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Two Madison teens and a 24-year-old man were charged Thursday with disorderly conduct with a hate crime enchancer after they allegedly taunted and threatened an openly gay man and his two friends Oct. 31 in the Allied Drive area. According to a criminal complaint, Vincent P. Odom, 24, Riccardo C. Simms, 19, and Milton L. Moore, 17, confronted an Allied Drive man and two of his friends around 11 p.m. at the man's home. The complaint said the man told police he and his friends were walking to their car to leave for the evening when a man, later identified...

A Halloween display with gruesome images of human decapitation and a baby being grilled on a barbecue has some Ohio residents horrified. Starr Chesebrough and his girlfriend, Laurie Brown, of West Chester, Ohio, are responsible for the display, which has led to numerous complaints to police and zoning officials. A Halloween display with gruesome images of human decapitation and a baby being grilled on a barbecue has some Ohio residents horrified. A baby doll roasting on a barbecue has some residents of West Chester, Ohio, horrified about a Halloween display (WLWT-TV) Starr Chesebrough and his girlfriend, Laurie Brown, of West...

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the royalty of Davis Senior High School's junior class: Brandon Raphael and his prince, Kiernan Gatewood. For what appears to be the first time in school history, the Davis Senior High student body has elected a gay couple into homecoming royalty. With each boasting a white sash declaring his title as "Prince," the two 16-year-olds rode through the city of Davis on a recent Friday afternoon in the school's annual homecoming parade. They stood in the back of a pickup truck, arm-in-arm, smiling warmly despite the rain. "People were so excited for us," Gatewood said of...

The pre-Christian is not to be missed. The most pro-Christian show on television doesn?t have a single Christian character in it ? and it couldn?t have. Rome, the hit series now in its second season on HBO, is a surprising affirmation of the Western tradition. While it is packed with sex and violence, its (probably unintended) message is that Rome was desperate for Christianity. Although recognized by critics as one of the best new shows on television, less frequently noted is how the show rebukes those who would reject the West?s Christian heritage and go back to ?neo-pagan? life. In...