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July 3, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal
Churches Work on Their Message
It has long been a challenge for Christian pastors:
July 3, 2008 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Forget sweet 16: Darwin, Duquesne fete 200 years
Almost two centuries after his birth and nearly 150 years after publishing his seminal work on evolution, Charles Darwin still stirs controversy, even though his ideas are the foundation of modern biology and medicine.
July 3, 2008 - The Times of London
Muslim councillor Hasina Khan: I will not let male bigots win
A female Muslim councillor has been subjected to a hate campaign by Muslim men in her ward, leaving her unable to visit some of the streets that she represents.
July 2, 2008 - The Associated Press
Evangelicals seek unity for McCain
Conservative evangelical leaders met privately this week to discuss putting aside their misgivings about John McCain and coalescing around the Republican's presidential bid while urging him to consider social conservative favorite Mike Huckabee as a running mate.
July 2, 2008 - TIME
The Battle for Catholic Voters
Douglas Kmiec is the kind of Catholic voter the GOP usually doesn't have to think twice about.
July 2, 2008 - Religion News Service
Gays cry foul as Vitter, Craig sponsor marriage amendment
U.S. Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, have signed on as co-sponsors of a proposed Marriage Protection Act that would amend the constitution to ban same-sex marriages.
July 2, 2008 - The Associated Press
Class and culture collide as Jamaicans debate translation of Bible to patois dialect
Plans to translate the Bible into patois — Jamaica's unofficial language — have ignited a fiery debate that stretches beyond the shores of this island nation.
July 2, 2008 - Los Angeles Times
McCain, Obama quietly take opposing stands on California's same-sex marriage ban measure
McCain comes out in favor, Obama opposed.
July 2, 2008 - Gannett News Service
Evangelical voters not sold on McCain yet
John McCain hasn't sealed the deal with many evangelical voters, a group that may make up about a third of the Republican Party's activist base.
July 2, 2008 - The New York Times
In Court Ruling on Executions, a Factual Flaw
When the Supreme Court ruled last week that the death penalty for raping a child was unconstitutional, the majority noted that a child rapist could face the ultimate penalty in only six states — not in any of the 30 other states that have the death penalty, and not under the jurisdiction of the federal government either.
