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N.C. citizens (finally) to get marriage vote

After years of watching their neighbor states pass constitutional amendments protecting the natural definition of marriage, North Carolinians finally will get to vote on the issue in 2012.... Continue Reading »

N.C. House passes marriage amendment

The bill (S.B. 514) now goes to the Senate, and if passed there, would go before voters in 2012, potentially making North Carolina the 30th state nationwide -- and the last one in the Southeast -- to define marriage... Continue Reading »

Abortion tied to depression, suicide

Women who have undergone an abortion have an 81 percent higher risk for mental health problems and are more likely to attempt suicide, abuse alcohol and suffer depression, according to a study in a mainstream British journal that is... Continue Reading »

Ill. can force gay adoptions, judge rules

In what could be another example of a same-sex law trumping religious freedom, an Illinois judge has ruled the state can end its adoption and foster care relationship with Catholic Charities, which refuses to place children with gay couples.... Continue Reading »

Pro-choicers oppose late-term abortion

A new poll suggests that self-described pro-choice Americans support a range of abortion restrictions such as banning second- and third-trimester abortions -- data that puts them at odds with the nation"s leading abortion rights groups and that could give... Continue Reading »

In court, Obama & House attorneys differ over whether kids need a mom & dad

In remarkably different court filings that highlight America"s cultural divide on marriage"s definition, the U.S. House and the Obama Justice Department have come to opposite conclusions as to whether children need a mother and a father in the home.... Continue Reading »

Perry, at rally: America has forgotten God

Delivering one of the more explicitly Christian speeches in recent history by a major figure considering a run for the White House, Texas Gov. Rick Perry told more than 30,000 Believers in Houston Aug. 6 that America has "forgotten... Continue Reading »

Calif. voters may get say on gay history law

California"s first-in-the-nation public school gay history law could be reversed by voters next year if a coalition of conservative groups collects enough signatures.... Continue Reading »

Gays see ‘watershed moment’; Gov’ court brief says they face ‘purposeful discrimination

In a landmark legal brief that reads more like one from the ACLU or a gay legal group, the U.S. Justice Department argues that homosexuals exhibit immutable characteristics, have suffered a history of discrimination and that the federal government"s... Continue Reading »

Historic Senate DOMA hearing debates marriage’s definition, purpose

A historic Senate hearing on a possible repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act revealed a large divide on beliefs about the definition of marriage but also showcased opposing arguments on a subject traditionalists say is often misunderstood --... Continue Reading »

TV ‘Family Movie Night’ re-launches

Parents who remember the ?Wonderful World of Disney? and nostalgically long for the days of weekly family-friendly TV movies may not have to wait much longer. For now, though, they?ll have to settle for a semi-monthly family movie night,... Continue Reading »

Americans embrace pluralism

A majority of Americans mostly reject universalism ? the belief that all people will be saved ? but nevertheless believe that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, with a plurality saying that good works are the key to... Continue Reading »