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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Jason Collins and Tim Tebow: Lessons in being true to yourself

    On Monday, two stories captivated the sports world: pro basketball player Jason Collins <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-collins-gay-athlete-20130430,0,4843863.story%20">came out as gay,</a> and the outspoken Christian quarterback Tim Tebow was cut from t<a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-jets-release-tim-tebow-20130429,0,569153.story">he New York Jets.&nbsp;</a>
    On Monday, two stories captivated the sports world: pro basketball player Jason Collins came out as gay, and the outspoken Christian quarterback Tim Tebow was cut from the New York Jets.  One man belatedly discovered the value in being true to himself,...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Barack Obama, Football, Civil Rights

    2. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey put faith in 'The Bible' for History

    Mark Burnett, one of the most prolific reality-show producers on television, is going from scorched earth to burning bush.
    Mark Burnett, one of the most prolific reality-show producers on television, is going from scorched earth to burning bush. The former military paratrooper who made his name in Hollywood with back-biting, take-no-prisoners programs such as "Survivor,"...

    Tags: Advertising, Human Interest, Bible, Religious Texts, Television Industry

    3. Jan 5, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. 25 years ago: Pete Maravich's tragic trip to Pasadena

    Pete Maravich came to town 25 years ago, Jan. 5, 1988. No newspaper, local or national, had an obituary prepared. No need, presumably.
    Pete Maravich came to town 25 years ago, Jan. 5, 1988. No newspaper, local or national, had an obituary prepared. No need, presumably. Everything seemed normal that morning in the gymnasium at the First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena. Maravich had...

    Tags: Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, Joe DiMaggio, Heart Problems, Utah Jazz

    4. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. For the record

    Animal shelters: A column in the Jan. 5 Section A about the euthanizing of impounded animals said that 50,000 animals are euthanized yearly in Los Angeles city animal shelters. The correct figure is 20,000 euthanized; 50,000 is the number of animals...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Conservation, Water Pollution, Environmental Issues

    5. Sep 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Chick-fil-A says its donations 'mischaracterized' for months

    A day after a Chicago official said Chick-fil-A would stop giving money to anti-gay marriage groups, the fast-food chain issued a statement saying that &ldquo;for many months now&rdquo; its corporate donations have &ldquo;been mischaracterized.&rdquo;
    A day after a Chicago official said Chick-fil-A would stop giving money to anti-gay marriage groups, the fast-food chain issued a statement saying that “for many months now” its corporate donations have “been mischaracterized.” In...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Human Interest, Marriage, Religion and Belief, Family

    6. Sep 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Chick-fil-A promises to stop giving money to anti-gay groups

    Chick-fil-A has pledged to stop giving money to anti-gay groups and to back off political and social debates after an executive&rsquo;s comments this summer landed the fast-food chain smack in the middle of the gay marriage debate.
    Chick-fil-A has pledged to stop giving money to anti-gay groups and to back off political and social debates after an executive’s comments this summer landed the fast-food chain smack in the middle of the gay marriage debate. The Civil Rights...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Economy, Business and Finance

    7. May 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Keeping a watchful eye on IRS

    The popular impression is that President Barack Obama's Internal Revenue Service harassed only tea party and patriot-like groups seeking tax-exempt status.
    The popular impression is that President Barack Obama's Internal Revenue Service harassed only tea party and patriot-like groups seeking tax-exempt status. If it were only so. Allegations of IRS harassment of pro-life and religious groups reach as far...

    Tags: Family Planning, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief, Social Issues

    8. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  8. Locals react to NBA player's decision to come out

    The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
    Shawna Kemppainen hasn't closely followed the NBA in decades, not since Magic Johnson posters decorated her walls. But Kemppainen was a basketball fan again Monday when she learned that NBA veteran Jason Collins had come out as the first openly gay...

    Tags: Denver Nuggets, Same-Sex Marriage, Basketball, National Basketball Association, Magic Johnson

    9. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  9. National Day of Prayer Thursday

    The Somerset County National Day of Prayer program will be held Thursday on the steps of the Somerset County Courthouse.  The program will begin at noon and conclude at 1 p.m. There will be a short time of praise and worship beginning at 11:50 a.m....

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Christianity

    10. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Illinois Catholic couple taking on Obama over contraception mandate

    An Oak Brook health care company and its Roman Catholic owners who don't want to include birth control in their employees' benefits still have no choice, despite exceptions to the contraception mandate proposed by the Obama administration this month.
    An Oak Brook health care company and its Roman Catholic owners who don't want to include birth control in their employees' benefits still have no choice, despite exceptions to the contraception mandate proposed by the Obama administration this month....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Justice System

    11. Mar 26, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Focus on the Family leader speaks on same-sex marriage

    <span style="font-size: small;">As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over the legality of gay marriage, NPR's Rachel Martin interviewed Jim Daly, head of Focus on the Family about same-sex marriage and Scripture.</span>
    As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over the legality of gay marriage, NPR's Rachel Martin interviewed Jim Daly, head of Focus on the Family about same-sex marriage and Scripture. Here are excerpts of what Daly had to say: You know, when we look...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Genesis (music group), Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage

    12. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. God is no Yeti: a rumination on religion

    Several times, reading the comments beneath an online article about religion, I've come upon remarks along the lines of: "Really? A magic being in the sky?" Terry Eagleton, in "Reason, Faith, and Revolution," refers to this pseudo-critique as the Yeti theory of belief in God: The idea that what the religious believe in is some sort of entity in the world for whose existence we have dubious evidence at best. In a review of Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion," Eagleton puts it this way:
    Several times, reading the comments beneath an online article about religion, I've come upon remarks along the lines of: "Really? A magic being in the sky?" Terry Eagleton, in "Reason, Faith, and Revolution," refers to this pseudo-critique as the Yeti...

    Tags: Genesis (music group), Tony Blair, Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith

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