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Beware a gay rights backlash
President Obama did the right thing last week by (finally) coming out in favor of marriage equality for all people. Gays and lesbians should have the same rights as heterosexuals to marry, and the president's explicit support should further that goal. But...
Tags: Gay Rights, Abortion, Marriage, Judges, Labor Disputes
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Wooing evangelicals, Romney evokes faith and Christian traditions
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Seeking to connect with the community of evangelicals that has been cold to his candidacy for many months, Mitt Romney delivered a commencement speech at Liberty University on Saturday that delved deeply into his faith while arguing...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Same-Sex Marriage, Rick Santorum, Barack Obama, Christianity
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Transcript: Read Mitt Romney's full address to Liberty University
Reaching out to a 30,000-strong Christian crowd at Liberty University on Saturday, Mitt Romney delivered the school's commencement address, half congratulating the students, and half delivering campaign remarks. In the speech, Romney reiterated his...
Tags: Freedom of Religion, Belief and Faith, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Graduation, Jesus Christ
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Mitt Romney makes his case to evangelicals
LYNCHBURG, Va. — When it came to evangelicals in this year's primaries, Mitt Romney was most often the rejected suitor — struggling to overcome suspicions about his authenticity as a conservative and his Mormon faith. On Saturday at the...
Tags: Republican Party, University of Akron, Belief and Faith, Harvard University, Sarah Palin
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Mitt Romney lets the religious right call the shots on gays
Richard Grenell had the right resume to be Mitt Romney’s spokesman on foreign policy -- a stint as communications director for four of the George W. Bush administration’s U.N. ambassadors, a degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Christianity, Mitt Romney
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Mitt Romney trying to get conservatives in his corner
GREENSBURG, Pa. — Mitt Romney is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and for some conservatives that is a pill still too bitter to swallow.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee came to the podium at a county GOP event in Greensburg,...Tags: Republican Party, Polls, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion
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Rick Perry at Liberty University: What's with Republican audiences lately?
Opinion L.A.You'd think Jesus would beat out guns and dying in a right-wing popularity contest. But after watching conservative audiences that last few weeks, I'm not so sure.... -
Rick Perry's bad timing for a visit to Falwell's university
Opinion L.A.It isn't surprising that Rick Perry found a welcoming reception at Liberty University, founded by Jerry Falwell. But the timing -- a few days after the 10th anniversary of 9/11 -- might have given Perry pause. Falwell famously explained that...... -
Gingrich woos evangelicals as he eyes presidential bid
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNewt Gingrich -- the twice-divorced former House speaker and recent convert to Roman Catholicism -- is courting evangelical Christians as he lays the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign, hoping to find favor among a group that will play a...Tags: Republican Party, Education, Freedom of Religion, History, Chicago Hotels
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'Mad Men': Randee Heller talks about the death of Miss Blankenship
Show TrackerMiss Ida Blankenship shed her mortal coil on Sunday night's episode of "Mad Men." But there's no chance fans of the show will forget her. She joins a growing list of beloved characters who have exited the show much too...... -
Jeffrey Katzenberg's desperation plea: Movie biz needs to make movies that look good in 3-D
The Big PictureI think things have gotten to the point where Jeffrey Katzenberg, who's been a Jerry Falwell-style evangelist for 3-D for years now, probably needs to hire a crisis management PR firm to salvage the ever-deteriorating image of 3-D movies. Roger...... -
(Bad) acts of God
Opinion L.A.[For the Record, added at 1:15 p.m.: The original post had a photo of Bill O’Reilly, who would be mortified to be confused with Glenn Beck. We replaced that photo with one of Beck himself.] [For the Record, added at......
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