Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to expand "hate crime" protections, including to homosexual victims of violence, overriding sharp objections from conservatives.
WASHINGTON â€" In a 2006 speech here, Barack Obama, at the time a U.S. senator, said Jesus' Sermon on the Mount was so "radical" the Defense Department wouldn't survive its application. Earlier this month, the new president suggested the economy couldn't get along without it.
CHEYENNE -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted for a Democrat-supported expansion of federal hate crimes laws.
SoulForce, the LGBT group founded by the Rev. Mel White to fight anti-gay bigotry, especially in religion, is planning to vigil at the Office of the Ambassador of the Vatican to the United Nations on April 22 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) and 23 (10 a.m. -noon) at 25 East 39th Street in Manhattan.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an LGBT-inclusive federal hate-crimes bill on Wednesday afternoon.
More than 200 people gathered in front of McGraw Hall, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship’s meeting location, on Friday night for a 30-minute silent vigil in support of Chris Donohoe ’09, a student who was asked to step down from a leadership position in the fellowship due to his sexual orientation. “It was wonderful, I was overwhelmed with such a gratitude,†said Donohoe, who stood before the crowd ...
Victims of anti-gay violence would gain new federal protections under a revived and expanded hate crimes bill passed by the House on Wednesday over conservatives' objections. Hate crimes - as defined by the bill - are those motivated by prejudice and based...
LOS ANGELES â€" Miss California says she stands by her anti-gay-marriage comments, even if they may have cost her the Miss USA crown.
Miss California said she stands by her anti-gay-marriage comments, even if they may have cost her the Miss USA crown.
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