SBC Likely to Support Ban on Gay Marriage, Graham Says

Southern Baptist Convention president Jack Graham says he is “certain” there will be a “strong statement of support” for a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage at next week’s annual convention meeting in Indianapolis....

Reagan Credited With Ushering In Religious Right

Political and religious leaders remembered former President Ronald Reagan as a formidable political force whose “revolution” transformed the Republican Party and enabled ascendancy of the religious right. Reagan, 93, died Saturday after a decade-long...

Americans Giving Up Vacation Days, Report Says

Americans continue to experience “vacation deprivation,” failing to use earned vacation days because they feel they are too busy to miss work, according to an annual survey commissioned by the online travel agency Expedia.com. About 30 percent of Americans...

Bush Campaign E-mail Crosses Line, Church-State Group Says

A leaked e-mail seeking to enlist “friendly” churches for the Bush campaign is being criticized as an improper violation of the separation of church and state. The Interfaith Alliance made public an intercepted e-mail seeking to identify 1,600 churches in...