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Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads
Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country. The legislation, adopted on Friday, bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also prohibits alcohol sales anywhere close to mosques and ...
Hawaii woman sues Salvation Army, claims sex abuse
A woman's lawsuit against the Salvation Army claims she was molested by a minister as a child in the late 1950s and that when the organization found out, he was simply moved from Oahu to Maui. Nancy Spencer's lawsuit filed on Maui this week claims she was about 11 years ...
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors. Of the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council ...
Hearing set for Saudi man convicted of slavery
A Saudi national serving eight years to life in prison in Colorado after being convicted in 2006 of sexually assaulting a housekeeper and keeping her a virtual slave for four years has been ordered to attend a parole hearing on Tuesday. Homaidan al-Turki's hearing will be at the Limon Correction ...
DeKalb moves commencements from religious settings
None of the DeKalb County school system's commencement ceremonies will take place in places of worship this year in response to parent complaints. The ceremonies will instead be hosted at secular venues or outdoor stadiums. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/13NCJ30 ) that the district decided to move about 12 ...
Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argued ...
US criticized over response to Indonesia attacks
The U.S. expressed concern Thursday over increased attacks on religious minorities in Indonesia, but human rights groups accused Washington of downplaying the problem as it looks to forge stronger relations with Jakarta. Muslim-majority Indonesia has emerged as Southeast Asia's most robust democracy since the fall of longtime dictator Suharto 15 ...
US criticized over response to Indonesia attacks
The U.S. expressed concern Thursday over increased attacks on religious minorities in Indonesia, but human rights groups accused Washington of playing down the problem as it looks to forge stronger relations with Jakarta. Muslim-majority Indonesia has emerged as Southeast Asia's most robust democracy since the fall of longtime dictator Suharto ...
Ohio school board considers creationism curriculum
A civil rights group is asking a southwest Ohio school district to abandon proposed policies that teach creationism in the classroom. The Springboro School Board is considering whether to include creationism in its curriculum and is slated to discuss the issue at a meeting Thursday night. The board previously weighed ...
New Minn. law allows more childhood abuse lawsuits
Adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse and want to file lawsuits against both abusers and the institutions that employed them will have greater access to Minnesota's court system under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Dayton's signature. In 1996, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that anyone over the age of 24 ...
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