“Within hours, CIA officers began to characterize the shootdown as a one-time mistake in an otherwise well-run program. In fact, this was not the case.”CIA Inspector General John Helgerson, in a report saying the agency lied about the 2001 downing of a missionary plane over Peru that killed Baptist missionary Veronica Bowers and her daughter. (Source: hoekstra.house.gov)
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“For far too long, we allowed institutional policies regarding race to be shaped more directly by that [segregationist] ethos than by the principles and precepts of the Scriptures.”Bob Jones University, in a statement issued on its website November 20. The school lifted its policy against interracial dating in 2000. (Source: bju.edu)
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“The going price to kill a pastor is $250.”Faiz Rahman, chairman of Good News India, on rewards offered by extremist Hindu groups for the killing of Christian leaders and destruction of churches in Orissa. (Source: The Times in London)
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“We ultimately decided it was best to settle this case … since litigation outcomes can be unpredictable.”Theodore B. Olson, lawyer for eHarmony.com, on a discrimination lawsuit settlement with New Jersey that requires the company to offer a same-sex matching service. (Source: eHarmony.com)
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“To maintain financial viability of a small Christian college is a challenge beyond understanding of folks who have not tried to accomplish it daily.”Wayne Baker, president of York College of Nebraska, on the closing of Cascade College in Portland, Oregon. (Source: The Christian Chronicle)
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