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  • Opinion:Catholic Bishops Cooperate with Pro-Gay and Pro-Abortion 'Evil'

    By American Life League February 01, 2010

    WASHINGTON -- A national group that promotes abortion and homosexual rights has deep ties with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, according to a report released Monday. Top USCCB executive John Carr held simultaneous leadership...

  • Opinion:Gay Hate Crimes Bill Could Punish Christians

    By Baptist Press October 25, 2009

    WASHINGTON -- The landmark expansion of hate crimes legislation to protect homosexuals could punish the speech and opinions of evangelical Christians , opponents of the newly approved measure say. The Senate finalized congressional action on the effort to extend hate crimes protection to...

  • Opinion:Gov't to Dictate to Religious Groups on Hiring Gays, Bisexuals

    By Baptist Press November 15, 2009

    WASHINGTON -- Some religious organizations will be prevented from acting on their beliefs in making employment decisions regarding homosexuals , bisexuals and transgender people if the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is passed, a Senate committee has been told. "ENDA, in its present form...

  • Opinion:Battle to Overturn Washington's Same Sex Partnerships

    By Baptist Press August 27, 2009

    OLYMPIA, Wash. -- An effort to overturn Washington state's same-sex domestic partnerships law is on pace to qualify for the ballot, with the next several days determining its fate. Referendum 71, as it is called, would go on the November ballot and reverse a law that grants homosexual couples...

  • Opinion:Politically Correct Oprah has 'Bias' Towards Gay Marriage

    By Suzanne Venker November 13, 2009

    So a day after the Joy Behar show, in which feminists rant and rave about Bart Stupak, Oprah has Ellen DeGeneres on with her new wife. Yes, that's right: wife. Portia de Rossi -- who was born Mandy Lee Rogers in 1973 -- and Ellen were recently pronounced...wife and wife. I know gay marriage...

  • Opinion:A Response to Venker Piece on Oprah's Gay-Marriage Bias

    By Suzanne Venker November 15, 2009

    [Ed.'s Note: The following post is a follow-up to Venker's own piece "Politically Correct Oprah has 'Bias' Towards Gay Marriage" that ran on Opposing Views Nov. 13.] I received the email below yesterday from a reader. He corrected my facts on the numbers, and humbled me just a bit.

  • News:Drive Begins to Reverse California's Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban

    By Baptist Press November 17, 2009

    SACRAMENTO --- Supporters of " gay marriage " in California began collecting signatures Nov. 16 for a proposed constitutional amendment that would ask voters next year to overturn Proposition 8. If successful, California would become the first state where voters approve the redefinition of...

  • Opinion:Homosexual Movement "Rests on Foundation of Lies"

    By Family Research Council November 23, 2009

    "Together, we must continue to proclaim the truth--because there remain many men and women who need that truth to set them free." That was the message delivered on Friday by FRC's Peter Sprigg in an address to the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH). NARTH is...

  • Opinion:Mega-Church Pastor Rick Warren Condemns Uganda Anti-Gay Bill

    By Baptist Press December 13, 2009

    LAKE FOREST, CA -- A proposed law in Uganda that would require execution of some homosexuals has been condemned by California mega- church pastor Rick Warren. "The potential law is unjust, extreme and un-Christian toward homosexuals," said Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake...

  • Opinion:Judge Rules D.C. Residents Can't Vote on Gay Marriage

    By Baptist Press January 17, 2010

    WASHINGTON -- A Washington, D.C., judge handed supporters of " gay marriage " a victory Jan. 14 when she ruled that city officials were within their rights to turn down conservative efforts to place the issue on the ballot. The ruling is being appealed. Judith N. Macaluso, a judge on the...

  • Opinion:What Church Leaders Should Know About Homosexuality

    By Baptist Press June 17, 2009

    (Editor's Note: This monthly column about the issue of homosexuality by various authors is a partnership between Baptist Press and the SBC Task Force on Ministry to Homosexuals. Today's article is by Bob Stith, the SBC's National Strategist for Gender Issues) SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- When I first...

  • Opinion:Why Hate Crime Legislation Will Backfire

    By The Cato Institute July 12, 2009

    by David Rittgers Congress seems intent on passing new hate- crime legislation. It may sound like a surefire way to tamp down on hate crime , but it won't work. The law would expand federal jurisdiction from crimes motivated by the victim's race, color, religion , or national origin to...

  • Research:Study Says it's Possible to Leave Homosexuality

    By Baptist Press August 11, 2009

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In findings that directly contradict mainstream academic thought, 53 percent of subjects in a new seven-year study reported successfully leaving homosexuality and living happily as heterosexual or celibate persons. The study by psychologists Stanton L. Jones of Wheaton...

  • Opinion:God's Message? Tornado Hits Lutheran Conference on Gays

    By Thomas Peters August 23, 2009

    On Wednesday I noticed this Associated Press article which reports that the Lutherans - who were founded, among other things, in an attempt to "rediscover" the original meaning of the bible , are trying to dismiss the bible in a committee: Leaders of the country's largest Lutheran...

  • Opinion:Iowa Takes Center Stage in Gay Marriage Battle

    By Baptist Press August 31, 2009

    FAIRFIELD, Iowa -- On Tuesday, both sides in the nationwide debate over " gay marriage " will focus on three rural counties in southeast Iowa, where a special election for a state House seat could signal what voters think about the Iowa Supreme Court's controversial ruling. The race for Iowa...

  • Opinion:Washington Gay Partnership Referendum Gets on November Ballot

    By Baptist Press September 02, 2009

    OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Voters in Washington state this November apparently will get to decide whether to keep or overturn the state's same-sex "everything but marriage " law , which grants homosexual couples all the legal benefits of marriage and which conservatives warn will lead to the...

  • Opinion:Gay Marriage Opponent Loses Iowa House Race by 100 Votes

    By Baptist Press September 02, 2009

    FAIRFIELD, Iowa -- A Republican candidate strongly endorsed by a leading pro-family group lost a special Iowa state House race by roughly 100 votes Tuesday in a campaign that both sides of the " gay marriage " battle were watching closely. Democrat Curt Hanson defeated Republican Stephen...

  • Opinion:Measure to Overturn Gay Marriage Makes Ballot in Maine

    By Baptist Press September 03, 2009

    AUGUSTA, Maine -- A ballot measure that would overturn Maine's " gay marriage " law officially qualified for the ballot Wednesday, putting the state on course for a historic November vote . It will be the first time the issue has been put on the ballot in the liberal Northeast, a region that...

  • Opinion:Nashville Passes Gender Identity Law- More to Follow?

    By Baptist Press September 16, 2009

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville became the latest city to add "sexual orientation" and gender identity to its non-discrimination policy Sept. 15 but left the two controversial terms undefined, and critics charged the ordinance only opens the city up to more far-reaching laws affirming...

  • Opinion:Push to Ban Gay Marriage in Maine Looks Like CA Prop 8 Fight

    By Baptist Press September 28, 2009

    AUGUSTA, Maine --- The issue of " gay marriage " in public schools is now front and center in Maine, thanks to a new television ad paid for by a group opposed to redefining marriage . Stand For Marriage Maine launched the ad Sept. 23, spotlighting a Massachusetts couple whose son's...

  • Opinion:Close Fight to Overturn WA Same Sex Partnership

    By Baptist Press October 07, 2009

    OLYMPIA, Wash. --- The campaign seeking to overturn Washington state's "everything but marriage " homosexual domestic partnerships law is being outraised 13-to-1 but nonetheless trails by only three points in a new poll . The SurveyUSA poll of 548 likely voters, conducted for Seattle's...

  • Opinion:How Many Times Will U.S. House Condemn Hate Crimes?

    By Reason Foundation October 11, 2009

    By Jacob Sullum In April the House voted overwhelmingly to dramatically expand the " hate crimes " covered by federal law . Last week, for obscure legislative reasons I will not pretend to understand, it did it again . The House, which approved similar legislation four other times in previous...

  • Opinion:Maine's Gay Marriage Initiative Tied 2 Weeks Before Vote

    By Baptist Press October 22, 2009

    AUGUSTA, ME -- With two weeks left before Election Day, a new poll show Maine voters are evenly divided on a historic initiative that would reverse a state law that legalized " gay marriage ." According to the Public Policy Polling survey of 1,130 likely voters Oct. 16-19, 48 percent of...

  • Opinion:Washington Post Helps Spread "Homosexual Agenda"

    By Family Research Council November 01, 2009

    In a last-ditch effort to sway voters away from Virginia 's GOP ticket, the Washington Post unleashed a stinging op-ed against Ken Cuccinelli, the pro-family candidate for state Attorney General. Desperate to get its dig in before next Tuesday, the Post lashed out in " Mr. Cuccinelli's bigotry...

  • Opinion:FRC Praises Maine for Rejecting Gay Marriage

    By Family Research Council November 04, 2009

    WASHINGTON --- Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins today praised the citizens of Maine for exercising their right to a "People's Veto" and affirming marriage as the union of a man and a woman. "Yesterday the voters of Maine exercised their right to a 'people's veto' and joined...

  • Opinion:NY, NJ Groups Race to Pass Gay Marriage by Year's End

    By Baptist Press November 12, 2009

    ALBANY, NY -- Having faced stinging losses on Election Day, supporters of " gay marriage " in New York and New Jersey are looking to regain momentum and are racing to legalize such relationships by year's end. The clock is ticking. In New York, Democratic Gov. David Paterson is pressuring the...

  • Opinion:No Link Between Homosexuality and Priest Sex Abuse, Study Says

    By Dignity USA November 18, 2009

    During their annual meeting this week in Baltimore, the US Catholic Bishops reviewed a preliminary version of a study they commissioned on the reasons for clergy sexual abuse . The study by John Jay College of Criminal Justice researchers found that being gay had no correlation to the sex abuse...

  • Opinion:Boys Wearing Skirts to School and Sexual Sanity

    By Baptist Press November 22, 2009

    LOUISVILLE, Ky.--- Clothes are never a frivolity -- they always mean something." Thus spoke James Laver, a famous costume designer and interpreter of fashion. He is right, of course. Clothes always mean something, which is why The New York Times gave major attention to an issue facing many...

  • Opinion:Domestic Partner Bill Would Undermine Traditional Marriage

    By Baptist Press November 30, 2009

    WASHINGTON -- Same- sex domestic partners legislation forwarded to the U.S. House of Representatives undermines the federal protection of traditional marriage and promotes financial irresponsibility, critics say. The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act would extend benefits...

  • Opinion:New York Senate Votes Down Same-Sex Marriage

    By Baptist Press December 03, 2009

    ALBANY, NY -- In a lengthy debate Wednesday that often focused more on theology than politics , the New York Senate defeated a " gay marriage " bill 38-24, handing homosexual activists another stinging defeat in the liberal Northeast. The bill had breezed through the Assembly 86-51 the...