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Jackie Robinson commemoration brings Pasadena community together
PASADENA — Part nostalgia, part reality, Hollywood and Pasadena came together Friday morning at ArcLight Cinema in Paseo Colorado for a celebration of Legendary Pictures’ release of “42,” a biography on the early life and playing...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Baseball, Sports, Entertainment
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In Theory: Survey finds that fewer Americans believe homosexuality is a sin
A survey has found that fewer Americans believe homosexuality is a sin. The LifeWay Research poll discovered that 37% "affirm a belief that homosexual behavior is a sin," down from 44% in 2011. The percentage of "unknowns" has risen to 17%, up from 13%...Tags: Religion and Belief, Values, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Martin Luther King Jr., Christianity
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In Theory: Have Christians retreated from the world?
Writing in on the Huffington Post, Phil Cooke claims that Christians' voices are being drowned out because of a love/hate relationship with the media, a relationship that is driving Christians to retreat to safe zones instead of engaging with the wider...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Religion and Belief, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Christianity, Customs and Tradition
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In Theory: God, guns and country
Glendale City Councilman Rafi Manoukian is pushing a ban of gun shows at Glendale Civic Auditorium. Mayor Frank Quintero is backing Manoukian's proposal, saying, "I think the time has come for this country to reexamine easy access to guns." Manoukian...Tags: Religion and Belief, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Judaism, Tra Thomas, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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In Theory: Should secessionists succeed?
More than 750,000 Americans have signed a petition to let their states secede from the U.S.A. since the Nov. 6 election, including people from Alaska, Maryland, Texas, Iowa and Vermont. And many of them, or at least their leaders, are claiming they're...Tags: Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC, Slavery, Political Fundraising
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Groups seek closer review of Pasadena police complaints
Civil rights activists pressed Pasadena leaders this week to increase local oversight of police misconduct allegations, but authorities said reform is unnecessary, and police announced new complaint procedures. On Monday afternoon representatives of...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, NAACP, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings
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In Theory: A pastor fumbles a difficult situation
A Mississippi church is coming under fire for blocking an African American couple from getting married there two days before the ceremony was due to happen. Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson had been attending the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs for...Tags: Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Discrimination
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Pasadena siblings crusade for divergent political causes
SACRAMENTO — In a second-floor walk-up near the Capitol, two children of one of the world's richest men used to slump into armchairs in the evening and gripe about California education, unwittingly laying the groundwork for a potential upheaval in...
Tags: Science and Technology, Jerry Brown, Social Movements, Political Fundraising, Barack Obama
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In Theory: Does the budget need a dose of morals?
Religion pervades government in America. It's evident in the debates on abortion, religious freedom, gay rights and a host of other topics. But now a Christian leader is arguing that religion needs to be inserted into the one area where it isn't...Tags: The Salvation Army, Religion and Belief, Environmental Issues, Judaism, Public Finance
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Kendrec McDade case is full of layers
Family and friends buried 19-year-old Kendrec McDade on Saturday, but inquiries into the events that led Pasadena police to shoot him are just getting started. Four probes have been launched, including the Pasadena police's investigation of the March...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Laws, Justice and Rights, Justice System
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Pasadena rally honors McDade, others killed by police
About 150 people rallied at Pasadena City Hall Tuesday evening to call attention to violence again young black men, including a teen killed last month by Pasadena police. Kendrec McDade, 19, of Azusa, died on March 24, about a month after 16-year-old...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Theft
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