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• Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
• Tweeting pianist Say denies Turkish religious insult charge
• Kansas battlefield, New England churches among 27 new national landmarks
• Pa., Mich., Catholic hospital chains mull merger
• Texas judge expected to rule in cheerleader lawsuit over ban of Bible-themed football banners
• Judge expected to rule in Bible verse banner suit

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit Posted: 18 Oct 2012 03:43 PM PDT A judge ruled Thursday that cheerleaders at an East Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games, saying the school district's ban on the practice appears to violate the students' free speech rights.

Tweeting pianist Say denies Turkish religious insult charge Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:32 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish concert pianist Fazil Say's exuberance has won him fans around the world, but it has also helped land him in court as a cause célèbre for those alarmed by Turkey's creeping Islamic conservatism. On trial for insulting religion in citing a thousand-year-old poem on his Twitter account, the 42-year-old performer and composer told a first brief hearing in Istanbul on Thursday that he denied the charge, which can carry an 18-month sentence. ...

Kansas battlefield, New England churches among 27 new national landmarks Posted: 18 Oct 2012 08:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON - A Kansas battlefield where forces faced off over slavery several years before the Civil War, two New England churches, and several sites associated with indigenous North American cultures are among 27 places designated new National Historic Landmarks by the U.S. Department of Interior.

Pa., Mich., Catholic hospital chains mull merger Posted: 18 Oct 2012 07:31 AM PDT Two Catholic health systems are mulling a merger.Catholic Health East of Newtown Square, and Trinity Health of Novi, Mich., announced Wednesday that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent to consolidate.They ...

Texas judge expected to rule in cheerleader lawsuit over ban of Bible-themed football banners Posted: 18 Oct 2012 07:30 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas judge is expected to rule Thursday whether a group of cheerleaders should be allowed to continue quoting biblical scripture on banners at high school football games.

Judge expected to rule in Bible verse banner suit Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:31 AM PDT A Texas judge is expected to rule Thursday whether a group of cheerleaders should be allowed to continue quoting biblical scripture on banners at high school football games.

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