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Op-Ed: Murkowski Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Editor's note: The following opinion piece was submitted by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and has not been edited. It has been published in its entirety. Not too long ago, I had the honor of nominating an Alaskan family as “Angels in Adoption,...Tags: Social Issues, Washington, DC, Politics, Human Interest, The Happiest News!
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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski Announces Her Support of Same-Sex Marriage
Channel 2 NewsSenator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), in an announcement she concedes will cause controversy, says she now supports legalizing same-sex marriage. “As one who is a strong proponent in personal freedom, in ensuring that government has a limited role in...Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Kirk, Rob Portman
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Missionary child abuse, long unspoken of, emerges from the shadows
They followed their parents to remote regions of the world to preach the Gospel. But in recent years, dozens of adults, known in evangelical Christian circles as "MKs," or missionary kids, have come forward to report decades-old abuse at the hands of...
Tags: Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Christianity, Lawyers, Roman Catholicism, Justice System
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Springfield Task Force on Sexual Orientation Nears Completion
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Last year, Springfield City Council handed off its most controversial issue to a citizen's task force. Now the task force is getting ready to hand it back. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Citizen's Task Force met...
Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Justice System, Social Issues, Discrimination
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The Boy Scouts and us: A guide to the perplexed
Paul GreenbergArkansas has been ground zero for news about the Boy Scouts of late. But unlike most news about the Boy Scouts, this news hasn't been the good kind. Note how CNN covered the story about the Baptist church here in Arkansas that canceled its charter with...Tags: Christianity, Civil Rights, Protestant Convention, Religious Events, Justice and Rights
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Religious freedom under threat at home
On Friday, Catholics throughout the United States will begin observing two weeks known as the Fortnight for Freedom. For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Catholic Church has set aside this time leading up to Independence Day to draw attention to the...
Tags: Civil Rights, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Social Issues, Justice System
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Workshop tackles ways to help the homeless
About 20 community members gathered at Rock Harbor Church in Costa Mesa on Saturday morning, sitting at a work table to learn about resources available to those living on the streets. Some felt the need to reach out to those living on the streets....Tags: Social Issues, Conservation, Homelessness, Religion and Belief, Environmental Issues
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Egypt's Brotherhood joins Sunni front over Syria
Reuters* Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood joins jihad call * Mecca sermon savages Assad as tyrant * Broad Sunni coalition hardens sectarian confrontation * Mursi to speak Saturday, may see domestic benefits By Alastair Macdonald and Maggie Fick CAIRO, June...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Politics, Revolutions, Bashar Assad, Mohamed Morsi
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Congregation Sinai in south Lake celebrates 10th anniversary
Congregation Sinai, south Lake's first synagogue, is celebrating its 10th year serving the Clermont and Minneola areas. The modern progressive congregation was formed in June 2003 following rapid population growth and an influx of Jewish residents....Tags: Christianity, International Military Interventions, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Movies
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Longest Day Of The Year Carries Special Significance For State's Pagans
The Hartford CourantLisa Tonner was living in Fairfield County and knew nothing about Paganism when, in the late 1980s, she accepted an invitation to go to the city. "My friend said, 'Do you want to go to New York? We're going to a magic shop'," she recalled. "And I...Tags: Fairfield County, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Derby, Customs and Tradition, Religion and Belief
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People of faith should speak up
When the Illinois House decided not to vote on same-sex marriage, a bishop from the African American Clergy Coalition expressed his reaction in terms that reflected his religious persuasion (“Gay marriage bill fails to go to vote in Illinois House,&...Tags: Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Religion and Belief
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Remorse, but not hate, in note left by Santa Monica gunman
The gunman who killed five people last week during a shooting rampage through Santa Monica left an "almost conversational" farewell note expressing remorse for killing his father and brother, law enforcement authorities said Thursday evening. John...
Tags: Weaponry, Robert J. Lopez, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Zawahri, Firearms
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