The Nigerian military has confirmed that they successfully freed nearly 300 women and girls in an offensive yesterday against the Boko Haram stronghold in the Sambisa Forest, but none of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago appear to be among the rescued.
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Today’s long awaited arguments for and against same-sex marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court saw the Justices asking pointed questions of each side, leaving it difficult to predict which way the Court will decide on one of the most controversial issues of our time.
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The family of slain Baltimore resident, Freddie Gray, are publicly denouncing the riots and looting that broke out last night just hours after their loved one’s funeral.
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A Kentucky court ruled Monday that a Lexington printer cannot be forced to print messages that conflict with his religious beliefs.
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A Muslim man from Houston who killed a 30 year-old Christian woman whom he blamed for converting his daughter to Christianity has been charged with capital murder.
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The popular fund-raising website GoFundMe has stepped into the latest war between gay activists and Christians when they took down a page erected to help the Christian owners of a bakery in Oregon who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding who were charged with discrimination.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the federal government to obtain records related to reproductive healthcare policy for unaccompanied immigrant children provided by federally-funded Catholic agencies to determine if they are refusing to offer abortion and contraceptive care to these children.
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This year marks the third annual March for Marriage which will take place in Washington DC on April 25, just three days before the Supreme Court hears arguments on four cases that could determine the future of same-sex marriage in America.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In an effort to make children of same-sex parents and those who are questioning their gender feel at home in the Girl Scouts, a Utah-based outreach coordinator has launched the first “sexuality-based” troop in Salt Lake City which will meet in the Utah Pride Center.
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