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Top Mormon Leader Warns Against ‘Tolerance Trap’ Originally Posted: 04/08/2013 - 2:33pm | Type: Blog: The President of the Mormons’ Quorum of Twelve Apostles and next in line to take over the church’s reins didn’t specifically mention gay marriage, but his comments came amid controversy on the issue nationwide ...
Cardinal Dolan: Catholic Church Could Do Better on Gay Outreach Originally Posted: 04/01/2013 - 3:44pm | Type: Blog: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the top U.S. Catholic prelate, says the Roman Catholic Church has to make sure that its defense of traditional marriage is not reduced to an attack on gays and lesbians. ...
ANALYSIS: Supreme Court Searches for Way Around Gay Marriage Originally Posted: 03/27/2013 - 5:37pm | Type: Blog: On Wednesday, it was arcane arguments over matters of legal standing that seemed to most animate the justices, reflecting what seemed to be a desire to find a way for the court to sidestep a definitive up-or-d ...
On Gay Marriage, Supreme Court Ponders Not ‘If’ But ‘How’ Originally Posted: 03/27/2013 - 9:01am | Type: Blog: The question inside the courtroom was not so much can there be gay marriage, but “how do you establish marriage equality?” said David Boies, another attorney for Prop 8 opponents. ...
Opponents of Gay Marriage Say They’re No Bigots Originally Posted: 03/25/2013 - 5:01pm | Type: Blog: Leading opponents of gay marriage are trying to stop an increasingly popular movement as it approaches two dates with history this week at the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON ...
Poll: Americans See Gay Marriage as Inevitable Originally Posted: 03/14/2013 - 10:43am | Type: Blog: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. is inevitable, according to a study by LifeWay Research, a Nashville polling firm with ties to the Southern Baptist Convention. ...
Both Sides Brace for Supreme Court Battle on Gay Marriage Originally Posted: 12/10/2012 - 7:50pm | Type: Blog: The Supreme Court's decision to take up the explosive issue of same-sex marriage will thrust the high court into a policy debate that has divided federal and state governments and courts, as well as voter ...
California's 'Prop 8' Ruled Unconsitutional Originally Posted: 02/07/2012 - 6:30pm | Type: Blog: In a decision that likely will set the stage for a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California's Proposition 8 ballot measure that banned g ...
Afternoon Links of Awesomeness: Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011 Originally Posted: 11/16/2011 - 10:41am | Type: Blog: Looking at reality TV’s latest sensation: All American Muslim, stories of Missouri's Chocolate University harvesting more than cocoa beans, exploring the terms behind the latest anti-bullying legislation, ...
Seventy-two Days Does Not a Marriage Make Originally Posted: 11/02/2011 - 8:54am | Type: Blog: It lasted 72 days. And now, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are calling it quits. The two were first spotted together one year before when Kim attended one of Kris' basketball games. ...
The Sad State of Dialogue on Civil Unions Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog: I am an evangelical Christian who attends church regularly, so I was surprised to see a worship service on the grounds of the Hawaii state capitol this past Sunday. I am an evange ...
Bishop Robinson's Lost Prayer at the Inaugural Kick-off Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p>Sunday afternoon, I sat in front of the TV with a box of tissues and watched every second of the "We Are One" concert at the Lincoln Memorial live on HBO.</p> ...
Look Who's Praying at the Inauguration Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog: The first openly gay Episcopal bishop.</p> <p>The first female president of the Disciples of Christ.</p> The first openly gay Episcopal bishop. The first fem ...