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Fri., August 31, 2012 3:45pm
A Walker County high school football coach is coming under fire for allegedly violating the separation of church and state. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation said in a letter to Walker County Schools that Ridgeland High School coach Mark Mariakis is violating the First Amendment.
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Wed., June 13, 2012 3:32pm
The Southern Baptist Convention is set to elect its first black president. Reverend Fred Luter grew up in New Orleans. The SBC has a history rooted in slavery.
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Wed., November 17, 2010 5:18pm
The Georgia Baptist Convention has removed an Atlanta church from its membership rolls for having a woman pastor. It’s the second year in a row the prominent religious group has taken the action.
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Thu., November 4, 2010 4:00pm
Jewish and Muslim communities are coming together for a weekend of interfaith dialogue. It's part of a worldwide effort to foster cross-cultural events being organized by the New York based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.
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Thu., October 28, 2010 4:54pm
Halloween this year falls on a Sunday and that's not sitting well with some Georgians who keep the day as religious. They successfully have pushed some city leaders to urge residents to send their kids trick-or-treating on Saturday. And that's led to confusion in Savannah and Macon. Some neighborhood groups had planned for trick-or-treating on Sunday.
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Wed., July 28, 2010 2:40pm
A parent and pastor says Warner Robins High School needs to get rid of its mascot. He says its wrong to speak out against evil on Sunday and send son to school there on Monday. School officials say they have no plans to make changes.
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Wed., December 30, 2009 4:11pm
A new report shows Georgia to be one of the top 10 most religious states in
