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• Ex-president seeks to block National Baptist vote (AP)
• Ariz. court rejects religious defense for pot use (AP)
• Judge: No sign that Nation of Gods is prison risk (AP)
• Ky. mother upset by football player son's baptism (AP)
• Yale criticized for nixing Muslim cartoons in book (AP)

Ex-president seeks to block National Baptist vote (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:18 PM PDT AP - A preacher who wants to resume leading the National Baptist Convention USA after serving a prison term for stealing millions of dollars from the denomination has asked a court to stop an upcoming presidential election.

Ariz. court rejects religious defense for pot use (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:51 PM PDT AP - A man isn't entitled to use Arizona's religious-freedom law to overturn his conviction for possessing marijuana while driving, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Judge: No sign that Nation of Gods is prison risk (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:51 PM PDT AP - Is the Nation of Gods and Earths/Five Percent a religion or something less than heavenly?

Ky. mother upset by football player son's baptism (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:37 PM PDT AP - The parents of a 16-year-old Kentucky football player who was baptized along with some teammates during a trip organized by their coach said Tuesday they believe their son may have felt some pressure to go through with the ceremony.

Yale criticized for nixing Muslim cartoons in book (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 07:41 AM PDT AP - Yale University has removed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from an upcoming book about how they caused outrage across the Muslim world, drawing criticism from prominent alumni and a national group of university professors.

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