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  Phoenix Sex Abuse Survivors Condemn Catholic Church PPP Loans

  Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.

  At least 41 Catholic Church affiliates across the state received the funds.

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  Anti-Gay Tempe Pastor Says Australia Bushfires Are God’s Revenge for Banning Him

  Monday, January 6, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.

  This is just the latest in Tempe pastor Steven Anderson's hateful rhetoric, which has targeted the gay community and Jewish people, among others.

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  The Forest Service Ignored Apache Religion in Its Review of Oak Flat Copper Mine

  Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 7 a.m.

  Oak Flat is sacred to the San Carlos Apache, who say that the feds ignored its religious significance in a review of a proposed copper mine there.

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  Phoenix Police 'United in Christ' Event Sparks Backlash

  Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

  "UNITED IN CHRIST A CALL TO PRAYER," reads a peculiar flyer showing Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams with her head bowed and hands folded.

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  Critics Decry Abuse, Cultishness as 40,000 Jehovah's Witnesses Gather in Phoenix

  Friday, August 9, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

  The institution's cult-like practices and history of covering up child sexual abuse have emerged only recently.

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  A Priest in Tucson Abused Him When He Was 12. At 60, He's Finally Able to Sue

  Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 1:39 p.m.

  Charles Taylor tried to sue the Episcopal Church in 1991, alleging he was sexually abused at age 12 by Father Richard Babcock. The case was dismissed.