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School voucher law falls in Florida ruling

September 5, 2002

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A state circuit judge in Florida has shot down the state’s school voucher law, ruling that the state constitution forbids the use

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‘Godless Americans’ plan march in Washington

August 29, 2002

WASHINGTON — Americans who think there is too much focus on God and faith in America, particularly since Sept. 11 of last year, are planning

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Bible-reading employees unlawfully reprimanded

August 29, 2002

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal jury ruled Aug. 1 that officials of the Minnesota Department of Corrections acted unlawfully when they reprimanded two correctional

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Death penalty overturned for convert

August 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court set aside the death penalty of an Orange County, Calif., man convicted of the 1980 murder of a

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President signs bill protecting abortion survivors

August 29, 2002

PITTSBURGH — President Bush signed the “Born Alive Infants Protection Act” Aug. 5. The bill, which was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate on

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‘Missionary Kid’ cheated businesses, individuals

August 22, 2002

A “Missionary Kid” (MK) convicted of using his Baptist connections to scam friends and businesses out of more than $2 million awaits sentencing in August.

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Church wins property dispute in court

August 22, 2002

A federal judge has blocked a California city from taking property owned by a large church in order for a major retail store to be

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Church of God fund raising accused of fraud

August 22, 2002

ANDERSON, Ind. — The Securities and Exchange Commission  (SEC) has filed a complaint against the Church of God (Anderson, Ind.), accusing its fund-raising arm of

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