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"Jesus Christ, with great love, taught unambiguously that from the beginning marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman. As Catholic bishops, we follow our Lord and will continue to teach and to act according to this truth," Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a statement. (Associated Press)
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Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina, smiles after being elected the Episcopal Church's first African-American presiding bishop at the Episcopal General Convention Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Curry won the vote in a landslide. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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This undated file image that appeared on Lastrhodesian.com, a website being investigated by the FBI in connection with Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Roof, shows Roof posing for a photo while holding a Confederate flag. Roof is accused of killing nine people inside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. (Lastrhodesian.com via AP, File)
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Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C., June 18, 2015. Roof is accused of killing nine people inside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) ** FILE **
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A mourner prays during the funeral service for Sen. Clementa Pinckney, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. Thousands of mourners gathered to hear President Barack Obama pay tribute to the Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight parishioners of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Bill Levin, a cannabis advocate and leader of the First Church of Cannabis, poses outside his him in Indianapolis. Levin has said he established the church as a test of the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which gives people the right to follow their religious practices without the heavy hand of government. The Internal Revenue Service has granted it tax-exempt status, and Levin has taken a mortgage on a building that will serve as the church. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star via AP) NO SALES
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Security forces, officials and civilians gather outside of the Imam Sadiq Mosque after a deadly blast struck after Friday prayers in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Friday, June 26, 2015. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for what appears to be a bombing that targeted the Shiite mosque. (AP Photo)
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Taylor Swift is known to be a cat lady. Her beloved Meredith is so popular, she even has her own Twitter account with over 12.1K followers.
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#5: FLORIDA. The modern concealed carry movement started here, and its stand-your-ground laws are modeled across the nation.
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Afghan men wait in line to receive food donation during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 25, 2015. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ** FILE **
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Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, commander of Iran's Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, right, sits next to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while attending a religious ceremony in a mosque at his residence in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
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Illustration on the pope's advocacy for belief in man-made global warming by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan speaks at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington to announce plans for the Millions for Justice march to be held in Washington on Oct. 10, during a news conference Wednesday, June 24, 2015. He said he intends to hold the rally Oct. 10 on the National Mall, the same place where the original Million Man March took place in 1995. (AP Photo/Glynn A. Hill)
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The General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) meets this week in Orlando, Florida.
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FILE- In this April 27, 2015, file photo, Gloria Darden, mother of Freddie Gray, is comforted as she embraces his body before his funeral at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. A medical examiner found Freddie Gray suffered a "high-energy injury," most likely caused when the Baltimore police van he was riding in braked sharply, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Retiring CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed issued a 2011 order saying student groups must allow "all comers" to join and run for leadership posts, even if their beliefs conflict with the organization's. (Associated Press)
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Sister Chris Schenk is one of three nuns chronicled in "Radical Grace," a documentary on their work challenging the power structures of the Catholic Church. (www.radicalgracefilm.com)
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Conservative columnist Ann Coulter. (C-SPAN) ** FILE **
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Morgan Wootten compiled a staggering 1274-192 record over his 45-year career as head coach at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, MD. His success in the highly competitive Washington Catholic Athletic Conference earned him the honor of being one of just two high school basketball coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. ** FILE **
