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8:33 AM EST
2/9/2012 Health On The Hill Transcript: Backlash Grows Over Contraception Rule In Health LawReligion, politics and health care. It’s a potent combination as the political fight between the White House and Capitol Hill shows: A fight triggered by the administration’s decision to require most religious-affiliated institutions—such as Catholic hospitals—to include free contraceptive care as part of their health insurance coverage beginning in 2013.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

12:36 PM EST
1/13/2012 Three Fridays the 13th, 13 weeks apart in 2012People who suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia, fear of Friday the 13th, will find 2012 very troublesome. There are three this year, 13 weeks apart.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Curiosity, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

10:07 AM EST
11/22/2011 Meditation may help brain tune out distractionsScientists are finding out that meditation may help the brain tune out distractions and from jumping all over the place.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Research, Lifestyle And Leisure, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

3:27 PM EDT
11/1/2011 Camping apologizes for faulty apocalypse predictionsHarold Camping, who previously claimed that the world would come to an end on May 21 this year, has expressed his embarrassment after his Oct. 21 apocalypse predictions again turned out faulty.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Curiosity, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

12:19 PM EDT
9/30/2011 Military chaplains can now perform same-sex weddingsThe Pentagon announced Friday that military chaplains will be allowed to preside over same-sex marriages on military bases. The announcement comes just 10 days after the lifting of the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith), Social Issue, Minority Group, Gays And Lesbians

10:05 AM EDT
9/21/2011 Utah further tightens liquor lawsSince the move of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to China in 2009 as U.S. ambassador, the state’s liquor laws are becoming tighter again, bar owners complain.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Local Authority, Lifestyle And Leisure, Tourism, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

9:53 AM EDT
9/13/2011 More Americans customize religion to suit their needsA new book by a religion statistics expert says that most Americans are customizing their religion according to their personal needs. They set aside traditional beliefs and practices and believe in a God who conforms to their way of life.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Belief (faith), Human Interest, People

3:15 PM EDT
9/5/2011 Jesus' Facebook fans are the most activeThe most engaged Facebook page is Jesus Daily. To date, the Facebook page has 8.4 million "likes."

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Belief (faith), Science And Technology, Science

8:14 AM EDT
8/12/2011 Judge orders Arkansas transit system to allow atheist ads on busesA federal judge has ruled in favor of an atheist group that sued the Central Arkansas Transit System for being allowed to run ads on city buses.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Politics, Local Authority, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

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