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April 02, 2013 - The Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle: Evangelicals push reform in immigration law
Entrepreneurs and evangelicals from across the state are stepping up pressure on Texas legislators they fear could stand in the way of comprehensive immigration reform.
April 01, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: In Washington, abortion debate counters trend
The legality or availability of abortion is under challenge from North Dakota to Arkansas this spring as conservative state legislatures throw down roadblocks. But here in this corner of the Far West, winds may blow the other way.
April 01, 2013 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Abortion bills at state level reveal pro-life split
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, a growing number of abortion foes say they are tired of waiting.
March 31, 2013 - The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: Buddhism in the Midwest
Inside the main hall of the Drepung Gomang Institute, gilded statues of Buddha and brilliantly colored images of fierce deities adorn the altar. As the smell of incense wafts through the air, a Tibetan monk chants a sutra, his low tones weaving a soothing, meditative melody.
March 30, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Hugo Chavez’s legacy gains religious glow; he’s declared ‘Christ of the Americas’ in Venezuela
Holding a Bible in her arms at the start of Holy Week, seamstress Maria Munoz waited patiently to visit the tomb of the man she considers another savior of humanity.
March 28, 2013 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Catholic universities agree with BC on condom distribution
Catholic universities across the United States say they would tell student groups distributing condoms on campus to stop and would potentially threaten disciplinary action, just as Boston ­College did earlier this month.
March 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: However Supreme Court rules, sharp divisions over gay marriage will persist across U.S.
However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come.
March 28, 2013 - The Arizona Republic
Ariz. Republic: Abortion enters Arizona debate on Medicaid expansion
One of the Legislature’s most powerful lobbying groups says Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid-expansion plan would subsidize abortions and is pushing for an amendment that complicates negotiations and threatens the proposal.
March 27, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: New laws ban most abortions in North Dakota
Gov. Jack Dalrymple of North Dakota approved the nation's toughest abortion restrictions on Tuesday, signing into law a measure that would ban nearly all abortions and inviting a legal showdown over just how much states can limit access to the procedure.
March 26, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Oral arguments echo in gatherings across nation
Most United States Supreme Court cases, however significant, pass largely unnoticed when they are argued. But the opening of hearings over the legal definition of marriage was a cultural moment that brought America to its front porch.
March 24, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Navigating a niche market: Selling technology to synagogues
Bethesda resident Andrew Rosen said his young daughter, like a lot of kids, was no fan of attending weekly religion classes. One morning he found her in tears, clinging to the dining-room table, refusing to go to the Hebrew school run by his local synagogue.
March 24, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Gay marriage at the Supreme Court: What are the pivot points?
It has been 10 years since the US Supreme Court last issued a landmark ruling expanding gay rights in America.
March 23, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Shadow of Roe v. Wade looms over ruling on gay marriage
When the Supreme Court hears a pair of cases on same-sex marriage on Tuesday and Wednesday, the justices will be working in the shadow of a 40-year-old decision on another subject entirely: Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion.
March 22, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Gay-marriage cases to define Supreme Court legacy
When the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of marriage for gay men and lesbians in the coming week, the justices will be taking a major step toward defining their own legacy.
March 22, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Gay marriage? These voices say 'No' and explain why
They are moms and dads, authors and activists, a former police officer and a former single mom.
March 22, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Support grows in Vermont for an end-of-life bill
Dick and Ginny Walters envision a new approach to dying for Vermont residents: They want terminally ill patients with a prognosis of less than six months to live to have the right to request and take life-ending medication.
March 21, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Colorado approves same-sex unions
With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Colorado on Thursday legalized civil unions for same-sex couples, a major shift for a Western state where voters outlawed same-sex marriages in 2006.
March 20, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Young opponents of gay marriage undaunted by battle ahead
They hear that their cause is lost, that demographics and the march of history have doomed their campaign to keep marriage only between a man and a woman. But the young conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage — unlike most of their generation — remain undaunted.
March 20, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: U.S. ambassador’s post to the Vatican remains unfilled
Vice President Biden attended Tuesday’s installation of Pope Francis at the Vatican. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did, too, along with other lawmakers.
March 20, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Religious conservatives make moral case for immigration reform
Advocates of a far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s immigration system are hoping to use their allies on the religious right to prod the Republican Party to embrace reform.
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