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• Hundreds support Hobby Lobby in Colorado Springs

  January 5, 2013 7:16 PM

  Thousands of people across the nation showed up to shop at Hobby Lobby stores today in a show of support. In Colorado Springs they took it a step further and showed their appreciation for the store outside of building with signs and songs. Hobby Lobby's owner, David Green, says... more »

• Religious reforms celebrated at Academy Play Video

  November 1, 2012 2:10 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Participants in a Religious Respect Conference held this week at the US Air Force Academy had nothing but praise for the reforms instituted on campus with respect to the issue of faith. The bi-annual gathering of over 20 religious leaders from both the military and the... more »

• Rosaries in school: religious freedom or gang-related?

  February 21, 2011 8:21 PM

  Religious freedom versus school safety. It's a hot topic right now at Pueblo County High School. The principal says students cannot wear rosaries to school, because they're considered a gang symbol. However, some believe this may be violating the students' constitutional rights. For Catholics the rosary is a string... more »

• Study finds life satisfaction in friends from church

  January 2, 2011 7:31 PM

  Church services often have a lot of energy to get you going in the morning. You see a lot of happy faces in the crowd, but is it the religion making them happy or just being with friends? A study from the University of Wisconsin - Madison -- looking... more »

• Cadets report proselytizing

  October 29, 2010 1:33 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A survey of Air Force Academy cadets found 41 percent of those who consider themselves non-Christian said they were subjected to unwanted proselytizing at least once or twice last year. The academy offered the voluntary, anonymous survey to cadets in December and January. Nearly... more »

• Colorado study: How to be Facebook popular

  October 11, 2010 8:41 AM

  Want to keep all the friends you make on Facebook? Then don't post mundane status updates or go off on political or religious rants. A study from the University of Colorado at Denver found that those are the most common reasons people choose to "defriend" others on Facebook. ... more »

• Church pastor won't burn Quran after all

  September 9, 2010 7:13 PM

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida minister who has created an international uproar about his plans to burn copies of the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of 9/11 now says he won't burn any Qurans. The Rev. Terry Jones says he changed his plans after reaching a deal... more »

• Colorado watchdog group to donate Qurans

  September 8, 2010 3:36 PM

  A religious watchdog group in Colorado says it will send a copy of the Quran to the Afghan National Army for every one that may be destroyed by the pastor of a small Florida church. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said Wednesday his group would... more »

• Suicide survivor speaks of hope, faith

  July 10, 2010 11:16 PM

  It's a sad fact that Southern Colorado is no stranger to suicides. Just this week a woman threw herself from a bridge onto I-25 and died. The Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group says El Paso County's suicide rate's been 50-percent higher than the rest of the country in recent years.... more »

• Religious pot defense headed to trial

  March 9, 2010 1:32 PM

  A Colorado man who says his religion explains his marijuana use is fighting a possession charge in court. Trevor Douglas says he admitted having marijuana in the car in August of 2009 when he was pulled over for having an expired vehicle registration in Clear Creek County. Douglas says... more »

• Academy continues religious harassment investigation

  February 19, 2010 2:37 PM

  A religious liberty advocate says he's satisfied with the Air Force Academy's efforts to investigate a possible case of religious harassment at the school. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said Friday the academy's top commanders are treating the incident seriously. Earlier this month, academy officials... more »

• Wiccan worship area now open at Academy

  February 1, 2010 3:07 PM

  The Air Force Academy has set up an outdoor worship area for followers of Wicca, Druidism and other Earth-centered religions. A double circle of stones has been placed atop a hill on the campus near Colorado Springs. It's available to cadets and other service personnel in the area. The... more »

• Gayle Haggard breaks her silence

  January 28, 2010 12:16 AM

  Her silence has finally been broken. The long awaited book "Why I Stayed" from Gayle Haggard is now on shelves. Gayle recalls exactly how she felt when the accusations began flying about her husband and former New Life Church leader, Ted Haggard. "That was just about as devastating as anything... more »

• Job bias claims based on disability, religion rise

  January 6, 2010 10:56 AM

  The number of workers claiming job discrimination based on disability, religion and national origin surged to new highs last year. Overall, federal job bias complaints stayed at near-record levels. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says charges of disability discrimination rose by about 10 percent, the largest increase of any category.... more »