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Tuesday | Out On The Stoop

Seeking Biblical Scholarship over Biblical Hubris

On Halloween, 2009 Pastor Grizzard of Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina planed to burn versions of the bible, music and other objects that are not in alignment with his church's belief system.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Book Patrol: About That Halloween Book Burning

Well now that Halloween has come and gone Book Patrol wanted to follow up on our previous post regarding the planned Halloween book burning at the The Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Choosing politics over science at root of I-40 problems

This horrendous rock slide problem was brought about by political shenanigans back in the early 1960s when plans were discussed by politicians to build an I-40 connector between Asheville and Knoxville.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

WWNC-AM Asheville

Haywood County Election Recap

Boards of Aldermen in Haywood County will have plenty of new faces. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 In yesterday's voting Eric Dills was the only Alderman re-elected in Canton.

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Smoky Mountain News

Fresh faces will lead Canton

As with the election two years ago, Canton will once again see three new faces on the board.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Boo! Halloween events abound, morning to midnight

The day of haunting is finally here. And with Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, the timing is right for a full day of frightful fun.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Voters in races large, small head to the polls

Residents of towns and cities across the mountains will go to the polls Tuesday, casting ballots in races where some candidates have spent thousands of dollars and others none at all.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Let's make this Halloween special - and safe

It looks to be a spectacularly spooky celebration of the netherworld. When Halloween arrives this weekend, if national statistics are any indication, more than 70 percent of Western North Carolinians will be communing with a ghoulish cast of characters.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Southern Living

NC's I-40 Closes After Rockslide, But We Have Your Alternate Routes

Posted by Tanner Latham , October 28, 2009 in Current Affairs , North Carolina , Tennessee , Travel Fall is a popular time of year for visitors to the Smokiesa 'those from all over flock for a glimpse at the sprawling view of reds, yellows, and oranges.

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Smoky Mountain News

Town voters head to the polls amidst a mixed bag of election dynamics

Towns across Western North Carolina will hold elections for town board and mayor on Nov.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Bostonist

Kerry Skemp on Tom Brady: Ungodly Football God

Tom Brady is big in Canton, Massachusetts, and is already being discussed by some interested folks in Canton, Ohio.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

MyFoxBoston

Church: Brady is going to Hell

The Amazing Grace Baptist Church of Canton, North Carolina has put Tom Brady on their list of ungodly athletes.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Ghouls just want to have fun

It is sooner than you think. Halloween, that is. The spooky fun is already under way in some spots, with more events joining the pack this weekend, leading up to the big bang on Oct.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Daily Citizen

Charles Oliver: It couldn't happen here?

The Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, N.C., plans to celebrate Halloween by burning Bibles.

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Mountain Xpress

Blue Ridge Paper, in Canton, sued over water quality

The Mountaineer reports: "Haywood land owners say Pigeon River pollution from Canton manufacturer created a nuisance.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Fall festivals, activities bustin' out in WNC

The weekend is jam-packed with festivals and fall-themed activities today and Sunday.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

Blue Ridge sued over water quality

For years, landowners in Tennessee have successfully sued owners of the paper mill in Canton about pollution in the Pigeon River below the mill.

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WITN

NC Church Plans On Celebrating Halloween By Burning Bibles

The Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, N.C. will celebrate Halloween by burning Bibles that arena t the King James Version, as well as music and books and anything else Pastor Marc Grizzard says is a satanic influence.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Canton, NC, church plans to burn Bibles, Christian books

Canton-based Amazing Grace Baptist Church plans to burn non-King James versions of the Bible on Halloween night, citing them as "satanic" and "perversions." Other religious works, including those by Christian authors such as Billy Graham, Mother Theresa and Rick Warren, will also be burned.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Associated Content

Canton, NC Church Plans Halloween Bible/Book Burning Oct. 31, 2009

Just when you think you've heard everything, here comes another fanatical Preacher who sheds a dim light on other Christians.

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