Mitt Romney rejects gay marriage while courting evangelical Christians at Liberty University

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers the commencement address to the graduating class of Liberty University, the world's largest Christian university, telling them that marriage is between "one man and one woman". ... The Lynchburg, Virginia, school, founded …

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Another National Day of Prayer has come and gone, but legal challenges continue

Freedom From Religion Foundation has several suits going through the courts, some dating back to November 2008 and others filed recently against cities in Florida, Texas and Arkansas. Brett Harvey, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, told The Christian Post that his  …

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Rep. Pete Stark Issues National Day of Reason Proclamation as an alternative to National Day of Prayer

The American Humanist Association and the Secular Coalition for America are pleased that U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) has officially recognized the National Day of Reason by issuing a proclamation in the House of Representatives. The National Day of Reason, to be observed on May …

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Nuns and Bishops and Health Care

More on the pressures from the Vatican to force the nuns to toe the official party line on every political issue, and urging them to agitate more against abortion and gay marriage. And the first I've heard of a case where a woman was given an emergency abortion at a Catholic hos …

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Champion the Vote Champions Faith-Based Bigotry

While doing their best to disenfranchise Democratic voters (including entire cities), the Republicans are pulling out all stops to get out the conservative Christian vote. President and CEO of Champion the Vote, Bill Dallas, appeared on “WallBuilders Live” and  …

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Tennessee Skewers Teaching of Evolution in Schools — Is Your State Next?

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War on Religion? Americans Continue to Worship Freely and Religious Groups Retain Wealth, Power and Privileges in Lobbying Government and Influencing Legislation

By Rob Boston, Church & State Magazine - The refrain has become commonplace: There is a “war on religion.” Faith is under assault. The administration of President Barack Obama has unleashed a bombardment on religion unlike anything ever seen. The average Americ …

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Freedom of Religion Is Not Absolute

By Robert A. Levine - Previous court battles have affirmed that freedom of religion in America is not an absolute right. Though the First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits Congress from any actions favoring the establishment of a religion or “prohibiting the free ex …

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Boy, 13, 'beaten, whipped and forced to dig his own grave as punishment on orders of the family pastor'

A 13-year-old boy was forced to dig his own grave and partly buried alive after his mother went to a church pastor for guidance on how to discipline her son. The terrified teen was driven into the desert by two men and handed a shovel and told to dig a grave. He was also alle …

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Archbishop Turns Every Seattle Mass Into an Anti-Gay Political Rally

Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, who oversees Washington State's Catholic hierarchy and nearly 250 churches, has angered local Catholics by ordering a petition drive in all parishes to repeal the state's gay marriage law. In a letter to parishioners, Sartain explains he has …

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