Posts Tagged ‘religion’

Jesus License Plates: A Proposition We Can All Believe In

Last month, Virginia liberals were up in arms over the state's proposal to offer a "Choose Life" vanity plate option at the DMV. On March 30, Gov. Tim Kaine signed the plates into law.
Now, a new proposition would allow Florida drivers to choose Christ. Drivers could also choose Cross In Front of Stained Glass. When [...]

Gay Marriage In NY A “Slap In the Face” To Religious Leaders?

Remember: Invoking entire religious groups in order to make an unrelated political point is probably not the best idea.
New York Governor David Paterson announced today plans to re-introduce an initiative to legalize gay marriage in the state Paterson introduced a similar bill in 2007, which passed the "Democrat-controlled state Assembly passed in 2007 before it [...]

Catholics Oppose Maryland Transgender Legislation

Maryland Catholics move to enshrine "natural complementarity of the sexes" within impenetrable snowglobe
The Maryland Catholic Conference has come out against the Maryland Senate Bill 566, legislation that would protect against discrimination of transgender persons in the state. According to the group's executive director, Mary Ellen Russell, the church generally would totally support something like this:

Obama’s Remarks on Stem Cells

The ban has been lifted. In a presser from Health and Human Services:
" . . . in recent years, when it comes to stem cell research, rather than furthering discovery, our government has forced what I believe is a false choice between sound science and moral values. In this case, I believe the two are [...]

Obama to Lift the Stem Cell Ban

Stem cell or merely stem? You decide.
Finally, ladies! Our extracted fertilized embryos can go toward a good cause, instead of feeding widespread speculation as to our personal sanities. President Obama is to lift restrictions on stem cell research any minute now, the AP reports: