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• Santorum: 'Damn right' we cling to guns and religion
• Easter Bunny comes early at Vatican; Pope given huge chocolate egg, donates to jailed youths
• Pope given whopper Easter egg
• Egypt sends Christian student to jail for insulting Islam
• Oakland Religious School Shooting Already One of California's Deadliest

Santorum: 'Damn right' we cling to guns and religion Posted: White House hopeful Rick Santorum revived a divisive political firestorm from the 2008 campaign Wednesday, reminding voters "you're damn right" that blue-collar Pennsylvanians cling to guns and religion.

Easter Bunny comes early at Vatican; Pope given huge chocolate egg, donates to jailed youths Posted: VATICAN CITY - The Easter Bunny has arrived early at the Vatican.

Pope given whopper Easter egg Posted: A pleased-looking Pope Benedict XVI was presented with a colourful, two-metre high Easter egg weighing 250 kilograms on Wednesday, as Catholics and other Christians prepare to celebrate Easter.

Egypt sends Christian student to jail for insulting Islam Posted: CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his Facebook page that mocked Islam and the Prophet Mohammad, actions that sparked sectarian violence. Gamal Abdou Massoud was also accused of distributing some of his cartoons to his school friends in a village in the southern city of Assiut, home to a large Christian population and the hometown of the late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda. "Assiut child's court ordered the jailing of Gamal Abdou Massoud ... ...

Oakland Religious School Shooting Already One of California's Deadliest Posted: Update (6:09 p.m. EDT): The AP now reports seven people have died and three were injured in the shooting. Police still haven't discussed a motive.

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