Two opposing sides gather to share views on Lodi council’s prayer policy August 10~ 2009 . Maggie Creamer — Lodi News-Sentinel While lining the sidewalk~ 13-year-old Eddie Lopez and about 10 other kids chanted "Jesus said ‘Amen~’" as others marched up and down the sidewalk with signs saying "Keep them separate" and "Not all Lodians …
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Case of prayer at Greece meetings heads to court
Case of prayer at Greece meetings heads to court August 10, 2009 . Meaghan McDermott — Democrat and Chronicle The ongoing battle over prayers at town of Greece board meetings heads to court this week. Arguments are scheduled Thursday before U.S. District Judge Charles Siragusa in the federal case filed last year. Both sides …
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UCLA Prohibits Student from Saying 'Jesus' in Graduation Speech
UCLA Prohibits Student from Saying ‘Jesus’ in Graduation Speech June 5, 2009 Press Release — Christian NewsWire A professor at the government-funded University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has prohibited a graduating student from saying “I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” in her own graduation speech. Christina Popa just …
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ucla student told she cant say Jesus
UCLA student told she can’t say ‘Jesus’ June 5, 2009 Bob Unruh — World Net Daily An adviser on the campus of UCLA has edited a student’s personal graduation statement to remove her reference to “my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” citing policy in the Department of Molecular, Cell & Development Biology. Word of the …
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UCLA Allows Student to Thank Jesus at Graduation
UCLA Allows Student to Thank Jesus at Graduation June 6, 2009 . Katherine T. Phan — Christian Post The University of California in Los Angeles has responded to media pressure and agreed to allow a graduating student to thank Jesus in her personal statement. UCLA student Christina Popa claimed the school’s Department of Molecular, Cell …
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UCLA okays mention of 'Jesus'
UCLA okays mention of ‘Jesus’ June 9, 2009 Charlie Butts — OneNewsNow A freedom-of-speech case on a major university campus has ended on a positive note. Christina Popa is one of several students whose personal statements will be read aloud during graduation at UCLA this coming Saturday. During the approval process, Popa was informed …
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Prayer Protesters And Supporters Pack Lodi
Prayer Protesters And Supporters Pack Lodi August 6, 2009 . FOX 40 — FOX 40 News Hundreds of people on both sides of a debate over public prayer rallied outside Lodi City Hall before the city council’s Wednesday night meeting. The rallies stem from a complaint by a group called The Freedom from Religion Foundation. …
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Praying in Jesus' Name Causes Controversy in Lodi
Praying in Jesus’ Name Causes Controversy in Lodi August 6, 2009 Anne Makovec — News 10/KXTV The city of Lodi is bracing for dueling rallies Wednesday night on both sides of the controversy of religion in a governmental forum. The issue in Lodi is centered around saying the name “Jesus” during the opening invocation of …
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Groups fan prayer dispute
Groups fan prayer dispute August 6, 2009 Keith Reid — Recordnet.com Two groups at the opposite ends of a national controversy combined for a crowd of more than 350 outside of Lodi’s City Hall on Wednesday night. Some chanted the name of Jesus, while others marched with signs advocating the separation of church and …
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Tempers Flare as Lodi Council Tackles Prayer Debate
Tempers Flare as Lodi Council Tackles Prayer Debate August 6, 2009 . Will Frampton — News 10/KXTV At Lodi City Hall, you didn’t have to look hard Wednesday evening to figure out where people stood on the issue of the wildly controversial call to end prayers before city council meetings. There were, in large …
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