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Murkowski now third GOP senator to back same-sex marriage
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (R-Ala.), said Wednesday she's changed her views and now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so. Murkowski declared as recently as her 2010 re-election campaign that she believes marriage...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Mark Kirk, U.S. House of Representatives, Lisa Murkowski, Values
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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: Same-Sex Marriage, The Happiest News!, Ronald Reagan, Marriage, Social Issues
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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: Same-Sex Marriage, Mark Kirk, Lisa Murkowski, Minority Groups, Marriage
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, AIDS, Christianity, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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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: Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice, Protestant Convention
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Prosecution, Abusive Behavior, Christianity
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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: International Military Interventions, Panera Bread Company, Movies, Judaism, Entertainment
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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: Freedom of Religion, Basilica of the Assumption, Crime, Law and Justice, Archdiocese of Baltimore, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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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, Religion and Belief, Conservation, Homelessness, 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: Egypt, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Religious Conflicts, Iran
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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: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Religion and Belief, Elections
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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: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Derby, Manhattan (New York City), Religion and Belief, Customs and Tradition
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