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We posted these stories this past year\u00a0for research and informational purposes and not as an endorsement of the sources.<\/p>\n<h5>1) <a title=\"Permanent Link to Planned Parenthood\u2019s New Annual Report: We Did 333,964 Abortions; 1 Every 94 Seconds \u2013 \u201cWe are so proud of the year\u2019s many successes.\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=10734\">Planned Parenthood\u2019s New Annual Report: We Did 333,964 Abortions; 1 Every 94 Seconds \u2013 \u201cWe are so proud of the year\u2019s many successes.\u201d <\/a>(<strong><em>CNS News<\/em><\/strong>)<\/h5>\n<h5>2) <a title=\"Permanent Link to Washington Post Recognizes Large Influence Contemplative Spirituality Has On American Christians\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=14174\"><em>Washington Post<\/em> Recognizes Large Influence Contemplative Spirituality Has On American Christians <\/a>\u00a0(<strong><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/strong>)<\/h5>\n<h5>3) <a title=\"Permanent Link to Presbyterian Church USA Teams Up With American Islamists\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=13485\">Presbyterian Church USA Teams Up With American Islamists<\/a> (<em><strong>The Clarion Project<\/strong><\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5>4) \u00a0<a title=\"Permanent Link to IRS Admits to Intentional Targeting of Conservative Groups\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11632\">IRS Admits to Intentional Targeting of Conservative Groups<\/a> (<strong><em>Christian News Network<\/em><\/strong>)<\/h5>\n<h5>5) \u00a0<a title=\"Permanent Link to San Diego Judge OKs Yoga in Schools, Denies Religious Component\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=12082\">San Diego Judge OKs Yoga in Schools, Denies Religious Component <\/a>\u00a0(<strong><em>NBC<\/em><\/strong>)<\/h5>\n<h5>6) <a title=\"Permanent Link to ANOTHER STEP TOWARD ROME: \u201cCatholic, Protestant Churches Sign Historic Baptism Agreement\u201d \u2013 Recognizing Each Others Baptisms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=10852\">\u201cCatholic, Protestant Churches Sign Historic Baptism Agreement\u201d \u2013 Recognizing Each Others Baptisms <\/a>\u00a0(<em><strong>Christian Post<\/strong><\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5>7) <a title=\"Permanent Link to Pope Francis calls for intensified dialogue with Muslims \u2013 Everyone \u201ca brother or sister.\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11267\">Pope Francis calls for intensified dialogue with Muslims \u2013 Everyone \u201ca brother or sister.\u201d <\/a>(<em><strong>USA Today<\/strong><\/em>)<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Part 2 of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[2914,2940,481,1714,1794,2124,2125,21,2916,2921,2929,112,138,2926],"class_list":["post-14221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-years-in-review","tag-children-at-risk","tag-islam","tag-planned-parenthood","tag-pope-francis","tag-irs","tag-pcusa","tag-baptism","tag-new-age","tag-contemplative-spirituality","tag-interspirituality","tag-yoga","tag-abortion","tag-catholicism","tag-road-to-rome","wpcat-215-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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