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Abortion foes’ new rallying point - Contraception
By Judith Graham
Chicago Tribune staff reporter
Published September 24, 2006
Emboldened by the anti-abortion movement’s success in restricting access to abortion, an increasingly vocal group of Christian conservatives is arguing that it’s time to mount a concerted attack on contraception.
Sep 24, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Parenting, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Citizenship, National
Republicans’ Fertile Future
Republicans’ fertile future
Through the past three decades, conservatives have been procreating more than liberals
San Fransisco Chronicle
Vicki Haddock, Insight Staff Writer
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Sep 19, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Social Issues
Marriage Gets the Silent Treatment
“You people need to address the problems of your families. The lack of fathers is at the heart of the ills you face,” spoke the patronizing white-haired, Caucasian minister. His intentions were great but in a myopic way, he had just looked past the problems of his own community and zeroed in on mine. He, like many others, dismissed the true national urgency around the soaring out-of-wedlock birthrates and genocidal abortion rates in the black community. He had distanced himself from these statistics by making them “a black problem.” As long as family breakdown is viewed as an ethnic or minority problem, the average American will not feel that he must address it.
Sep 19, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Parenting, Citizenship, Social Issues
When a Dog Says ‘Moo’
Cruella De Vil, the villain in Disney’s 101 Dalmations, would be proud: A Colorado group has taken a cute and cuddly puppy and turned him into something else—this time, however, not a fur coat. The puppy, Norman, has been made the spokesdog for a statewide campaign promoting gay rights. On billboards, TV ads, and a website, Norman belts out his trademark “moo,” proving that he was “born different.”
Sep 19, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National
Va. governor opposes marriage amendment, A.G. backs it
In what conservatives are calling a position reversal, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Sept. 14 he would campaign against a proposed constitutional marriage amendment on the November ballot — bucking a trend that has seen the lieutenant governor, attorney general and members from both parties in the legislature support it.
Sep 18, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
Gay Groups Renew Drive Against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The three young men who tried to enlist at an Army recruiting station here appeared to be first-rate military material. Two were college students, and the other was a college graduate. They had no criminal records. They were fit and eager to serve at a time when wars on two fronts have put a strain on American troops and the need for qualified recruits is great. But the recruiter was forced to turn them away, for one reason: they are gay and unwilling to conceal it.
Sep 14, 2006
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National
Baylor Survey of Religion
BSR-Baylor Survey of Religion
American Piety in the 21st CenturyAmerican Piety in the 21st Century
Most survey studies that include questions about religion only have space to ask about basic religious indicators such as church attendance and belief in God. This is understandable, as most surveys are focused on other topics such as crime or politics and space is at a premium. ISR has received a major three-year grant from the John M. Templeton Foundation, to conduct a nationally representative multi-year study of religious values, practices, and behaviors. After several years devoted to development and pretesting by Baylor faculty, the Baylor Religion Survey (BSR) was fielded during the winter of 2005 and the data were made available for analysis in the spring of 2006.
Sep 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Americans May Be More Religious Than They Realize
Americans May Be More Religious Than They Realize
Many Without Denomination Have Congregation, Study Finds
By Michelle Boorstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 12, 2006; A12
A survey released yesterday posits the idea that the United States — already one of the most religious nations in the developed world — may be even less secular than previously suspected.
The Baylor University survey looked carefully at people who checked “none” when asked their religion in polls. Sociologists have watched this group closely since 1990, when their numbers doubled, from 7 percent of the population to 14 percent. Some sociologists said the jump reflects increasing secularization at the same time that American society is becoming more religious.
But the Baylor survey, considered one of the most detailed ever conducted about religion in the United States, found that one in 10 people who picked “no religion” out of 40 choices did something interesting when asked later where they worship: They named a place.
Sep 12, 2006
Topic: Family, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
New California gay anti-bias law assailed
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week made it illegal for state-funded service providers, such as police and fire departments and universities, to discriminate against homosexuals, bisexuals and transgendered persons.
Aug 31, 2006
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
How We Ended Welfare, Together
TEN years ago today I signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. By then I had long been committed to welfare reform.
Aug 22, 2006
Topic: Family, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues, Issues