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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, left, and Rev. Robert V. Taylor

Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu made a rare appearance in Los Angeles last night at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with his friend and protege the Rev. Robert V. Taylor, who has written the book A New Way to be Human.

A God that loves everyone and connects everyone figures heavily in their teachings -- Taylor is an openly gay Episcopal priest and was born in South Africa. We caught up with them before their joint appearance.

We asked Tutu and Taylor, who fought against apartheid in South Africa together, their thoughts about how God is often used against the gay community by religious leaders to prove that homosexuality is sinful and wrong...

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About 50 people gathered in front of Eagle Rock High School last night to remember 27-year-old Matthew Butcher, who was fatally shot last Thursday in a robbery at a marijuana dispensary in Echo Park.

Butcher's death is one of a series of recent deadly marijuana dispensary crimes

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(UPDATE: 'Looks Like Sheen's Car Was Actually Stolen, Driven Off Hillside'). Another bizarre celebrity car accident was reported when Charlie Sheen's car went down a hillside ... without him inside. The incident was reported in the 13300 of Mulholland Drive at 4:06 a.m. Friday, Los Angeles city fire officials said.

Rescuers -- 32 firefighters and two helicopters -- were sent to the scene and found no one inside or near the black Mercedes, which had gone more than 100 feet down a hillside. Sheen reported his car stolen earlier in the morning, Los Angeles police Officer Bruce Borihanh said.

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Late last night, a few hours after gays and lesbians from across the country marched in Washington D.C., California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law "Harvey Milk Day," Frontiers News Editor Karen Ocamb reports.

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San Francisco Supervisor and gay icon Harvey Milk (center)

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The law designates May 22 as "Harvey Milk Day," but it will not be a state holiday, according to Ocamb.

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