Katherine Weber

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  Dec 9, 2013

  Gay Teacher Fired From Catholic High School After Applying for Marriage License

  A language teacher at a Catholic high school near Philadelphia was terminated from his job last week after he told school officials he was applying for a gay marriage license with his partner in neighboring New Jersey.

• Dec 7, 2013

  Colorado State Worker Files Complaint, Says She Was Forced to Attend Lunch-Time Bible Study

  A state worker in Colorado has filed an official complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division claiming she was forced to attend a lunch-hour Bible study while working at the Department of Education.

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  Dec 7, 2013

  Ohio Lawmakers Push Religious Freedom Bill That Could Bring Prayer, Jesus Portraits Back to Schools

  Ohio lawmakers are proposing a new bill that if passed would further protect religious freedoms, including prayer and references to Jesus, in the state's public schools. The bill comes after multiple cases in which public schools were forced to remove Jesus portraits from their campuses or face legal action from atheist groups.

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  Dec 6, 2013

  School Choir Holds Christmas Concert at Church Despite Atheist Complaints

  Three high school choirs in the Whitefish School District, located in Montana's Flathead Valley, have decided to go through with their holiday concert at a local church despite complaints from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

• Dec 6, 2013

  Texas School Bans Christmas Trees, Red and Green From Holiday Party to Avoid 'Offending Anyone'

  An elementary school in Texas has banned Christmas trees and the colors red and green at its upcoming "winter" party though a recently passed state law protects traditional holiday greetings and displays at public schools. The school's principal said in an email that she and the PTA chose to ban Christmas at the party to avoid "offending anyone."

• Dec 6, 2013

  Atheists Set Up Display at Fla.'s Capitol Building to Combat Nativity Scene

  A major atheist group unveiled its own nonreligious holiday monument at Florida's capitol building in response to the recent installment of a nativity scene.

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  Dec 6, 2013

  Cancer-Stricken Boy Who Lost Health Insurance After Obamacare Inspires People to Turn to God

  A boy with a rare type of cancer who had his health insurance plan canceled after the Affordable Care Act took effect in October is inspiring many to turn to God.

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  Dec 6, 2013

  Two Foster Girls' Adoption Christmas Wish Granted After Prayer Balloon Found

  Two young foster children living in Knox County, Tenn., have been granted an early Christmas wish after they sent a prayer balloon into the sky this past summer asking God to give them adoptive parents and a forever home by the end of December.

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  Dec 6, 2013

  Humble Teacher Donates $6M Secret Fortune to Town; Local Pastor Calls It 'Total Grace'

  A humble first grade teacher who lived in the small Connecticut town of Simsbury surprised her neighbors and her local church with the massive donations she left them after she passed away in 2011 at the age of 87.

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  Dec 5, 2013

  Dick Cheney 'Surprised' By 'Attack' on Daughter Liz Cheney Over Gay Marriage

  Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said in a recent interview that he was "surprised" over his daughters' recent social media spat regarding same-sex marriage, saying he would have preferred for the matter to stay within his family, instead of going public. Cheney's eldest daughter, Liz Cheney, is currently running for Wyoming's GOP Senate seat and opposes same-sex marriage, while his younger daughter, Mary, is a lesbian and outspoken proponent of gay marriage.