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At Liberty University Romney Leaves Out Mormon Faith, Defends Christian Values

By UCN on May 12, 2012 3:04 PM

Mitt Romney singing the national anthem at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., before delivering a commencement address. (Luke Sharrett for The New York Times)

Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical Christian university Saturday.

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Supreme Court Decision on Religion Upends Campus Religious Groups

By UCN on May 10, 2012 8:58 AM

When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be recognized at a small public law school if it accepted non-Christians and gays as potential leaders, some lawyers and campus advocates grew nervous.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Receives Support to Speak at Gonzaga University

By UCN on April 24, 2012 11:47 AM

Archbishop Desmond Tutu attends the TIME/FORTUNE/CNN Global Forum at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on June 28, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Michelly Rall/Getty Images Europe)

After nearly 700 people tried to push Gonzaga University to rescind its commencement speaker's invitation to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, supporters of the anti-apartheid hero responded with 11,000 signatures of their own.

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Some Liberty University Students Angered Over Choice of Mitt Romney to Deliver 2012 Commencement Address

By UCN on April 21, 2012 11:15 AM

Students at Liberty University bow in prayer during commencement in 2007. Current students were angered by the choice of Mitt Romney for the 2012 graduation speaker.

Liberty University students and alumni are accusing the Christian school of violating its own teachings by asking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose adherents are called Mormons, to deliver its 2012 commencement address.

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Arizona Public High Schools Allowed to Teach the Bible

By UCN on April 19, 2012 5:14 AM

The Bible may soon be studied in public high schools in Arizona.

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Ban on Gideon Bibles in Ontario Public Schools Is Final

By UCN on April 18, 2012 6:40 AM

Public school trustees defied vitriol, threats and impassioned pleas by finalizing a ban Tuesday on the free handouts of Gideon Bibles.

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Vanderbilt University Groups Push Back Against "All-Comers" Policy

By UCN on April 18, 2012 4:51 AM

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A coalition of Vanderbilt University students, faculty and alumni opposed to the school's "all-comers" policy has released a six-minute video explaining why they believe the policy defies common sense and discriminates against Christian groups.

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Baptist Collegiate Ministry to Remain at Vanderbilt University Despite "All-Comers" Policy

By UCN on April 17, 2012 5:20 PM

Although some religious organizations have said they will not register as campus organizations at Vanderbilt University, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry has applied to remain a registered campus organization.

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Ontario Public School Board Receives Hate Mail After Banning Gideon Bibles

By UCN on April 11, 2012 7:27 AM

The Bluewater school board has decided to ban the distribution of Gideon Bibles to Grade 5 students.

An Ontario public school board's decision to ban distribution of Gideon Bibles to its young students has unleashed a torrent of threatening calls and hateful emails directed at trustees.

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Student Groups Form 'Solidarity' Organization Opposing Vanderbilt University's Non-Discrimination Policy

By UCN on April 10, 2012 3:36 PM

Eleven Vanderbilt University-affiliated student groups opposed to the school's "all-comers" policy announced Monday they've formed an organization called Solidarity.

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