaur test

It was labeled "4th grade science quiz. Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel." Eighteen questions. The first four were true or false. The earth is billions of years old. A lopsided pencil mark circled false. Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, another circle: false. It went on from there, testing students ...

Community outreach key to Obama counterterror plan

Within hours of the Boston Marathon blasts, government officials and Boston Muslims were calling one another to offer assistance, calls that were the fruits of years of cultivating such relationships in an effort to ultimately prevent the very type of attack Boston experienced April 15. But the calls following the ...

In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition group said. The group said scores of pro-regime troops and more than a dozen rebels were killed in the battle for the base, near the northwestern town of Nairab. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period." In a televised address, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah ...

Christian school criticized over dinosaur test

It was labeled "4th grade science quiz. Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel." Eighteen questions. The first four were true or false. The earth is billions of years old. A lopsided pencil mark circled false. Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, another circle: false. It went on from there, testing students ...

An Egyptian opposition activist holds an Arabic poster which reads, "Yes for judicial independence, no for Brotherhood law," as  anti-riot soldiers prevent activists from reaching the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, during a protest against the new judicial law in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 25, 2013.  (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)

Egypt top court rules against religious slogans

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday against parts of an election law approved by the Islamist-led legislature that had lifted a long-standing ban on the use of religious slogans during campaigning. The decision is the latest sign of tensions between the judiciary and President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist ...

ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY MAY 25 AND THEREAFTER The Mustard Seeds, Greg Deason, left, Ross Deason, Dave Evans, and Paul Addison, right, lead parishioners in "God of Wonders" during the mid-week worship service Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Saint Andrew United Methodist Church in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Journal & Courier, John Terhune)

Churches wrestle with musical worship choices

On a recent Wednesday evening, the band began to play. Dean Brusnighan sat at a table in the back of the room at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in West Lafayette. At times he clapped. During other moments, he mouthed the lyrics intently. His eyes closed tightly as he sung ...

Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces. It was the first suicide ...

FILE - In this April 26, 2013, file photo police officers stand by as Muslims leave the Islamic Society of Boston mosque in Cambridge, Mass., which was attended occasionally by Tamerlan Tsarnaev for Friday prayers, according to Islamic Society of Boston leaders. Within hours of the blasts at the Boston marathon, government officials and members of Boston’s Muslim community called each other, offering assistance. Representatives from the Justice and Homeland Security departments offered support to Muslim communities in case they suffered backlash or threats, though it would be days before law enforcement connected the suspected bombers to a violent interpretation of Islam. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Community outreach key to Obama counterterror plan

Within hours of the Boston Marathon blasts, government officials and Boston Muslims called each other to offer assistance, calls that were the fruits of years of cultivating such relationships in an effort to ultimately prevent the very type of attack Boston experienced April 15. But the calls following the explosions ...

Police detain a gay rights supporter, left, and an opponent, right, who scuffle during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade.  Russian police say they detained at least 30 gay rights campaigners and their opponents at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march. Russian police said they arrested at least 30 gay rights campaigners and Christian Orthodox vigilantes ...

In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013 photo, Cindy Sasnett clings to a porcelain Christmas angel decoration she recovered from her destroyed home as she stands in one of the rooms she almost took refuge in from Monday's tornado, in Moore, Okla. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Tornado upon them, quick choices decided fate

They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for reflection or regret. Just questions needing answers, right now. ...

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