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The Truth Behind the Birth Control Debate

June 13th, 2012

While the rest of the developed world has moved on, the United States languishes in a protracted, politicized debate over contraception funding. Now, a coalition of groups are opposing the contraception requirement. Continue Reading »

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A "Savage" Attack on Christianity and the Bible

May 9th, 2012

Journalist Dan Savage ruffled more than a few feathers a couple of weeks ago when he made a speech at a high school journalism convention in Seattle about how Christians use the Bible as a weapon against LGBT teens. Continue Reading »

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Give Back the Rainbow!

April 24th, 2012

Pastor Ken Hutcherson of Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, Washington, thinks Christians have a special calling: to take back the rainbow from the LGBT community. Continue Reading »

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Arizona Passes Bills on Abortion, Bible Classes

April 17th, 2012

Within one week, the Arizona legislature has passed measures banning abortions after twenty weeks and legalizing the teaching of Bible classes in public schools. Is this a dangerous precedent? Continue Reading »

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NOM Strategy to Divide Blacks, Gays Exposed

April 2nd, 2012

A district court in Maine has released an internal document from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) outlining the group's strategy for fighting marriage equality. Continue Reading »

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Religious Activists Protest Contraception Law

March 30th, 2012

Religious activists rallied in San Francisco on March 23 to protest a new federal requirement that would force insurers of religious-affiliated institutions to provide free contraception for employees. Continue Reading »

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Bronze-Age Sexism in the Modern-Day Church

February 23rd, 2012

The model of "Christianity as masculinity" has developed into a sort of religious trend of late, as if to counteract rapid social changes in gender and sexual identity. Continue Reading »

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Bishops, Obama, and Birth-Control

February 16th, 2012

Catholic and evangelical Protestant church leaders are getting ready to fight U.S. president Barack Obama on birth control mandates for employers, despite a mandate to exempt religious organizations. Continue Reading »

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Washington State Legalizes Gay Marriage

February 13th, 2012

On Monday, 13 February, Washington State legalized gay marriage when Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a marriage equality bill passed by the state Legislature. Continue Reading »

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Komen, Planned Parenthood, and Women's Health

February 6th, 2012

In a surprising about-face, the breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood after a national outcry. Continue Reading »

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