College student's religious views censored in speech class
      Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College Districts after a professor censored and threatened to expel a student following his presentation in a public speaking class about marriage and the Christian faith.
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'Wild West' Purim comes to Newbury Park
      Thousand Oaks Chabad Jewish Center will host a "Wild West" Purim celebration from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tues., March 10 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum Complex, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. The public is invited.
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Locals called to the Torah
      •Jessica Ashcroft was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Jan. 24 at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks. Jessica is a seventh-grade honor roll student at Redwood Middle School. She is the daughter of Beverly and Jim Ashcroft of Thousand Oaks.
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Poll: Most teens think lying and cheating can be ethical
'In large numbers, teens today express a troubling contradiction when it comes to ethical readiness for the work force.' —Ed Grocholski The Lindberg Group
      A new survey finds that 80 percent of American teenagers believe they are "ethically prepared" for life in the real world, but 40 percent believe they have to "break the rules" to succeed. The poll of 750 teens conducted by Junior Achievement and Deloitte doesn't bode well for religious leaders.
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'What a Relief!' offers students a spring break alternative
      About 400 college and university students, student leaders and campus pastors are planning a special alternative spring break called "What a Relief!" The program, which begins in March, is sponsored by Lutheran Disaster Response and the Lutheran Student Movement-USA.
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Church membership: Who's keeping count?
      How many church members are there in the world? No one knows, as your Sunday school teacher may already have told you. So the job of counting church members falls to frailer institutions like church offices or communion headquarters.
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Purim celebrated at Conejo Chabad
Jewish holiday will be recognized with family festival
      Chabad of the Conejo will celebrate the holiday of Purim with a family festival titled "Purim Live: An Interactive Experience" at 7:30 p.m. Mon., March 9 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village.
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UMC in Westlake Village has busy weekend planned
      •A flea market sponsored by church youth is schedule from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., March 7 on the patio of the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village.
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