The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill yesterday calling for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and even though it is not expected to pass any time soon, experts say some parties within Congress may try to attach it as an amendment to the upcoming Department of Defense Authorization Bill in order to ram it through Congress.
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Art restorers working on the famous 13th century Giotto fresco in the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi have discovered the head of a demon in one of the clouds.
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World Youth Day 2008 is far from over for hundreds of young people from around the world who are petitioning the Australian courts to grant them asylum rather than force them to return home and face almost certain persecution.
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A new survey by polling giant Gallup, Inc. has found that the number of Americans who identify themselves as conservative has risen to 42 percent this year.
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The
Catholic League is warning the public about the movie,
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, which stars the Obama Administration's former Associate Director in the Office of Public Liaison, because it makes a mockery of Catholicism.
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By Father Tad Pacholczyk
Last month, an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta recommended that 9 to 12 year old boys be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus transmitted through sexual contact.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Rather than sue the activist lawmakers and judges who imposed same-sex marriage in their states against the will of the people, Nike, Google and Starbucks are among 70 corporations, financial institutions, and medical centers that are joining a lawsuit calling for the repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) because of the "burdens" it places upon them.
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Perhaps in a bid to up its falling ratings,
Glee, the popular teen TV show, is scheduled to push new boundaries in its next show which will feature a same-sex couple consummating their relationship.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee began consideration today of the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation introduced earlier this year that would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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The offices of a French satirical weekly known as
Charlie Hebdo were firebombed yesterday morning after it announced that Mohammed would be its "editor-in-chief" for the next issue.
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