Texas Woman Asks For A Public Hearing About State’s Cuts To Planned Parenthood
Texas is at risk of losing $40 million in Medicaid funding because the state health commissioner signed a rule banning Planned Parenthood or any abortion provider from participating in Medicaid’s...
View ArticleSantorum: Obamacare Is Forcing Catholics Into Confession
While stumping for Mitt Romney in Ohio Wednesday, former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum repeated allegations of President Obama’s so-called “War on Religion,” claiming that Catholics’ freedom of...
View ArticleWhat’s the Matter With Egypt’s Kansas?
From: Robert Dreyfuss Robert Dreyfuss If the Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt’s “center,” watch out.
View ArticleHow an L.A. Times Religion Reporter Lost His Faith
William Lobdell is an intelligent, soft-spoken man and when he talks, you'll want to lean forward and listen because his story will resonate with anyone who's ever regarded themselves as a seeker of...
View ArticleAfter Sikh Temple Shootings, New Focus on Combating Hate Crimes
From: John Nichols John Nichols Michelle Obama's visit Thursday to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin came as activists, senators push for bolder response to violence and hatred.
View ArticleFederal Judge Dismisses Prominent Evangelical College’s Lawsuit Against...
Wheaton College was the first prominent evangelical school to join the conservative Catholic crusade against the Obamacare provision that requires employer-based insurers to cover birth control...
View ArticleAt Republican Convention, Mike Huckabee Suggests Obama Is Lying About His...
In his speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tried to cast doubt about President Barack Obama’s faith, hinting that he might be lying or...
View ArticleScissor Work: On the Unintended Reformation
Paula Findlen Brad Gregory wants to upend how we think about the emergence of capitalism, secularism and individualism.
View ArticleHow Romney/Ryan Would Undermine Churches And Faith-Based Charities
Our guest blogger is Jack Jenkins, researcher for the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at the Center for American Progress. Vice Presidential candidate Rep.
View ArticleSTUDY: Religion Increases Likelihood Of Suicide Attempts For LGBT People
A new study presented this week at the European Symposium of Suicide and Suicidal Behavior examines the suicide attempt rate among Israeli youth, finding that it was much higher than reported in...
View ArticleResearch Shows Rapid Pace Of Historic Desertification In Dead Sea Region
Photo courtesy of NASA by Bob Berwyn, via Summit County Citizens Voice Past climate change in the Dead Sea region was sudden and dramatic, with Mediterranean-type vegetation giving way to desert...
View ArticleKevin Zieber: Fox Omits The Facts To Politicize 9-11 Moment Of Silence
Fox ignored history and President Obama's own words to attack the president for not including the word God in a proclamation commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
View ArticleFaith Leaders Urge Republican Governors To Expand ‘Pro-Life’ Medicaid Program
Over 100 national, state, and local faith leaders are imploring Republican governors to have the “wisdom and integrity” to expand their states’ Medicaid programs to cover an estimated 17 million...
View ArticleIn New Stump Speech, Romney Suggests Obama Is Anti-God
Mitt Romney suggested that President Obama has taken God out of his heart during a rally in Mansfield, Ohio on Monday, telling a crowd of manufacturing workers that unlike the current occupant of the...
View ArticleBush-Appointed Judge Upholds Obama Administration’s Birth Control Coverage Rules
On Friday, Judge Carol Jackson, a George H.W.
View ArticleColorado Faith Leaders Combat Anti-Muslim Ads With ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Campaign
Rabbi Joe Black, ADL board member and senior rabbi of Temple Emanuel; Jeremy Shaver, executive director of Interfaith Alliance of Colorado; and Imam Karim Abuzaid, imam of Colorado Muslim Society...
View ArticleObama Administration’s New Birth Control Rules Already Gaining Support Among...
On Friday, the Obama Administration announced updated regulations for its birth control rule that requires employer-based insurance plans to offer contraceptive services without a co-pay. The new...
View ArticleEllie Sandmeyer & Remington Shepard: Fox’s Week-Long "War On Easter"
Fox News spent an entire week hyping a supposed "War on Easter," pointing to the decision made by a few school boards to hold "Spring egg hunt[s]" instead of Easter egg hunts. In seven days, Fox...
View ArticleThomas Bishop & Ellie Sandmeyer: Fox Falsely Claims Obama Administration...
Fox News' Sean Hannity and Todd Starnes portrayed restraints on proselytization as proof of the Obama administration's purported "war on religious liberty in the military," despite the fact that...
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