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High School Track Team Disqualified From State Championships Because Winning Runner Pointed To The Sky

May 072013

Track star Derrick Hayes of Columbus High School may have come in first place last week, but the Mighty Cardinals will not continue to the State Championship.

After crossing the finish line, Derrick simply lifted one index finger into the air towards the sky, but now officials have disqualified his win as it is against policy of high school sports to show any excessive act of celebration.

Now, the community has rallied behind Derrick and the apparent injustice the high school is enduring. The KHOU 11 news report has gone viral, and is further featured on DailyMail.

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One Wish In Jerusalem

May 032013

Arguably the most famous city in the world, Jerusalem is home to three great religions and countless forms of faith, nationality, and race. As everyone know too well, there has been fighting over the city for decades.

The One Wish Jerusalem project wants to end all quarrel. It is a reminder of our similarities.

In honor of the 65th year of the state of Israel, the camera crew of OneWish traveled to Jerusalem to ask the people the same question. What is your one wish?

Naturally, there are those who wish for only themselves. But those wishers usually are the young. Nearly, everyone else understands that everyone must work together for prosperity and peace.

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Vatican City Explained Animation

Apr 102013

It seems it was just yesterday the media and the world at large was obsessing over the stepping down of Pope Benedict and the installation of Pope Francis.

Even though the pope storm has calmed, history obsessed educator CGPGrey has stepped forward to offer some explanation of the Vatican City.

As usual, it’s much more complicated than it originally seems.

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Gay Man Stands Up To Anti-Gay Preacher On NYC Subway

Feb 192013

The New York City subway is famous as city’s the stage for the outrageous and the ridiculous. Out of nowhere, a scene can emerge, be it funny, serious, or even dangerous.

Elena Beloff was on her daily commute when a preacher started ranting about how ‘the gays’ were destroying society. Nothing out of the ordinary just yet.

But then a man stood from his seat to rebuke the preacher as a ‘hater’ and a false prophet, resulting in an LGBT rights debate. Finally, he announced that he was in fact gay, and yes, Jesus loves him.

With that being said, the train car burst into applause!

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How Does One Become Pope

Feb 192013

Last week, the world was shaken when the pope announced he would be stepping down from his post. And that got CGPGrey thinking. How exactly does one become the pope of the Christian world?

Though the only official requirements to be anointed as pope are to be a Catholic man, when broken down, it is revealed to be much more complicated.