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US governor vetoes bill allowing concealed weapons in churches, schools, daycares
"No religion" third world group after Christians, Muslims
Former pop star Frankie Valens becomes pastor of small church in US
First of 8 funerals at Newtown church begins

US governor vetoes bill allowing concealed weapons in churches, schools, daycares

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:28 PM PST

DETROIT - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed legislation that would allow concealed weapons in churches, schools and daycare centres.

"No religion" third world group after Christians, Muslims

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST

(Reuters) - People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world's faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus. The study, based on extensive data for the year 2010, also showed Islam and Hinduism are the faiths mostly likely to expand in the future while Jews have the weakest growth prospects. It showed Christianity is the most evenly spread religion, present in all regions of the world, while Hinduism is the least global with 94 percent of its population in one country, India. ...

Former pop star Frankie Valens becomes pastor of small church in US

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST

as a preacher at a small church in the U.S.

First of 8 funerals at Newtown church begins

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 07:57 AM PST

Family members have gathered for the first of eight funerals for school shooting victims to be held at a Catholic church in Newtown, Conn.