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Mary, Joseph, Sheep Stolen from Manger Outside Catholic Church

Matthew McDonald

It's still the Christmas season in the Roman Catholic calendar, so the manger was still displaying the nativity of Jesus at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco, Maine. Someone earlier stole the baby Jesus, and this time a thief or thieves took figures of Mary, Joseph, and a sheep.

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Atheist Flag Flies Next To Ten Commandments Monument in New Hampshire

Matthew McDonald

As expected, the city of Somersworth, New Hampshire has allowed an atheist activist to fly a flag celebrating atheism on a flagpole outside the city hall next to a permanent granite Ten Commandments monument. The blue flag with a red A on it is scheduled to fly from the flagpole during the month of January.

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