The New York Times: Unions That Divide: Churches Split Over Gay Marriage

Monday May 14th, 2012
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Laurie Goodstein | The New York Times (United States) At a black Pentecostal church in Raleigh, N.C., the Rev. Patrick Wooden entered the sanctuary on Sunday to a standing ovation, …Continue reading »

Religion & Politics: At Liberty, the Specter of Mormonism’s Own Fight Over “Traditional Marriage” Looms

Monday May 14th, 2012
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Max Perry Mueller | Religion & Politics (United States) With his much-hyped Liberty University commencement address delivered this past Saturday morning, Mitt Romney performed a rare feat in American presidential …Continue reading »

The New York Times: After Obama’s Decision on Marriage, a Call to Pastors

Sunday May 13th, 2012
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PETER BAKER and RACHEL L. SWARNS | The New York Times (United States) WASHINGTON — About two hours after declaring his support for same-sex marriage last week, President Obama gathered …Continue reading »

EFE: Santorum recomienda a Romney que use el matrimonio gay como arma política

Saturday May 12th, 2012
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EFE (EE.UU.) Washington, 12 may (EFE).- El exsenador Rick Santorum ha instado al aspirante a la candidatura presidencial republicana Mitt Romney a utilizar el asunto de los matrimonios entre parejas …Continue reading »

AP: Romney insta a graduados a honrar compromisos familiares

Saturday May 12th, 2012
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The Associated Press (EE.UU.) LYNCHBURG, Virginia, EE.UU. — La religión mormona de Mitt Romney ha moldeado su vida, pero apenas la mencionó al hablar el sábado ante graduados en una …Continue reading »

The New York Times: Harming the Troops

Saturday May 12th, 2012
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Editorial | The New York Times (United States) Republican lawmakers love to say they are protective of religious freedom and supportive of the military. Last week, Republicans on the House …Continue reading »

Ottawa Citizen: Romney’s risky attack on ‘secularism’

Friday May 11th, 2012
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John Sainsbury | Ottawa Citizen (Canada) Mitt Romney, the Republican party’s presumptive nominee for U.S. president, is drawing a battle line in America’s wars of religion. He’s offering himself as …Continue reading »

NYTimes: Civil Unions Bill Dies in Colorado

Wednesday May 9th, 2012
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Dan Frosch | New York Times (USA) DENVER — A bill that would have allowed civil unions for same-sex couples in Colorado died late Tuesday night after lawmakers reached an …Continue reading »

NYTimes: North Carolina Voters Pass Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Tuesday May 8th, 2012
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Campbell Robertson | New York Times (United States) As expected, North Carolinians voted in large numbers on Tuesday for an amendment that would ban same-sex marriages, partnerships and civil unions, becoming …Continue reading »

Globe and Mail: Why the “sacred” still matters to voters

Saturday May 5th, 2012
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Neil Reynolds | The Globe and Mail (Canada) University of Virginia psychologist Jonathan Haidt, a liberal academic who voted enthusiastically for Barack Obama, now thinks – based on a rigorous morality …Continue reading »

AP: Race, religion collide in presidential campaign

Saturday May 5th, 2012
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Jesse Washington and Rachel Zoll | Associated Press (USA) How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against …Continue reading »