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EU High Court Accepts Landmark Christian Challenge to UK "Diversity" Law

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The European Court of Human Rights has decided to intervene in a landmark legal challenge brought by four Christians which will determine if the UK's controversial "diversity" law has been infringing on the rights of Christians to act in accordance with their faith.

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No "Opt Out" for Soldiers Who Disagree with Reversal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist During a question and answer session in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Marines that those who disagree with the government's decision to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military will not be able to opt out of their enlistment.

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What to do When a "Christian" Therapist's Office Sports Yin Yang Symbols and Zen Gardens

TR asks: "Please let me know how the Mobius trip, guided imagery and pendulums (in sand) are associated with the New Age. All were found to be either a part of a so called “Christian therapist’s” therapy or simply objects in his office. I also recognized the Ying Yang symbol and other small gadgets (smooth stones, etc.) in a basket that was on the coffee table in his office. Also included was a mini-Zen garden as you entered the front door. 

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Expert: A Christian is Killed Every Five Minutes

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Speaking at conference in Hungary this past weekend, Massimo Introvigne of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said the number of Christians who are killed for the faith each year amounts to one martyr's life being taken every five minutes.

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Pope: Cohabitation No Replacement for Marriage

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist At an open-air Mass attended by up to 400,000 pilgrims yesterday in Zegreb, Croatia, Pope Benedict XVI called upon the predominantly Catholic nation to counter the disintegration of family values and not to give in to the "secularized mentality" that living together is an acceptable replacement to marriage.

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