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Obama endorses gay marriage push in Washington state, Maine
President Barack Obama on Thursday (Oct. 25) endorsed the same-sex marriage referendum on the Washington state ballot and also formally backed a similar measure on the ballot in Maine.
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Christians and Jews most likely to have premarital sex
With their “True Love Waits” jewelry, conferences and T-shirts, Christians may be the face of the abstinence movement, but Muslims and Hindus are more likely to abstain from premarital sex.
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Religious groups team up to fight sex trafficking
Just 13. That’s the average age UNICEF reports that girls enter the commercial sex trade in the U.S.
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Prominent priest apologizes for controversial sex abuse remarks
The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a popular Franciscan friar who defended priests who sexually abuse children and blamed some victims for “seducing” them, has apologized for the controversial remarks.
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Chick-fil-A to draw crowds – and not for its food
(RNS) It could get pretty crowded at Chick-fil-A this week -- and not because of the fast-food restaurant's famous waffle fries. Supporters and opponents of gay marriage plan to appear at Chick-fil-A locations nationwide afte...
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Formation Toolbox: Waiting for the Fireworks
In our sex-saturated culture, you’ve heard this question before: “We love each other, and we’re committed, so why can’t we have sex before marriage?
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Reaction mixed to Episcopal Church’s approval of same-sex rites
Gay and lesbian Episcopalians are celebrating their church's approval on 10 July of liturgical rites for blessing same-sex couples.
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Late Jesuit and ex-congressman Robert Drinan accused of attempted sex assault
A popular online advice columnist has said that the late Rev. Robert Drinan, a famed Jesuit priest and onetime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, tried to kiss and fondle her in the 1970s when she was 18 or 19 years old.
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Monsignor William Lynn convicted in landmark Catholic sex abuse case
A Philadelphia priest was convicted today of one count of child endangerment, becoming the first cleric in the Catholic Church’s long-running clergy abuse scandal to be tried and found guilty of shielding molesters.
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Photographer to appeal same-sex wedding decision
Attorneys for a Christian wedding photographer say they will appeal a New Mexico court decision that ruled she violated anti-discrimination laws by refusing to photograph a lesbian commitment ceremony.