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Connecticut justices give gays right to marry
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate" and "inferior status" that falls short of full equality. "We therefore agree with the plaintiffs that...Tags: Family, Racism, Court Administration, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Would-be King biographer caught in sibling feud; wants to write book with family's blessing
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) _ An author and minister who spent hours interviewing Coretta Scott King for her biography said Friday that she may abandon the project because of the drawn-out, public legal feud among the King siblings. In a telephone interview with The...Tags: Baptist, Martin Luther King Jr., Imperial and Royal Matters
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Constantine Klosteridis, pizza shop owner
Constantine "Gus" Klosteridis, a retired baker and Howard Street pizza shop owner, died of cancer complications Saturday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 85. Born in Baltimore and raised near Patterson Park, he...Tags: Thanksgiving, Orthodoxy, Colleges and Universities, Death and Dying, Public Holidays
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Montenegro: Kosovo gathers 2 more backers
Wire reportsBoth Montenegro and Macedonia recognized Kosovo's independence on Thursday, despite opposition from Serbia, which called the moves by its Balkan neighbors a betrayal and expelled the Montenegrin ambassador from Belgrade. The moves represent a major...Tags: Orthodoxy, NATO, European Union
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Workshop helps parents raise children
"Parents raising safe kids" is a free ongoing program for parents of children ranging from infancy to 8 years old. This takes place 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays during October, and is held at Family Focus – Stoneybrook in St. George's Episcopal...Tags: Family, St. George, Anglican
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Patriarch Bartholomew calls for greater unity among Orthodox Churches
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians is calling for greater unity between the Orthodox Churches. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I says the Orthodox Church often appears as a "federation of Churches" instead of...Tags: Orthodoxy
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In Pine Hills, an emotional rally to 'stop the killing'
Sentinel Staff WriterOutside the white tent pitched in the parking lot of the J-Mart store in Pine Hills, the sounds were of rain and wind and thunder Thursday night. Inside the tent, they were the voices of anguish, anger and loss. A 62-year-old man told of two women...Tags: Baptist, Death and Dying, Society, Murder, Pine Hills
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Actor channels young Billy Graham in film biography
Sentinel Movie CriticA couple of ironies are connected with the new Billy Graham film biography, Billy: The Early Years. The first is that the Graham family has been sniping about the film in the pages of Christianity Today, with Franklin Graham, the heir and head of the...Tags: Celebrity, Batman, Reaper, Billy Graham, Sales
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American Family Association ends McDonald's boycott after executive resigns from gay business group
Chicago Tribune reporterThe American Family Association has called off a five-month boycott of Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. after a company executive left the board of a gay and lesbian business association. The conservative Christian group had been calling for Richard...Tags: Family, Ford Motor Co., Government, Gays and Lesbians, Demonstration
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Suspect charged in CTA slaying
Chicago Tribune reporterOne day after turning himself in to authorities, a 24-year-old man was charged Thursday in the weekend slaying of a teenage girl on a CTA bus. Milton Wardlaw was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the death of 17-...Tags: Baptist, Assault, Chicago Transit Authority, Murder, Transportation
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Serbia warns of blow to stability after neighbors recognize Kosovo, expels Macedonian envoy
Associated Press WriterBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) _ Serbia expelled the Macedonian ambassador Friday, reflecting its fury over the recognition of Kosovo's independence by its closest neighbors. Montenegro's envoy had already been ordered out Thursday. The measures were the...Tags: Orthodoxy, Diplomacy, NATO, European Union, Government
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India to get first female Roman Catholic saint at a time when Christians under attack
Associated Press WriterNEW DELHI (AP) _ India is expected to get its first female Roman Catholic saint on Sunday at a time when Christians have increasingly come under attack in the predominantly Hindu country. Christian leaders hailed the move to canonize Sister Alphonsa, a...Tags: Religious Leaders, Pope
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