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		<title>Update: A guide to same-sex marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York is now the sixth and largest state to allow gay marriage, and it may not be the last. Maryland will try to follow suit, and the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 hang in the balance – developments that herald complications for religious groups on both sides of the issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay rights and religious rites: The state of the debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even as public attention focuses on the legalization of gay marriage in New York and related battles across the country, religious communities are continuing to struggle with the role of homosexuals. Presbyterians voted in May to allow openly gay clergy, and in June a Methodist church court convicted a pastor for performing a same-sex union.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8217; and the battle over gays in the military</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lame-duck Congress repealed the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the military, a fight that galvanized religious lobbyists on both sides of this volatile issue and a battle that mirrored the gay marriage debate in the wider society.]]></description>
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		<title>Election 2010 roundup: Politics and religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 midterm congressional elections promised to reshape the political landscape, and they did just that, as Republicans swept to victory in the House while cutting deeply into the Democratic majority in the Senate. But the vote also recast the terrain on moral and social issues important to believers of all political persuasions.

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		<title>Bullying emerges as a social blight and a religious debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The suicide of a New Jersey college student whose intimate encounter with another man was broadcast on the Internet by two other students has cast a spotlight on the problem of bullying and its often brutal consequences. Religious groups condemn hateful behavior like bullying but can differ on the solutions.]]></description>
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		<title>Religions and LGBT youth: A lost generation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new hate-crimes law extending federal protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people was seen as a crucial victory for the gay rights movement. But few believe the law will end anti-gay attacks and discrimination &#8212; especially when it comes to young people, who remain the most vulnerable LGBT population, as statistics show. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate-crimes bill becomes law: Religious opinion divided</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A landmark hate-crimes bill expanding federal statutes to include protections for homosexuals was signed into law on Oct. 28, 2009 by President Barack Obama. The law is a landmark achievement for the gay community but a dividing line for some religious groups. The law is often called the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex and seminarians: Are clergy prepared for debates on sexuality?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a new academic year and a new crop of seminarians &#8212; indeed, this year’s incoming class may be larger than most, as the recession appears to have sent many people back to school. But will they be trained to deal with the hot-button topics of sexuality that roil American denominations in good times and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A guide to covering same-sex marriage debates</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/guide_samesexmarriage.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A May 15, 2008, court ruling striking down California’s ban on same-sex marriage has rocketed the issue back into the national spotlight. Political, legal and religious battles over homosexual unions are continuing in California, other states and nationally. Although the ruling directly affects only California, some predict it could play a role in softening objections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious issues complicate adoption</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religion and adoption are both, at core, about identity. And increasingly, religious issues are complicating adoption. That&#8217;s because of the increase in international and interfaith adoptions, in adoptions between races, and in adoptions by singles and gay couples. At the same time, a significant proportion of adoption agencies are faith-based, which has led to conflicts [...]]]></description>
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