Religion

colin powell

Colin Powell Evolves on Same-Sex Marriage

Powell once helped keep gay and lesbian servicemembers in the closet. Now he supports marriage equality.

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| Wed May. 23, 2012 3:15 PM PDT
Bobby Jindal

FLASHBACK: Bobby Jindal's Exorcism Problem

One big reason why the Louisiana governor won't be Mitt Romney's running mate.

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| Thu May. 17, 2012 7:38 AM PDT
wright

Jeremiah Wright Is Not a Silver Bullet

Exploiting race in politics isn't as effective as it used to be.

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| Thu May. 17, 2012 6:54 AM PDT

WATCH: The Gay Marriage Attack on Biblical Interpretation [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu May. 17, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Catholic School Drops Student Health Care to Protest Contraception Coverage

Birth control mandate prompts university to drop all health insurance for students.

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| Tue May. 15, 2012 2:24 PM PDT
Kansas

Kansas Takes Critical Step to Protect Kansas From World

In one fell swoop, legislators in Topeka fight back against Agenda 21 and Shariah law.

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| Wed May. 9, 2012 8:02 AM PDT
Shariah

Roe v. Wade Is Not a Gateway to an Islamist Takeover

No matter what a self-described "ex-terrorist" tells you.

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| Mon May. 7, 2012 9:20 AM PDT
paul ryan

"If Paul Ryan Knew What Poverty Was, He Wouldn't Be Giving This Speech"

The Wisconsin Republican faced off with his Catholic critics at Georgetown on Thursday. GOP Je$us was there, too.

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| Thu Apr. 26, 2012 12:20 PM PDT

The Bishops' War on Women, Nuns, and...Paul Ryan?

Republicans thought the US Conference of Catholic Bishops were their BFFs—until the group took aim at the GOP over the Ryan budget.

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| Tue Apr. 24, 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Sex and the Vatican City

How far are the bishops willing to go with their war on reproductive health? Just ask a teenage girl forced into prostitution.

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| Tue Apr. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: What Would Jesus Budget? [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Apr. 19, 2012 11:12 AM PDT
detainee

American Muslim Alleges FBI Had a Hand in His Torture (Updated with Video)

EXCLUSIVE: Yonas Fikre believes the US government played a role in his hellish three-month detention in the United Arab Emirates.

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| Tue Apr. 17, 2012 12:01 AM PDT
jasser

GOP's Favorite Muslim Activist Under Fire From Muslim Groups

Sixty-four groups signed a letter opposing Zuhdi Jasser's appointment to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.

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| Fri Apr. 13, 2012 9:46 AM PDT
anti abortion

Anti-Abortion Groups on Mitt Romney: Sigh, He'll Have to Do

...and do their best to forget things Mitt Romney has said and done.

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 10:29 AM PDT
Rick Warren

Helping the Poor is Now Apparently Anti-Bible

If the government does it, anyway.

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| Mon Apr. 9, 2012 9:42 AM PDT
Lou Ann Zelenik

Tennessee Congressional Race Gets 100 Percent More Anti-Shariah-y

Anti-mosque activist Lou Ann Zelenik is back!

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| Fri Apr. 6, 2012 8:00 AM PDT
mormon bros

Anti-Mormons for Mitt?

Despite many evangelicals' wishes, the GOP nominee is a Mormon. Now what?

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| Thu Apr. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
seder at the white house

Survey: Jewish Voters Still Heart Obama

So much for that "Jewish Problem" Obama supposedly has.

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| Tue Apr. 3, 2012 9:10 AM PDT

Islamophobia and the 2010 Election

Though Obama's policies on Islam and the Middle East differ little from his Republican challengers, the right still claims he is pro-Islamic.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 12:12 PM PDT
beaker knife

Republicans Really Don't Like Science

A new paper finds declining trust in science among conservatives.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 10:48 AM PDT