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Movita Johnson-Harrell is the First Muslim Woman State Rep Elected in Pennsylvania

16 Mar 2019
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C Barnett

Movita Johnson-Harrell will make gun violence prevention a top priority in Harrisburg, PA. She won the Pennsylvania special election in the 190th Legislative District with two-thirds of the votes....

Pennsylvania Predator Priest David Poulson Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Two Boys

15 Jan 2019
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Nathan Glover

Priest David Poulson was sentenced to 2 1/2 - 14 years in prison. Reverend David Poulson, now 65-years-old, forced one victim to go to confession and confess the molestation to him. The priest...

Wave of States Investigating Catholic Abuse, Utah Lists Names of Priests Accused

19 Dec 2018
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C Barnett

45 states have requested documents from the Vatican on abuse by clergy. Now 45 states have sought information regarding child abuse and other forms of misconduct, with some going back decades to find...

L.A. Archdiocese Releases Updated List of Clergy Accused of Abusing Children

07 Dec 2018
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C Barnett

The L.A. Archdiocese has paid $740 million in settlements. This action was a direct fallout after there was an uproar about how the Vatican responded to allegations of abuse against their own flock....

Court Rules Not to Release the Names of 11 Priests Accused of Sexual Assault

05 Dec 2018
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C Barnett

The ruling was passed 6-1. A judgment by the and are currently under a grand jury investigation. The names of the disgraced clergy will not be publicly released. The highest court ruled secrecy constitutes...

Why A Hindu Man Left Brooklyn to Start A Cow Sanctuary in Pennsylvania

02 Dec 2018
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Derek Welch

Balancing the world's karma Sankar Sastri is undertaking a great effort in hopes that he will be making the world a better place than before. He starts each day by trudging out into the fields of his cow sanctuary...

The Fallout Continues in The Pennsylvania Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal

23 Sep 2018
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Elisa Meyer

Victims have filed a class action lawsuit. There have been calls for resignations, imprisonments, and reformation from all over the nation as groups descend on the church’s chaos to make demands....

Freedom From Religion Foundation Denounces Catholic Church

27 Aug 2018
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Nathan Glover

FFRF stands up to hold child sexual abusers accountable. A recent grand jury report has revealed some of the worst abuse known in the Catholic Church, once again rocking the religious organization...

Church Still Thrives Even After Decades-Long Fire Turns Area Into A Ghost Town

27 Jan 2018
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Derek Welch

The Ukrainian church is now declared a pilgrimage site Centralia in Pennsylvania was once a thriving, coal-mining town with over a thousand residents. But today, all that’s left are six people who call...

Pennsylvania Allowing Students to Receive Religious Instruction During School Hours

28 Nov 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Joy El claims this program enables the students' personal development. A number of Pennsylvania school children participate in “Released Time,” a program permitting school students to go for religious...