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Divorce is greater threat to marriage than homosexuality
In response to Wendell Anderson’s letter regarding gay marriage, I wonder if he is concerned about the real threat to the family unit, which is divorce. As a whole, the so-called Christian community is hypocritical to call out homosexual marriage as...Tags: Marriage, Religion and Belief, Same-Sex Marriage, Christianity, Family
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In 2013, escalating battles over claims of conscience
Let’s start the New Year with a conundrum as old as the Republic: When religious convictions clash with secular laws, how far should government go to accommodate religious claims of conscience? From Colonial conflicts over the refusal of Quakers...Tags: Belief and Faith, Health Treatments, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Obituary: Justice "Gay Gay" Randolph
STANFORD — Justice Gay “Gay Gay” Randolph, 50, of Crab Orchard, died Tuesday. Born Sunday, Feb. 25, 1962, in Mullens, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Carl and Jeanette Lee Johnson Randolph. Gay Gay leaves behind one daughter,...Tags: Lee Johnson
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Kentucky Commission on Human Rights holds fair housing conference in Danville
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights board of commissioners met Thursday in Danville to rule on discrimination complaints on behalf of the people of the state. The board routinely meets at its headquarters in Louisville. As budget allows, the...
Tags: Discrimination, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Civil Laws
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In Missouri, perils and politics of `don¿t say gay¿
If 20 Republican lawmakers in Missouri have their way, it will soon be illegal for administrators, teachers and even students to talk about homosexuality in the state’s public schools. Derided as the “don’t say gay” bill by...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Justice System, Health, Politics, Bullying
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Teen pregnancy summit widens scope to address gay, lesbian and transgender issues
Research indicates that one in five youth at some point think they might be gay, said Carolyn Burtner, educator for school and community health at the Clark County Health Department. Burtner, who serves on the Kentucky Teen Pregnancy Coalition, recently...
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LIKE A ROCK: Rep. Danny Ford calling it quits after 30 years in Frankfort
tkleffman@amnews.comFRANKFORT — Even before the House had voted to approve the redistricting plan that would reshape Danny Ford’s 80th District, the auctioneer from Mount Vernon grew wistful, foreshadowing the end of his 30-year legislative career before he...Tags: Auction Service, Justice System, Same-Sex Marriage, Democratic Party, Mount Vernon
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Children's minister ready for new mission
Staff WriterGarrard County native Loretta Montgomery did the sensible thing — went to college, graduated with a business management degree, took a “real world” job. But the smart plan never felt like the right one, and Montgomery realized the...Tags: Vehicles, Christianity, Human Interest, Sex, Minority Groups
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Time to waste on David Williams?
I would not vote for David Williams if he were running against my dogs. Could the Republicans find a more disagreeable, whiny, condescending candidate if they tried? How could Williams possibly believe he could be elected governor? His capacity for...Tags: U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Elections, Politics
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Campaign slogan: G.O.P. is for 'A.B.O.'
Contributing columnistAccording to various political polls over several months, Republicans were uniting behind one presidential candidate: “Anybody But Obama!” One by one, the various frontrunner aspirants to the GOP nomination at the top of the polls were quickly...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Diseases and Illnesses, Donald Trump, Cancer, Barack Obama
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Haynes: Marrying gay rights and religious freedom
Winners and losers in the battle over gay marriage in New York can agree on at least one thing: Without robust protections for religious groups, the law legalizing same-sex marriages would not have passed.
Eleventh-hour negotiations between Republican...Tags: Marriage, New York Legislature, Justice System, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Haynes: As gay rights advance, should religious groups get accommodation?
When rights claims collide, what’s the collateral damage to society?
That’s the painful question this week out of Illinois, site of the latest conflict between gay-rights laws and religious convictions.
When the state’s new civil-...Tags: Illinois, Church and State Relations, Social Services, Christianity, Same-Sex Marriage
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