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Three men injured after man enters Montreal-area mosque bearing a knife

Three men injured after man enters Montreal-area mosque bearing a knife

MONTREAL — Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. Police in Châteauguay, Que.
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These evangelicals are voting their values - by backing Kamala Harris

These evangelicals are voting their values - by backing Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Rev. Lee Scott publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president during the Evangelicals for Harris Zoom call on Aug. 14, the Presbyterian pastor and farmer said he was taking a risk.
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Takeaways from AP's report on churches starting schools in voucher states

Takeaways from AP's report on churches starting schools in voucher states

Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values.
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Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools

Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools

Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours children spend at secular schools, absorbing lessons that he says run counter to their family’s Christian beliefs.
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Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect

Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Friday suspended policemen who had opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect in the country's south earlier this week, only to be applauded and showered with rose petals by local residents after the
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Takeaways from AP's report on churches starting schools in voucher states

Takeaways from AP's report on churches starting schools in voucher states

Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values.
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Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools

Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools

Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours children spend at secular schools, absorbing lessons that he says run counter to their family’s Christian beliefs.
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Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona

Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in pivotal Arizona that Donald Trump do
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Police fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police in southern Pakistan shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said Thursday, the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing condemnation from human rights g
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Police fatally shoot a blasphemy accused in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police in southern Pakistan shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said Thursday, the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing strong condemnation from human r
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