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Kansas: Atheist soldier drops lawsuit
wire reportsAn atheist soldier who accused U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Defense Department of violating his religious freedom dropped the lawsuit Friday, citing plans to leave the Army next spring. But the Military Religious Freedom Foundation,...Tags: Civil Rights, Defense, Robert Gates
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Catholic Bishops Urge 'Yes' Vote On Constitutional Convention
The state Supreme Court's historic ruling legalizing gay marriage Friday has prompted the state's Roman Catholic bishops to call on Catholics to vote "yes" on a key ballot initiative Nov. 4. The question of whether the state should hold a...Tags: Marriage, Republican National Conventions, Richard Blumenthal, Referenda, American Civil Liberties Union
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Army: Fort Benning soldier punished in beating of Jewish trainee, won't face judicial hearing
AP Military WriterSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) _ An Army trainee will face nonjudicial punishment rather than criminal charges for beating a Jewish soldier so badly he was treated by a hospital, the military said Friday, in a move that keeps many details of the attack secret....Tags: Laws, Assault, Saxby Chambliss, Minority Groups, Defense
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Atheist soldier who alleged religious freedom violations drops suit, but 2nd case to proceed
Associated Press WriterTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ An atheist soldier who accused U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Defense Department of violating his religious freedom dropped the lawsuit Friday, citing his plans to leave the Army next spring. But the Military Religious...Tags: David Petraeus, Islam, Discrimination, Civil Rights, Minority Groups
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California leads the nation in gay rights
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersNo matter what voters decide this November on same-sex marriage, the election will not change one fact: Over the last decade, California has become the nation's leader in providing legal protections to gays and lesbians. This has happened not just...Tags: Regional Authority, Gay Rights, Marriage, Voting, Same-Sex Marriage
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Leading the charge ADL hails court's striking of proposed amendments
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Anti-Defamation League hailed the recent Florida Supreme Court decision to bar the Secretary of State from placing proposed Amendments 7 and 9 to the Florida state constitution on the November general election ballot, and added the judgment has...Tags: Court Administration, Referenda, Local Authority, Voting, Judaism
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Prosecutors defend charges in prayer death case
Associated Press WriterThe parents accused of praying while their 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes had "fair notice" of their duty to take her to a doctor if needed, prosecutors argued Tuesday in defending the charges. "The suggestion by the defendant that... -
Fealty is in the eye of the beholder
Los Angeles TimesIn a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque Canyon Country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives submit. Speaking recently before hundreds of worshipers at Placerita Baptist Church in Newhall,...Tags: Christianity, Religious Events, Republican National Conventions, Small Businesses, Santa Clarita (Los Angeles, California)
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Sample questions from new citizenship test
Sample questions Here are sample questions and possible answers from the new American history and government naturalization test that goes into effect today: What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Freedom of speech, religion, assembly...Tags: Lower House, Constitutional Issues, Freedom of the Press, Civil Rights, Parliament
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How religion got deep into politics
The Virginia GazetteWILLIAMSBURG -- Bruton Parish Episcopal Church recently launched its fall series, “The Influence of Religion on Presidential Politics,” with an overflow crowd in Lewis Hall to hear Dan Roberts speak on “America’s Vacant Public...Tags: Christianity, Anglican, John Adams, Racism, Protestant
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To some evangelicals, Palin's career violates biblical teachings
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque canyon country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives submit. Speaking recently before hundreds of worshipers at Placerita Baptist Church in Newhall,...Tags: Christianity, Religious Events, Political Candidates, Elections, Executive Branch
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Beware the bully pulpit's slippery slope
Every act of civil disobedience is, by its very nature, a provocation. The trick is to distinguish between acts that genuinely express the unjustly ignored conscience of the provocateur and those that merely are provocative. Last Sunday, 33 evangelical...Tags: Court Administration, Thomas Jefferson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Local Authority, Internal Revenue Service
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