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Christian conservatives lead the charge rightward on hot-button political and social issues ranging from abortion and gay marriage to faith-based education

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December 2008
- Etheridge's Wife Defends Warren
  
  Hollywood Farm Girl | Dec 22, 08 12:42 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Melissa Etheridge's significant other goes to bat for right-wing pastor Rick Warren, calling him "the man the media has made our latest 'HE HATES YOU!' target." In fact, he doesn't hate gays, Tammy Lynn Michaels writes on her Hollywood Farm Girl blog. Melissa, who recently met him, found that the pastor "is warm, caring, effusive, and LOVES gays." More »
- Weyrich, Who Coined 'Moral Majority,' Dead at 66
  
  Washington Post | Dec 18, 08 1:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Paul Weyrich, the influential conservative who co-founded the Heritage Foundation and coined the term “moral majority,” died today at 66, the Washington Post reports, after years of poor health. A reporter, Weyrich got his Washington entree in 1967 as press secretary for a Colorado senator. At a 1979 meeting of the Christian right, Weyrich identified the “moral majority,” which was to become a rallying cry. More »
- Christians Secretly Target Converts in North Africa
  
  Reuters | Dec 15, 08 12:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Islamic leaders in north Africa say they are incensed by the tactics of Christians bent on secretly converting their followers, Reuters reports. Religious authorities gripe that missionaries in Morocco and Algeria are using “unethical” methods, such as spreading false information and preying on the weak. “People respond positively when they don’t have their full freedom,” one observer said. More »
- Abortion Foes: Cut Funding for Flush Planned Parenthood
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 10, 08 10:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Abortion opponents’ newest strategy includes lobbying state and local governments to cut public funding for Planned Parenthood, the Wall Street Journal reports. Religious conservatives have taken to arguing that the organization is running a surplus and doesn’t need public dollars, which account for a third of the nonprofit's budget. More »
- Newsweek in Hot Water Over Gay-Bible Story
  
  Politico | Dec 9, 08 8:58 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Social conservatives are lashing out against Newsweek ’s current cover story, “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage,” for what they say is a flawed take on both the Bible and the root of their argument against such unions. The story was “yet another attack on orthodox Christianity” and “full of holes,” said the president of a conservative group. A Newsweek editor said “we welcome the debate,” Politico reports. More »
- The Bible's Case for Gay Marriage
  
  Newsweek | Dec 8, 08 1:12 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Listen to opponents of gay marriage cite scripture, and you might believe it is not what Jesus would do. But, Lisa Miller writes in Newsweek , no sensible modern person wants to use the Bible as a “how-to script.” (Polygamy, anyone?) “Why,” Miller asks, “would we regard its condemnation of homosexuality with more seriousness than we regard its advice, which is far lengthier, on the best price to pay for a slave?” More »
- Iowa High Court Takes Up Gay Marriage Ban
  
  Des Moines Register | Dec 8, 08 2:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Iowa's Supreme Court begins hearing a same-sex marriage case this week that could give gay activists their first heartland victory, reports the Des Moines Register . The state capital was abuzz with preparations for watch parties, town hall meetings, and court overflow rooms to accommodate the large crowds expected for this high stakes decision that could overturn a decades-old ban on gay marriage. More »
- Ky. Atheists Fight 'Foolish' Security Law
  
  Chicago Tribune | Dec 5, 08 12:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Atheists are kicking up an almighty fuss about legislation that states Kentucky's safety and security can only be achieved through reliance on God, the Chicago Tribune reports. Bluegrass State unbelievers have filed a lawsuit seeking to have the offending law repealed, saying they fear their security may be in the hands of "fanatics, traitors, or fools." More »
- Snarky Stars Wage Protest in Prop 8 Musical
  
  Associated Press | Dec 4, 08 11:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood found a new way to protest California’s passage of anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8: song and dance, the AP reports. Prop 8: The Musical, posted on FunnyOrDie, features Jack Black as Jesus reminding the religious right that shrimp cocktail is also a Biblical “abomination.” The hero of the day is gay-in-real-life Neil Patrick Harris, convincing everyone that “gay marriages will save the economy.” More »
November 2008
- Iowa Supreme Court Set to Review Gay-Marriage Ban
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 27, 08 1:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Iowa’s Supreme Court will review a state law banning gay marriage next month, the Los Angeles Times reports. A district judge last year struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on the grounds that it violated state constitutional rights of equal protection, but nine hours later that decision was appealed to the high court. More »
- Prop 8 Reveals Churches' Fear of Strong Women
  
  Salon | Nov 26, 08 5:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Churches led the charge against Proposition 8 and gay marriage because of their insecurities over the breakdown of heterosexual families and the consequent rise of independent women, says gay author and devout Catholic Richard Rodriguez. Gays are scapegoats because they—like feminists—threaten "an alternative to the traditional male-structured society." More »
- The GOP Has a God Problem
  
  Washington Post | Nov 19, 08 11:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After getting death threats for dissing Sarah Palin, Kathleen Parker is stirring up trouble in the right-wing ranks again. The Republican Party is going to go the way of the Shakers if it doesn’t lose some of that old time religion, she writes in the Washington Post . The party’s religious base has scared off moderate voters, and is a shrinking share of the electorate. “Like it or not, we are a diverse nation, no longer predominantly white and Christian,” writes Parker. More »
- Atheists Offer 'Reason's Greetings' in Marketing Blitz
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 18, 08 2:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It just isn’t the holiday season in America until nonbelievers and the devout begin sparring. This year, the godless are on the offensive, launching a marketing campaign to capitalize on the loosening grip of organized religion, telling neighbors, “We’re just like you,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Next month’s HumanLight celebration is intended as another milestone in their fight to enter America’s mainstream. More »
- Obama-Driven Minority Turnout Fueled Marriage Ban
  
  Sacramento Bee | Nov 11, 08 3:36 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's popularity among California's minorities helped pass the state's conservative-backed gay marriage ban, Dan Walters writes in the Sacramento Bee . Blacks and Latinos—94% of whom voted for Obama—turned out in record numbers, and the majority of them supported the ban. The proposition would probably have failed with a more traditional, and more white, makeup of state voters. More »
- Billy Graham Done Advising Presidents: Son
  
  Associated Press | Nov 7, 08 2:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Billy Graham, the pastor who has advised every president since Eisenhower, won’t be counseling Barack Obama, the AP reports. Graham, who turns 90 today and is in failing health, “feels like his time and day for that is over," said Graham’s son Franklin. "He would certainly like to meet Obama and pray with him." More »
- Obama Breaks Evangelicals' Grip on Politics
  
  Newsweek | Nov 7, 08 1:07 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Listen to too many campaign reporters, and you might forget that there are religious voters out there other than white evangelicals. But, writes Lisa Miller in Newsweek , Barack Obama built a coalition of religious voters by improving Democratic performance with virtually everyone else. “Indeed, it includes almost every committed person of faith except those whose church culture insists on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” More »
October 2008
- Amish Could Give McCain Crucial Swing-State Support
  
  Daily Beast | Oct 28, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With John McCain now focused on winning Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, he could get help from a group that has traditionally avoided politics: the Amish. When they do vote, Amish are thought to be 100% Republican because of their views on abortion, Benjamin Sarlin writes in the Daily Beast; George W. Bush was able to mobilize the reclusive Amish vote in 2004. More »
- Gay Marriage Vote Highlights Calif. Divides
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Oct 22, 08 4:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - California’s looming referendum on gay marriage is highlighting the cultural divide between coastal and inland regions, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Polls show 37% of voters in coastal counties supported Proposition 8—which would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage—in a June poll, while 54% in the Central Valley supported it. More »
- Gays Leave the Closet, Abortion Moves Back In
  
  Boston Globe | Oct 17, 08 3:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With Connecticut last week becoming the third state to allow same-sex couples to marry, a group once very much stigmatized becomes more and more mainstream, writes Ellen Goodman in the Boston Globe . But even as homosexuals step out of the closet, women who’ve had abortions are stepping in. While nearly everyone knows someone who is gay, we don’t always know that we know someone who’s had an abortion. More »
- Calif. Teachers Drop $1M to Fight Gay Marriage Ban
  
  Los Angeles Times | Oct 17, 08 8:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The California teachers union donated $1 million to the fight to defeat a gay marriage ban on the ballot next month, reports the Los Angeles Times . Opponents of the ban have been dramatically outspent by supporters, and so have lately stepped up their fundraising. “For us it’s a civil rights issue,” said the union president. “We don’t believe people should be treated differently.” More »

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The Rev. Jerry Falwell prays during his visit to the Canton Baptist Temple, in a photo from Jan. 20, 1990, in Canton, Ohio. Falwell was stricken at his campus office and died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, after a career in which the evangelist used the power of television to transform...

The Rev. Jerry Falwell prays during his visit to the Canton Baptist Temple, in a photo from Jan. 20, 1990, in Canton, Ohio. Falwell was stricken at his campus office and died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, after... (Associated Press)

The Rev. Jerry Falwell prays during his visit to the Canton Baptist Temple, in a photo from Jan. 20, 1990, in Canton, Ohio. Falwell was stricken at his campus office and died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, after a career in which the evangelist used the power of television to transform...

The Rev. Jerry Falwell prays during his visit to the Canton Baptist Temple, in a photo from Jan. 20, 1990, in Canton, Ohio. Falwell was stricken at his campus office and died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, after... (Associated Press)

Mourners write notes to the Falwell family after a memorial service at the Thomas Roads Baptist Church, in remembrance of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va. Fallwell, seen in the portrait, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force,...

Mourners write notes to the Falwell family after a memorial service at the Thomas Roads Baptist Church, in remembrance of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in Lynchburg, Va. Fallwell, seen... (Associated Press)

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