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Family Research Council decries government spending while affiliates take in millions

By | 08.19.11 | 2:05 pm

The Family Research Council, a religious-right outfit some watchdog organizations have called an anti-gay hate group More…, has recently become quite vocal in its opposition to government spending and has called for drastic cuts to social programs. But a survey by The American Independent shows that FRC’s state-based affiliates, called

HHS decision to mandate contraception coverage renews action on ‘conscience-protection’ bills

By | 08.10.11 | 11:47 am

The day after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upheld the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation to include contraception in its list of preventive health services for women under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act More…, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation intended to to allow health

Santorum’s religious-right spending could spell trouble with tea party

By | 08.09.11 | 4:02 pm

With austerity measures and gay rights emerging as seminal campaign issues in the run up to the GOP nomination for president, former U.S. senator Rick Santorum’s record on both is coming under scrutiny. Santorum helped secure federal earmarks for an anti-gay group that later campaigned for him in 2006, yet More…

Judge answers Perry’s prayers on ‘Response,’ Perry answers Perkins on marriage

By | 07.29.11 | 11:38 am

Gov. Rick Perry will be free to usher, direct parking or join hands onstage with James Dobson one week from Saturday, thanks to a ruling yesterday in Houston federal court dropping a suit meant to keep him from participating in his Houston prayer rally.
“My prayer is that the More…

Religious right reacts to New York gay marriage vote: Prepare for ‘consequences’

By | 06.27.11 | 11:09 am

Religious conservatives reacted sharply to a vote Friday night in the New York Senate to legalize gay marriage. The National Organization for Marriage pledged to spend $2 million to defeat four Republicans who voted for the bill. And religious right leaders warned that God would punish New York for passing the More…

Religious right poll contradicts trends on gay marriage

By | 06.17.11 | 9:12 am

A poll released Thursday by Public Opinion Strategies shows that 62 percent of Americans say that marriage in the United States should be between a man and a woman.
POS, a Republican polling firm, was hired by religious right outfit Alliance Defense Fund to conduct the poll. The poll’s numbers stand More…

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Bachmann, Pawlenty among 2012 hopefuls at Faith & Freedom Conference this weekend

By Andy Birkey | 06.02.11 | 3:51 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty are among a long list of presidential hopefuls attending the Faith & Freedom Conference More… and Strategy Briefing this weekend in Washington, D.C. The conference is organized by Ralph Reed, former head of the Christian Coalition and controversial religious right leader. In addition

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Religious right in Minnesota urges anti-gay marriage amendment vote, Governor vows to fight it

By Andy Birkey | 05.19.11 | 12:30 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Religious right groups praised the House Rules Committee vote on Wednesday morning More… to pass an amendment that would codify a gay marriage ban in the Minnesota Constitution, but also called for action against “gay activists” who would “assault,” “attack” or “take one last shot” at Republican legislators. While conservative Christians