Origin of Clip: FOXNews.com 9.4.9
Caption: When Praying is a Sin
Two California students can sue their community college district after their school threatened to suspend them for praying on campus, a federal judge ruled.
Kandy Kyriacou and Ojoma Omaga said the College of Alameda accused them of "disruptive behavior" after they had prayed with an ailing teacher in a faculty office in December of 2007, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The students said the school issued suspension notices to them.
Although public colleges are prohibited from endorsing religion, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled that the women can proceed with a lawsuit against Peralta Community College District.
Illston said college students have the right to pray in private outside the classroom, according to the Chronicle.
The lawsuit seeks an acknowledgment of that right and an apology, and wants all disciplinary action be rescinded, said one of the pair's lawyers, Steven Wood.
Headline: Environmental Agency Offices Pollute Wash. Creek
Origin of Clip: CBSnews.com 9.4.9
Caption: Proof that the environment has not got a chance
Washington state environmental regulators say they've finally found the source of pollution that has been fouling a creek near Vancouver Lake: the agency's own sewer pipes.
City workers have discovered that an office building's sewer line was mistakenly connected to a storm drain, rather than the municipal sewer main.
The 1970s-vintage building houses Washington state Department of Ecology regional offices, as well as those of the Department of Fish and Game and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Headline: Church's 'No More Christians' Signs Get Attention
Origin of Clip: FOXNews.com 9.4.9
Caption: Say What! OMG
A Florida church is trying to persuade people to return to worship with a provocative campaign that has raised a few eyebrows around town.
The Mosaic Church of Crestview, a non-denominational Christian church, used the slogan "No More Christians" to spark conversation and attract the attention of people who have grown lackadaisical in their religious practice, the Crestview News Bulletin reported.
The campaign advertises a series of discussions with names like "Why you should be an atheist instead of a Christian" and "Why you should be a Muslim instead of a Christian."
Mosaic Church Pastor James Ross said the discussions are meant to "creatively and aggressively try to show (people) that God loves them so much that even though they are still sinners, Christ died for them," the News Bulletin reported.
Headline: Duo Accused Of Trying To Steal Restaurant Grease
Origin of Clip: CBSnews.com 9.4.9
Caption: All Greased Up
Two Detroit-area men face larceny and trespassing charges after authorities say they tried to steal used restaurant grease. Westland police Sgt. Steve Borisch said 52-year-old Christopher Kind and 44-year-old Richard Tallent were arrested early Tuesday at a restaurant in the city 10 miles west of Detroit.
Borisch said an employee of a business that collects and recycles grease under contract with area restaurants had blocked the two with his truck. He told police 1,000 pounds of grease worth about $160 had been drained from a nearby eatery's grease tank.
Headline: Divorce Court No Place For Frozen Dog Sperm Flap
Origin of Clip: CBSnews.com 9.4.9
Caption: Going once, going twice, going three times. The sperm goes to you
The judge wondered if she was an unwitting participant in an episode of "Candid Camera" or "Punk'd." Oakland County Family Court Judge Cheryl Matthews wasn't. She just had a front-bench seat Wednesday for a feud between a divorced couple over who gets frozen sperm from bull mastiffs they bred in happier times.
When Anthony and Karen Scully split in 2002, they divvied up the six bull mastiffs they owned. He kept four; she took two. Now, they're fighting over who owns the semen from Cyrus, Regg and Romeo that's being stored at a center in Sterling Heights.
