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Home/People/Short Takes from the Associated Press Wire

Short Takes from the Associated Press Wire

Written by | Sunday, May 2, 2010

Topics: Christians tornado testimonies; Homosexual divorce in Texas; Government appeals National Prayer Day ban; ‘One Child Rule’ in China to change; Hospital apologies to pro-life nurses

Miss. churchgoers saved from tornado’s wrath
One prayed to God under a Communion table as his church was blown to pieces around him. Another was on the phone with a meteorologist when the tornado threw him against a cinderblock wall that held just long enough to save his life
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/26/mississippi-churchgoer-saved-from-tornados-wrath/

Court Will Decide If Homosexual Couples Married Elsewhere Can Get Divorced in Texas
After the joy of a wedding and the adoption of a baby came arguments that couldn’t be resolved, leading Angelique Naylor to file for divorce. That left her fighting both the woman she married in Massachusetts and the state of Texas
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/64377

Government to appeal ruling against Prayer Day
The Obama administration said Thursday it will appeal a court decision that found the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hefv3O3JxnnUE8B4RGl-25-VOtYAD9F8ANJ80

Long-hated one-child rule may be eased in China
For years, China curbed its once-explosive population growth with a widely hated one-child limit that at its peak led to forced abortions, sterilizations and even infanticide. Now the long-sacrosanct policy may be on its way out, as some demographers warn that China is facing the opposite problem: not enough babies.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hXZekHrA_6vu33yRSHmgkvxUnNTAD9F9HB8O2

Long Island Hospital apologies to nurses refusing to participate in abortions
A New York hospital has admitted it was wrong when it disciplined eight nurses for refusing to participate in an abortion. The nurses cited moral reasons for not taking part in the procedure involving a patient whose water broke prematurely on March 31.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/li_hospital_issues_abortion_apology_LbmfsompphRIjakEbUtlzN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

[Editor’s note: Some of the original URLs (links) referenced in this article are no longer valid, so the links have been removed.]

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