Friday, June 28, 2013

Heroic News: “Polygamists thrilled by SCOTUS ruling” plus 4 more

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Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT
Despite two very disappointing rulings, 38 states still define marriage as the union of a man and woman -- including California, where Proposition 8 is still the law of the land. Until an appeals court says otherwise, the reports that the amendment has been struck down are untrue.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:27 PM PDT
Unfortunately the final rule announced today is the same old, same old. As we said when the proposed rule was issued, this doesn’t solve the religious conscience problem because it still makes our non-profit clients the gatekeepers to abortion and provides no protection to religious businesses”
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:50 AM PDT
China’s family planning department—which sets limits on how many children families can have—is learning the downsides of public exposure.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:01 AM PDT
Liberals were more open to this “separation” idea back when conservative pro-family types were ascendant. Now, some conservatives are understanding its merits as a more liberal view is ascendant.
Posted: 27 Jun 2013 01:16 PM PDT
For now, the right to define marriage is still reserved to the states, which means that the political battle can continue — albeit amid a flood of new lawsuits inspired by some of Kennedy’s arguments — in jurisdictions where the national trend toward support for gay 'wedlock' hasn’t yet overwhelmed the traditional view.