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Ted Haggard, wife incorporate new church
May 12, 2010 11:16 AM
Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard and his wife have incorporated a new church that shares an address with their home in Colorado Springs. Haggard said that St. James Church was incorporated for accounting purposes, as the couple give paid talks around the country, but he also predicted that "sometime,... more » -
Anti-religion group targets Fort Carson
April 29, 2010 10:54 AM
The motto on the emblem of Evans Army Hospital at Fort Carson reads: "Pro deo et humanitate" or "For God and humanity." The emblem also depicts a cross. An anti-religious group calling itself The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says that violates the separation of church and state and wants... more » -
New trial denied in Aurora death penalty case
April 29, 2010 9:03 AM
A Colorado judge ruled a man facing the death penalty does not deserve a new trial after attorneys raised concerns about a juror who consulted with his pastor during sentencing deliberations. Arapahoe County District Judge Gerald Rafferty ruled Wednesday that the juror violated the court's orders by speaking to... more » -
Man sues Pueblo Catholic diocese for alleged abuse
March 18, 2010 1:53 PM
A man is suing the Pueblo Roman Catholic diocese over a former priest who he says sexually abused him more than 40 years ago. John Yengich says Daniel Maio sexually abused him from 1968 to 1969 while Maio was the youth director for the diocese. He says the diocese... more » -
Big Christian music festival gets Longmont's OK
March 10, 2010 12:38 PM
Longmont officials have granted a permit for a one-day Christian music festival that organizers say could draw up to 30,000 people to a park on the city's east side. The permit was issued Tuesday for the Worship and the Word Movement to hold Heaven Fest at Union Reservoir on... more » -
Archbishop defends decision on Boulder lesbians' children
March 9, 2010 4:58 PM
The archbishop of Denver is defending a Catholic school's decision not to allow two children to continue as students because their parents are a lesbian couple. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said Tuesday it's a "painful situation" but the decision is in line with church beliefs. He says Catholic... more » -
Atheists offer college kids porn in trade for Bibles
March 4, 2010 11:37 AM
A college atheist group is offering students pornography in exchange for their Bibles and other holy texts. The porn-for-holy texts swap was held on the campus of the University of Texas San Antonio on Wednesday. Athiest Carlos Morales said, "It's smut for smut. It's what they call smut... more »
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