Just seven weeks into office, President Obama is being forced to confront one of the most sensitive social and political issues of the day: whether the government must provide health insurance benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.
From the Episcopal Church’s Office of Public Affairs: A groundbreaking report, Faith in the Balance: A Call to Action, which calls on The Episcopal Church
Radio Iowa: Some religious leaders in Des Moines Tuesday called on the Iowa Congressional delegation to support legislation that would give the U.S. Food and
Emma Ruby-Sachs gives a preview of what we can expect to hear in the oral arguments before the California Supreme Court concerning Proposition 8:
As people are pouring over the new proposed federal budget, they’re noticing a few unexpected items being included. One of those is a cap to write-offs for charitable donations for donors reporting income in excess of a quarter million dollars per year.
1.17 per cent of marriages have failed during this period compared with 0.15 per cent of civil partnerships. One possible reason for the difference is the age of those entering into civil partnerships; the average age of men is 42.8 years old, for women 41.2 years old. The average age for marriages is lower.
Christians from the right and the left have begun bridging political and religious differences to seek solutions to one of the nation’s most persistent problems: poverty. But other Christians believe the alliance is a sell out.
There are a number of initiatives being considered in New Hampshire at the moment that all relate to the question of state sanctioned same-sex partnerships
UPDATE: ABC News reports that President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning groups that provide
A broad coalition of religious groups here in America are pressuring President-elect Obama to move quickly to recreate a ban on torture for prisoners in