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June 18, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Support for gay marriage high in developed nations: poll
Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex couples and think they should be able to adopt children, according to an international poll released on Tuesday.
June 17, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: NH court: scholarship money from business tax credit can't be used at religious schools
A judge on Monday declared New Hampshire's new scholarship program unconstitutional but allowed it to continue as long as none of the money goes to religious schools.
June 17, 2013 - The Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz, Bill Flores back North Texas valedictorian who defied speech policy to thank Jesus
Texas lawmakers and other conservatives are rallying behind Joshua High School’s valedictorian after his principal allegedly threatened to sabotage his academic career at the U.S. Naval Academy.
June 16, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: School prayer: 50 years after the ban, God and faith more present than ever
At the adolescent-unfriendly hour of 7:10 on this rainy spring morning in tiny Loachapoka, Ala., classes won't start for another half hour in the public school.
June 13, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: To emphasize social issues or not, that’s the question for the GOP
A fresh debate has erupted within the GOP over social issues.
June 13, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Analysis: Top court's gay marriage ruling won't be last word
Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides this month, gay marriage appears destined to face several more years of legal debate and at least one more round of argument at the high court.
June 13, 2013 - The Moscow Times
Moscow Times: Activists fear repercussions of 'Blasphemy Bill'
The bill protecting "believers' feelings," which rights activists and analysts have called a "step back" for Russia, a legal "Pandora's Box" and a return to the Dark Ages, looks set to take effect in July after sailing through the State Duma with a unanimous vote on Wednesday.
June 12, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Pope is quoted referring to a Vatican 'gay lobby'
For years, perhaps even centuries, it has been an open secret in Rome: That some prelates in the Vatican hierarchy are gay.
June 12, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Differing interpretations of Bible’s message on helping poor at heart of NC capitol protests
Over the last two months, hundreds of protesters have walked out of North Carolina’s capitol in handcuffs to show their opposition to policies by the GOP-controlled Legislature.
June 11, 2013 - The News & Observer
News & Observer: Clergy lead Monday protests at General Assembly
Despite tornado warnings across the state, several thousand demonstrators gathered Monday under rainy skies to continue the weekly protests of the new policies and laws coming out of the General Assembly.
June 11, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Russia passes bill targeting some discussions of homosexuality
The Russian Parliament passed a bill on Tuesday that imposes a fine for what it calls propagandizing “nontraditional” sexual relationships among minors, in the latest in a wave of socially conservative new rules here.
June 11, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Mexican mayor turns over city to God, stirring debate
She rose to the podium and cast her eyes skyward. The mayor of Monterrey then entrusted her Mexican city to God and Jesus Christ as the crowd around her cheered.
June 10, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Opponents of Cuomo's abortion bill step up in NY, call it stealth measure to expand procedure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's high-priority proposal to strengthen the existing right for women to have abortions after six months of pregnancy when the fetus is viable outside the womb is energizing not just his liberal Democratic base, but opponents who call it a stealth expansion of abortion.
June 09, 2013 - The Sunday Herald
Sunday Herald: The new battle over religion in schools
The issue has been brought into the spotlight by a petition which has been lodged at the Scottish Parliament, supported by Secular Scotland – a lobby group campaigning for French-style separation of church and state – calling for a system in which parents would have to choose to "opt-in" if they want their children to participate in religious observance, for example in assemblies.
June 08, 2013 - The Observer
Observer: Turkey's protesters proclaimed as true heirs of nation's founding father
Among the tents, snoozing youth and pleasant shady trees of Istanbul's Gezi Park there are portraits of one man in a European suit. Wherever you look Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – founder of the Turkish Republic – gazes sternly at you.
June 05, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Groups debate GOP bill requiring ultrasounds for abortion at Capitol hearing
A bill that would require physicians to provide or arrange an ultrasound for women seeking abortions was heatedly debated Wednesday in packed Assembly and Senate hearing rooms.
June 05, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: A spiritual center of power is a required stop on Iran's campaign trail
Qum, home to some of Iran’s most influential clerics, is not just Iran’s holiest city, but one of its most powerful, a Shiite Vatican in the desert that can make or break any Iranian political career.
June 04, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: A high-risk pregnancy is terminated. But was it an abortion?
The woman’s doctors urged an end to her pregnancy, saying her life could be at risk and that the fetus would not survive anyway.
June 03, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Legal experts expect Cincinnati Archdiocese to appeal jury finding for fired pregnant teacher
A jury found an Ohio archdiocese discriminated against a teacher fired after becoming pregnant via artificial insemination, leaving legal experts expecting an appeal they say could have a much wider legal impact.
June 02, 2013 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Abortion bill sets up fight in N.Y. senate
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to introduce contentious abortion legislation on Tuesday, and his aides and women's rights groups have identified Republican state senators whom they will pressure to support it, according to people familiar with the matter.
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