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Gay/LGBT Religious News (T22R-1)

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SunHerald.com Pope Francis leads top religion stories of 2013 Deseret News Until the year's end, the legalization of gay marriage and its implications for religious freedom played out in courtrooms and state houses throughout the United States, landing it among the top 10 faith stories for 2013. In June, the U.S. Supreme ... Pope's selection biggest religion story in 2013 Leader-Telegram Commentary: New pope tops 2013 religion news Herald Times Reporter Religion writers agree: Pope Francis is No. 1 newsmaker SunHerald.com Newnan Times-Herald  - Huffington Post all 296 news articles » Washington Post Gay in Utah: Hostility, acceptance part of life Washington Post The state is the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which championed California's gay marriage ban that was eventually tossed out in court. The church looms over almost every aspect of life in Utah, where an ... ...

From both sides (T24R-5)

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Jason Stanford: The forgotten Republican rebrand Gazettextra By embracing Phil Robertson's prejudice against gays and blacks and rebuffing Pope Francis' call for economic justice, Republicans have made it clear that they would rather hold onto unChristian religious views than make the changes needed to win ... and more » AMERICAblog (blog) Duck Dynasty toy clock appears to say `Heil Hitler` AMERICAblog (blog) I was talking with Mike Signorile last night about the whole Duck Dynasty brouhaha, and how the largest American gay rights group, the Human Rights Campaign, appears to have given Duck Dynasty's Robertson a pass on his homophobia simply because ... Chick-Phil-A Day in Support of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Is Real New Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog) Quack in A&E's wall of integrity Rochester City Newspaper (blog) GLAAD Goofed With Its 'Duck' Call TV News Check Raw Story  - Towleroad  - Canada Free Pr...

Headlines: Separation of Church and State (T23R-2)

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International Business Times Separation of Church and State : A Festivus Perspective Huffington Post (blog) (satire) Mr. Stevens, a proclaimed Atheist, contended that the display of the nativity scene in a governmental space funded by taxpayer dollars violates the constitutional guideline regarding the separation of church and state . He next declared his intention to ... Atheist Says He'll Sue Deerfield Beach for Putting Up Manger but Not Allowing ... New Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog) all 8 news articles » Separation of Church and State The Augusta Chronicle (blog) Sammons: Well, first, courts do not determine if the principle of the separation of church and state has been violated because there is no such principle in the law. Instead, what federal courts in this country do is interpret two clauses of the First ... and more » NewsBusters (blog) Barbara Walters Hails 'Very Important' Separation of Church...