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• American Hostage Killed by Al Qaeda during US-Led Rescue Attempt
  American hostage Luke Somers was killed by al Qaeda militants Saturday (Dec. 6) when American forces made a rescue attempt.
  Monday, December 8, 2014
• 'Treebanks' Crop Up, Allowing Poor People Access to Christmas Trees
  A woman in England has started a trend of donating old Christmas trees to people who cannot afford them.
  Friday, December 5, 2014
• Car Strikes Four Policemen at Denver Racial Discrimination Protest, Students Yell, 'Hit Him Again'
  A car reportedly struck four police officers at a Denver racial discrimination protest Wednesday (Dec. 3).
  Friday, December 5, 2014
• Maine District to Pay $75,000 in Transgender Restroom Suit
  A school district in Maine has been ordered to pay $75,000 to a homosexuality advocacy group after a seven-year legal battle regarding a transgender student’s right to use the restroom of his...
  Friday, December 5, 2014
• New Minnesota School Policy Will Allow Transgender Students to Play on Sports Team of Sex They Identify
  Minnesota passed a new policy that will allow transgender high school students to play on the sports team of the sex in which they identify.
  Friday, December 5, 2014
• Florida Capital Gives Satanic Temple Space for Holiday Display Depicting Satan Descending to Hell
  A holiday display by the Satanic Temple will be permitted inside the Florida capitol building after the group threatened to sue after its display was rejected last year.
  Friday, December 5, 2014
• Arizona Pastor Preaches that Executing Gays would End AIDS
  A pastor in Arizona has reportedly preached that ridding the world of all gay people would cure AIDS.
  Thursday, December 4, 2014
• Over 1,000 People Create World's Largest Living Nativity Scene
  Over 1,000 people assembled in Utah Monday (Dec. 1) to create the world’s largest live nativity.
  Thursday, December 4, 2014
• Georgia School District Goes to Court against Humanist Group over Employees Praying with Students
  A Georgia school district has been handed a lawsuit from the American Humanist Association for allowing its employees to pray with students and including religious references in football...
  Thursday, December 4, 2014
• Georgia City Under Fire for Refusing Retail Space to Muslim Group for Mosque
  A city outside Atlanta is facing a lawsuit for refusing to allow a group of Muslims to open a prayer center in a shopping center.
  Thursday, December 4, 2014
• White Americans Take to Twitter to Confess Crimes They Got Away With Using Hashtag #CrimingWhileWhite
  The hashtag #CrimingWhileWhite is now trending on Twitter in response to the recent cases of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, black men who were killed by white police officers after breaking the...
  Thursday, December 4, 2014
• Grand Jury Does Not Indict Officer in Eric Garner Chokehold Case
  A New York officer was not indicted for pinning Eric Garner, 43, in a chokehold, eventually leading to his death.
  Thursday, December 4, 2014
• Disney Channel Website Blocked Commenters from Using the Word 'God'
  A North Carolina mother says that the Disney channel website recently blocked users from mentioning God when posting comments to the page.
  Wednesday, December 3, 2014
• NFL Player Benjamin Watson Cut Off from CNN Interview after Glorifying Christ
  A CNN interview with Benjamin Watson was interrupted immediately after the NFL player publicly spoke about his faith in Jesus Christ.
  Wednesday, December 3, 2014
• Atheists' Christmas Billboard Campaign Targets Bible Belt
  Atheists have launched a billboard campaign targeting Christian Christmas celebrations in America’s Bible Belt.
  Wednesday, December 3, 2014
• Syrian President Says US Airstrikes against ISIS Not Effective
  Syrian President Bashar Assad reportedly said that the United States-led airstrike campaign against ISIS has not proven effective.
  Wednesday, December 3, 2014
• Study: 200 Babies Are Aborted for Every 1,000 Births in America
  A new study by the Centers for Disease Control says that for every 1,000 births in the United States, 200 babies are aborted.
  Tuesday, December 2, 2014
• Canon Andrew White: Four Young Christians Chose Death over Conversion to Islam
  Canon Andrew White, the so-called Vicar of Baghdad has released a new update on Iraqi Christians as ISIS extremists control parts of the country.
  Tuesday, December 2, 2014