Topics: Televangelist’s jet off tax rolls; ‘Irreconcilable differences” sez runaway Christian convert Muslim teen; Proposed Fetal Pain Abortion-Ban Bill; Atheism books in arson suspects home; “Gay marriage must be recognized”

Saying that The Aqulia Report is operated on a bootstrap is the understatement of the century. That affects our ability to report some of the stories we would like to report in much more depth – especially those that come off the Associated Press wire. At those prices, it is no wonder small newspapers are going out of business in large numbers.

So, periodically (perhaps once a week if there are enough stories) we will include an article with this title and format, giving you a brief description of the topic of the article and a link to a web source where you can read the larger story, which is most cases is not very large anyway.

Normally we will include stories that are follow-ups to stories we have already run on The Aquila Report, which applies to 3 of the 5 below. We would appreciate your feedback (Letters To The Editor always appreciated).
DKC

1. A northern Texas tax appraisal district has agreed to exempt the $3.3 million jet owned by Kenneth Copeland Ministries from property taxes.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6884686.html

2. A teenage runaway who fled Ohio claiming she’d be harmed for converting from Islam to Christianity says it’s no longer possible for her to reconcile with her Muslim parents.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587372,00.html?test=latestnews

3. A group of lawmakers is pushing to make Nebraska the first state to outlaw most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the argument that the fetus might feel pain during the procedure.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/61904

4. Court records indicate one of the suspects arrested on an arson charge in the burning of churches in East Texas had assault rifles and books on demons and atheism in his home.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6882778.html

5. State agencies in Maryland must now recognize out-of-state gay marriages until the Legislature or courts decide otherwise, Maryland’s attorney general said Wednesday after issuing a long-awaited legal opinion.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/25/md-ag-state-must-recognize-gay-marriages/

[Editor’s note: Some of the original URLs (links) referenced in this article are no longer valid, so the links have been removed.]