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,
Georgia high court agrees to hear Shorter appeal
September 23, 2004
ROME, Ga. — The Georgia Supreme Court has agreed to hear Shorter College’s appeal of a court’s decision in favor of the Georgia Baptist Convention,
