by Bob Allen | Jan 26, 2005 | News
A coalition of conservative religious leaders is threatening to withhold support for President Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security unless he pushes for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. According to the New York Times, the coalition known as...
by Bob Allen | Jan 26, 2005 | News
While President Bush telephoned thousands of abortion opponents pledging to work toward a “culture of life,” Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said his shortchanging of family planning could be causing abortion rates to rise. Addressing a rally on the...
by Bob Allen | Jan 25, 2005 | News
Religious voters are less tolerant of other views on issues they consider important now than they were four years ago, according to a new study. A Public Agenda survey on religion in public life released Sunday found significant shifts in the percentages of Americans...
by Bob Allen | Jan 25, 2005 | News
In the latest sex scandal soaking up media attention, an evangelical leader “outed” SpongeBob Squarepants, prompting headlines questioning whether the Nickelodeon cartoon character is gay. The New York Times first reported remarks by Focus on the Family...
by Bob Allen | Jan 24, 2005 | News
In a new charge, a Southern Baptist leader has accused the Baptist World Alliance of being unresponsive to Baptists in the Third World. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, said last week that SBC...