Kerry ambiguous on same-sex marriage issue

September 30, 2004

NASHVILLE — Clarifying comments he made in August, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said in an interview published Sept. 16 he would have voted against

Federal court refuses to revisit Roe vs. Wade case

September 30, 2004

A federal appeals court panel refused to revisit the Roe vs. Wade decision Sept. 14, although one of the judges took the opportunity to blast

Mt. Olive Pickle agreement ends religious boycott

September 30, 2004

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — The National Council of Churches has applauded an agreement unionizing foreign farmworkers who pick cucumbers sold by the Mt. Olive

Louisiana approves state marriage amendment

September 30, 2004

Exceeding even the hopes of some supporters, Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional marriage amendment Sept. 18 by a margin of 78-22 percent. The

Support sought for amendment

September 23, 2004

A group of African-American church leaders opposed to gay “marriage” have asked members of the Congressional Black Caucus to support a constitutional amendment to “protect

Alabamians rejected sterilization for ‘undesirables’ in 1930s

September 23, 2004

In the mid-1930s, legislators in Alabama, like those in many other states, were debating a bill to allow forced sterilization of individuals with “undesirable” characteristics.

Parents use biotechnology to ‘produce’ children; ethicists warn of abuses

September 23, 2004

Encouraging the “breeding” of the “fittest” babies became discredited by the crimes of Nazi Germany. Yet eugenics is resurfacing today in the advances of biotechnology,