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The nation's major television networks have rejected an ad that shows a gay couple and others being banished from a church, saying it violates their rules against controversial or religious advertising. The 30-second commercial for the United Church of Christ will begin airing on cable networks and Spanish-language stations next week. The ad, called "Ejector," shows a gay couple, a single mother, a disabled man and others flying out of their pews as a wrinkled hand pushes a red button. Text on the screen reads, "God doesn't reject people. Neither do we," and a voiceover says, "The United Church of...

(CNSNews.com) - Religious conservatives meeting in Washington, D.C., lashed out at homosexual advocacy groups and organizations catering to the political Left on Monday. One participant criticized the "gay agenda," which he said calls for not only acceptance, but also "affirmation and celebration of this behavior as normal and even desirable." The two-day conference, entitled "The War on Christians and the Values Voters in 2006," is sponsored by Vision America, an organization that describes its mission as "restoring Judeo-Christian values in America." Conference participants produced a "Values Voters' Contract with Congress," which includes key elements of the conservative, religious agenda. Based...

There are not a lot of people who are as qualified as Aaron Weininger, 21, of Westchester, New York, to become a Conservative rabbi. Aaron, who is presently in Jerusalem spending a semester at Hebrew University and the Conservative Yeshiva, grew up in a family that takes Conservative Judaism seriously. Shabbat observance, kashrut and regular synagogue attendance were all par for the course growing up. Aaron attended Schechter day school for 13 years and was active in the United Synagogue Youth (USY). He also serves as the High Holidays cantor at Washington University in St. Louis's Conservative minyan. What clinched...

he trumpets were left at home and the parades were canceled.  The press releases and campaign signs were quietly forgotten.  The news was big, but it did not contain what some had hoped for.  On April 14, 2003, the International Human Genome Consortium announced the successful completion of the Human Genome Project—two years ahead of schedule.  The press report read: “The human genome is complete and the Human Genome Project is over” (see “Human Genome Report...,” 2003, emp. added).  Most of the major science journals reported on the progress in the field of genetics, but also speculated on how the...

"I need to get reacquainted with my partner Dan." - Jim Loney, freed Christian Peacemaker Team member, March 27. The Christian Peacemaker Team members have been called misguided and naive. But it's clear from here that Jim Loney is only selectively naive. He could not afford to talk about his partner while in captivity and didn't. Homosexuality in Saddam Hussein's Iraq was punishable by death. Amnesty International says the current status of gay and lesbian rights is unclear. But here are few things that are crystal clear. 1) Jim Loney only feels free to speak his mind about his sexual...

West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon has anxiously kept his sexual orientation a secret his entire political career. He broke his silence on the subject Wednesday night at the annual State of the City dinner at West Sacramento City Hall. "The pressure and the stigma and sometimes the all too casual bigotry in this town made it painfully clear when I first ran for office that I could either serve this community or I could be a gay man. But I could not be both," Cabaldon said. His disclosure - planned well in advance - concluded a speech focusing on...

100 S. Anaheim Blvd., Suite 350 Anaheim, CA. 92805 (714) 520-0300 Email: blopez@traditionalvalues.org  Website: www.traditionalvalues.org SB 1437 TO BE VOTED ON APRIL 4 th!!!HOMOSEXUAL CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOKS TO BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM!!!BLATANT HOMOSEXUAL TEACHINGS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ALL CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS!!BILL AIMED AT FORCING SCHOOLS TO ADVOCATE PRO-HOMOSEXUAL POLICIES!!*************************************************************************SB 1437 by Kuehl (D): Pro-Homosexual CurriculumLesbian Senator Sheila Kuehl has introduced Senate Bill 1437. The bill is before the Senate Judiciary Committee and will be voted on Tuesday, April 4th.You must contact Senators on the committee and ask that they vote NO on SB 1437 today!!All state offices will be...

WASHINGTON, DC – The First Amendment Center has released the first consensus guidelines to help public schools develop sexual orientation policies. The new guidelines advise school officials to include the viewpoints of all participants in order to develop policies that promote fairness for all. According to Charles Haynes, a primary drafter of the guidelines and Senior Scholar at the First Amendment Center, the ex-gay viewpoint in public schools is protected by the First Amendment and should be heard. Haynes explained that incidents such as the one last year in Montgomery County, Maryland, might have been avoided had guidelines like these...

Homosexual adoption report written by 'pro-gay advocate' Associated Press doesn't disclose bias of controversial policy's author "Adoption Institute Supports Gay Parents," trumpets the headline of the Associated Press report – followed by "Major Adoption Institute Issues Report That Says Blocking Gay Adoption Keeps Kids in Foster Care." Quoting the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute as advising adoption agencies to energetically recruit homosexuals and lesbians, the report gives the impression America's adoption industry has turned clearly in the direction of not only accepting, but strongly promoting, homosexual adoption. "Laws and policies that preclude adoption by gay or lesbian parents disadvantage the...