After 30 Years on Air, Dr. Laura to End Radio Show

Wednesday August 18, 2010 After 30 Years on Air, Dr. Laura to End Radio Show By Kathleen Gilbert BROOKLYN, New York, August 18, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Dr. Laura Schlessinger, America’s top-rated female syndicated radio talk show host, relied on by countless listeners for sound relationship advice and moral guidance, has announced that she is ending her radio talk show and pursuing new venues after becoming fed up with what she says are attempts to silence her message. The announcement came during the pro-family radio star’s appearance on Larry King Live that aired Tuesday, and was prompted by a controversy that […]
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Planned Parenthood Pulls Name from Troubled Golden Gate Affiliate

Tuesday August 10, 2010 Planned Parenthood Pulls Name from Troubled Golden Gate Affiliate By Kathleen Gilbert SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (PPGG), notorious for its involvement in the RU-486 death of Holly Anderson as well as the production of offensive television advertisements promoting contraception to teens, will lose its affiliation with the abortion giant for reasons that have not been made clear. Last week, the Bay Citizen reported that the Planned Parenthood Federation of America board had voted to revoke their trademark from the affiliate. Karen Ruffato, PPFA vice president of affiliate services, said […]
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Polling Director: Polls Stating Americans Support Gay Marriage Untrustworthy

Tuesday August 17, 2010 Polling Director: Polls Stating Americans Support Gay Marriage Untrustworthy August 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – According to Tom Jensen, director of the North-Carolina based Public Policy Polling (PPP), polls finding that a majority of Americans support homosexual “marriage” cannot be trusted because Americans are sometimes hesitant to state their position before a live interviewer who may judge them to be intolerant. Earlier this month a CNN poll found that 52% of Americans thought that homosexuals should have the constitutional right to marry; 46% said the Constitution should not give that right. Public Policy Polling’s latest survey however, […]
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ADF & Liberty Counsel at Odds over Prop. 8 Trial

Tuesday August 17, 2010 ADF & Liberty Counsel at Odds over Prop. 8 Trial By James Tillman August 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In the wake of Judge Vaughn Walker’s controversial decision finding Proposition 8 (California’s constitutional amendment protecting true marriage) unconstitutional, an internal spat has broken out between two different Christian legal societies about the manner in which the defense of Prop. 8 was handled. Both the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and Liberty Counsel (LC) are dedicated to promoting religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, and family values. Thus, when California Attorney General Jerry Brown decided not to defend […]
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Federal Appeals Court Intervenes in Prop. 8, Halts California Gay ‘Marriages’

Monday August 16, 2010 Federal Appeals Court Intervenes in Prop. 8, Halts California Gay ‘Marriages’ By Peter J. Smith and Kathleen Gilbert Updated 9:13pm EST SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals intervened in the battle over Proposition 8 Monday afternoon, and gave an order preventing California officials from issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples until they can hear the case. The stay from the three judge panel of the appeals court blocked Chief U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision overturning Proposition 8, the voter-approved state constitutional amendment defining marriage as between […]
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President Obama to Speak at Catholic Xavier U.

Monday August 16, 2010 President Obama to Speak at Catholic Xavier U. By Kathleen Gilbert NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, August 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President Obama is slated to speak at Louisiana’s Xavier University, a Catholic institution of higher education, to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina August 29. Xavier President Dr. Norman Francis said the school was “pleased and grateful” at Obama’s decision to visit the campus. “Mr. Obama will get to see firsthand why we are so proud of the progress we have made here at Xavier during the five years since Katrina, not only restoring our campus […]
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Fallout Continues from ELCA’s Gay Clergy Decision as Lutheran Churches Leave

Monday August 16, 2010 Fallout Continues from ELCA’s Gay Clergy Decision as Lutheran Churches Leave By Peter J. Smith CHICAGO, August 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The departure of several more congregations in central Illinois from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has once again highlighted how the denomination’s decision to approve active homosexual clergy has triggered a slow, steady bleeding of congregations. One year ago this month at its national convention, the ELCA voted “to open the ministry of the church to gay and lesbian pastors and other professional workers living in committed relationships.” The policy change was decided by […]
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Commentary: All Eyes on Anthony Kennedy and Prop. 8

Friday August 6, 2010 Commentary: All Eyes on Anthony Kennedy and Prop. 8 By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., August 6, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Should defenders of true marriage pin their hopes on the U.S. Supreme Court? Despite public displays of confidence from pro-family leaders that U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to strike down the natural definition of “marriage” on Wednesday will be overturned at the Supreme Court level, there is good reason to feel unease. The fate of marriage in the United States will likely come down to the vote of U.S. Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, and more […]
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Poll: Voters Say No to Abortions on Military Bases, Repealing DADT

Monday August 16, 2010 Poll: Voters Say No to Abortions on Military Bases, Repealing DADT By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new survey commissioned by the Military Culture Coalition (MCC) indicates that American voters would prefer to keep in place the 1993 law banning homosexuals serving in the military. The poll also indicated that U.S. voters oppose allowing abortion on military bases. The MCC survey of 1000 likely voters nationwide found that 48 percent said they would prefer to keep the 1993 law, with 45 percent favoring repeal. A plurality (48 percent of voters) […]
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An Eerie Silence in the Marriage Fight

Monday August 16, 2010 An Eerie Silence in the Marriage Fight Commentary by Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – When the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) wrapped up its Summer for Marriage Tour in Washington, D.C. yesterday, the scene may not quite have been what true marriage supporters would hope to see. The speakers – which included NOM executive director Brian Brown, civil rights leader Walter Fauntroy, and D.C. marriage leader Bishop Harry Jackson – eloquently and forcefully put forth the case for marriage. But as the rally began at 2 p.m., no more than 50 supporters […]
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