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Defense Department classifies Catholics as 'extremist threat'

BY JORDAN OTERO

The U.S. Department of Defense has been facing scrutiny since April 4 when a U.S. Army Reserve presentation classified Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants as "extremist" groups, alongside groups such as al Qaeda and the Ku Klux Klan.

The Washington Times reported that the presentation identified 17 religious organizations in a slide entitled "religious extremism." They include al Qaeda, Hamas, the Filipino separatist group Abu Sayyaf, and the Ku Klux Klan, which the slide identifies as a Christian organization.

"This is one more example of the effort of the left both to promote a culturally radical agenda in the military and, more broadly, to try to marginalize traditional moral belief and the churches that uphold them," said Stephen Krason, chair of the political science department at Franciscan University of Steubenville. "This is one more sign of the increasing intolerance and repressive bent of the left."

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April focuses on autism awareness

BY MATTHEW BROWN

April means increased work for many Autism research centers and organizations who dedicate this month to spreading autism awareness to the public.

Autism Awareness Month was founded by the Autism Society and was federally recognized since the 1970s. It's used as a time to promote awareness and to provide vital information about autism to the public in order to improve the quality of life of those affected.

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Priestly Discernment Program prepares to showcase film

movieMembers of the Living Stones household prepare for battle in the Priestly Discernment Program's latest movie "Pandamonium" releases on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

(left to right) Greg Sheffield, Michael Evert, Matthew Tomeny, Nathan Albert, and (bottom) Dale Brewer must decide whether the panda-loving A.I. is friend or foe when a mysterious talking cube begins seizing control of their computers. Preceded by "Stone Wars" and "Indiana Stones and the Orb of Doom," this film is the third created by this group.

Alumna helps prepare women for future

taraBY CATHERINE TROLL

Tara Healy of Tara Fashion Consulting said that for as long as she can remember, she has loved fashion and the arts.

Through her consulting business, Healy is living out her dream "to work with fashion and style for women in some way." Healy became a certified fashion consultant through Elegance in Style, a unique program that is person-based rather than product-based.

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'Strong' Catholics declining in numbers, study says

BY JORDAN OTERO

Fewer American Catholics are identifying themselves as "strong" believers, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new data provided by a leading monitor of American society.

The study, conducted in 2012 by the General Social Survey (GSS), found that about a quarter (27%) of American Catholics called themselves "strong" members of the Church, a percentage that is down more than 15 points since the mid-1980s. The number marks an all-time low in the 38 years that the GSS has been measuring the strength of religious identity.

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