Religion and Politics
Same-sex marriage bill in line for Senate vote
As expected, the state Senate Rules Committee agreed today to send a bill legalizing same-sex marriage to the floor for a vote as early as Wednesday.
Date: 01/31/2012 | The Petri Dish
Who will accept gay marriage and who won't
OLYMPIA -- Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen's pastor applauded her decision this week to support legalizing marriage for same-sex couples.But even if the law changes, Pastor Daniel Sailer won't be performing weddings any time soon at Stanwood United Methodist Church where Haugen worships.
Date: 01/29/2012 | Local News
A new voice in marriage debate
OLYMPIA -- The young voice gaining prominence among Washington's social conservative forces is the son of a pastor who had dreams of playing college football and chasing serial killers for the FBI.
Date: 01/22/2012 | Local News
McAuliffe declares support of gay marriage bill
Democratic Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe of Bothell said today she will support a bill to legalize marriage for same-sex couples, moving the Senate to within two votes of passing the legislation.In a prepared statement, she said:
Date: 01/13/2012 | The Petri Dish
Candidate's faith should be of little consequence to voters
There he is in his letterman jacket, a student body vice president. There he is with the varsity basketball team wearing jersey No. 12.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Local News
Amish men jailed after horse-buggy safety dispute
MAYFIELD, Ky. — A group of Amish men were sent to jail in western Kentucky Thursday for refusing to pay fines for breaking a state highway law that requires their horse-drawn buggies to be marked with orange reflective triangles.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Nation & World
Senate panel schedules hearing on gay marriage
A tip of the hat to the blog of the Family Policy Institute of Washington for reporting first that a hearing is set for Jan. 23 on a Senate bill to make marriage legal for...
Date: 01/12/2012 | The Petri Dish
Half of Mormons feel hostility from evangelical Christians
Mormons and white evangelicals share an intense commitment to family life, prayer, the Bible and conservative politics, including support for the Republican Party and smaller government, according to a new study released Thursday. But the two groups strongly hold divergent religious beliefs, and...
Date: 01/11/2012 | Nation & World
Capitol holiday displays co-exist without angst
OLYMPIA -- The holiday displays that have previously competed for attention on the state's Capitol campus are now co-existing peacefully.
Date: 12/23/2011 | Northwest
Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral stepping down over protests on church grounds
LONDON -- The Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral has become the second high-profile clergy member to step down over anti-capitalist protests that have spilled across the historic church's grounds.
Date: 10/31/2011 | Nation & World
Egyptian Copts beleaguered by rising violence
CAIRO -- Families joined hands in prayer Sunday for an evening of healing at a downtown Cairo church after a bloody week that left many Coptic Christians questioning their place in the new Egypt.
Date: 10/17/2011 | Nation & World
Romney asks Perry to disavow pastor; Perry says no
WASHINGTON -- Aggressively confronting questions about his religious faith, Mitt Romney called on Texas Gov. Rick Perry Tuesday to disavow comments from an evangelical pastor who says Romney isn't Christian and is in a cult because he is a Mormon. Perry, through a spokesman, declined to do...
Date: 10/11/2011 | Nation & World
Mormons beliefs once again under attack
When one of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's supporters publicly denounced the faith of Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman as a non-Christian cult, he was just the latest in a long line of people who have damned Mormonism.
Date: 10/10/2011 | Nation & World
Catholic bishops issue 2012 voters guide addressing abortion, poverty and war
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have released a voter guide for the 2012 election that repeatedly calls abortion "evil" without making revisions that some conservatives had demanded for an even tighter focus on the issue.
Date: 10/04/2011 | Nation & World
Catholic groups object to requirement to cover employees' birth control
WASHINGTON -- They defied the bishops to support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Now Catholic hospitals are dismayed the law may force them to cover birth control free of charge to their employees.
Date: 08/07/2011 | Nation & World
Texas Gov. Perry would call on evangelicals in a run for presidency
HOUSTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry sent a strong message to the nation's evangelicals Saturday: He is a member of the important constituency for Republicans that he soon may call upon to help him secure the GOP presidential nomination.
Date: 08/07/2011 | Nation & World
Lynnwood man among Muslims planning Peace Arch rally to bring attention to anti-Muslim fears
LYNNWOOD -- Jeff Siddiqui has no problem with what he sees as normal security measures that apply to everyone. An outspoken member of the American Muslims of Puget Sound group, he believes people of his faith often are subject to more than airport...
Date: 07/16/2011 | Local News
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