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In another hard-fought battle over the definition of matrimony, a New Jersey court dismissed a case brought by seven homosexual couples demanding the state create a right to same-sex "marriage." Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg's opinion said nothing can be found in the state constitution to justify a right to same-sex "marriage." "The right to marry has always been understood in law and tradition to apply only to couples of different genders," she wrote. "A change in that basic understanding would not lift a restriction on the right, but would work a fundamental transformation of marriage into an arrangement that...

A Colorado mother is appealing a child custody decision in which a court barred her from teaching homosexuality is wrong. Cheryl Clark, who says she is a Christian, has been ordered by Denver County Circuit Judge John W. Coughlin to "make sure that there is nothing in the religious upbringing or teaching that the minor child is exposed to that can be considered homophobic." The directive arose from the decision to award joint parenting responsibilities for her daughter to a practicing homosexual. "Forbidding the raising of children in the parent's Christian beliefs is an anathema to parental rights and religious...

A massive, international "gay pride" event previously held in Rome, at the doorstep of the Vatican, has chosen Jerusalem as its next venue. Scene from WorldPride 2000, held in Rome to coincide with Catholic Church Jubilee The InterPride celebration attracted about a quarter of a million homosexuals in 2000 and expects to host the largest "gay" event ever in the Holy Land in 2005, organizers say, according to the website Gay365.com "An event of this magnitude has never occurred before anywhere in Israel," said Jerry Levinson, executive director of Jerusalem's Gay and Lesbian Center, Hagai El-Ad. Levinson said his center,...

Using a rule prohibiting discrimination based on "sexual orientation," a group of New Yorkers filed suit yesterday challenging NYC's use of public funds to establish the first homosexuals-only high school in the Big Apple. As WorldNetDaily reported, the new Harvey Milk High School is undergoing a $3.2 million publicly funded renovation and will open this fall with 100 "gay" students. Democratic New York State Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. and a mother representing her four children, all of whom attend New York City schools, are the plaintiffs in the case, represented by attorneys from the Liberty Counsel. According to a statement...

(AgapePress) - Researchers are warning of an HIV outbreak on college campuses in North Carolina. A study conducted by the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services indicates that up to 60 college students in the state may have become infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The study found that 25 male college students in a three-county region of North Carolina have been diagnosed with HIV since 2001, and nearly 90% of those students were black men whose infections resulted from homosexual sex. Lead researcher Dr. Lisa Hightow, a fellow in infectious...

A homosexual webcasting radio station claims its facility was struck by lightning, frying critical phone equipment, and that an anti-"gay" activist's prayers are responsible for the hit. Washington, D.C.-based Outlet Radio Network, a commercial webcaster, says the blow came on Saturday. The lightning strike caused the cancellation of a two-hour call-in show Sunday because guests and callers could not reach the hosts by phone, the station said. "We were shocked," Outlet Radio principle partner and talk-show host Christian Grantham said in a statement. "Just as we were about to start the show, we noticed a key piece of equipment had...

AUSTRALIA'S leading relationship counselling body is urging lonely older single women to become lesbians. Relationships Australia spokesman Jack Carney said men's shorter life spans, and their pursuit of much younger women, meant women in their twilight years were often forced to turn to other women for love and companionship. Mr Carney said the government-funded support group encouraged older women to explore lesbian relationships, which were seen as more nurturing and emotionally supportive. Older women were even pooling their resources to buy property and making pacts to form couples if they did not find a male partner by a certain age,...

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, one of the nation's most popular radio talk-show hosts and the most successful on-air counselor, is no longer practicing the rituals of Judaism – a religion she converted to a decade ago in her 40s. ''Almost 10 years ago, I talked on the air about becoming a convert to Judaism,'' she told her listeners last week. ''I was open on the air at that time about that evolution. Well, I would say within the last year I have had a de-evolution.'' Where is she now spiritually? ''Nowhere exactly,'' she chuckled. ''Suspended animation. I still see myself as...

PRIME Minister John Howard has ruled out supporting gay marriages because they were incompatible with an institution designed to ensure "the survival of the species". A Toronto same-sex couple celebrate their wedding Mr Howard joined US President George W. Bush and the Vatican in opposing state support for same-sex marriage. (Report: Porn, touching charges delay bishop vote) Speaking as he flew to Darwin for tomorrow's indigenous health summit, Mr Howard made it clear he would have nothing to do with any move towards same-sex marriages. "I would never support any facilitation of it in Australia," he said. "The reason is...

American companies continue to lead the world in politically correct foolishness. Perhaps General Motors should be the poster child for this stupidity disease. The company's "diversity" initiative includes spending company money to support "affinity groups" that celebrate the "collective mixture of similarities and differences" that make up GM's workforce. However, the company has refused to recognize groups of employees that share a common religious background, while openly supporting at least one affinity group of gay and lesbian employees. The "logic" behind this discrimination is bewildering. One employee won't stand for it any longer and has filed a discrimination complaint against...

Michael Savage, the controversial, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and best-selling author, is considering a run for California governor in the fall recall election of incumbent Gray Davis. Savage made the announcement on his radio program last night and is soliciting comments on the idea from his fans on his website. His "Savage Nation" program is heard on more than 300 affiliates from coast to coast, but the talker is based in San Francisco. State officials set an Oct. 7 date for the election to recall Davis, giving him less than three months to fight for his political life. Lt....

We have our home on the market so many realtors and potential buyers are coming through our home daily. If we're not home the realtor can find a secondary code to turn off our alarm in the lock box. We've had some valuable items broken since we put our house on the market. What's frustrating is we don't notice it right away because the broken pieces are cleaned up and the item moved or turned in a way that doesn't make it obvious the item is broken. All we can do is get a listing of who's been in our...

Some parents in a southern Oregon town are protesting plans of the local school district to erect a flagpole and U.S. flag outside a taxpayer-supported learning center, reports the Ashland Daily Tidings. "I feel very strongly that there should not be a flagpole and there should not be a flag," Tracy Bungay told the paper. "I feel our country is on a strong push towards imperialism, and we're not a democratic nation anymore. I want to raise my children to be citizens of the world, and the flag does not represent ideals I want to instill in my children. It...

In her first radio interview, the woman who nursed the wounds of Juanita Broaddrick shortly after an alleged sexual assault by Bill Clinton, says she remains convinced the ex-president is a rapist. "Every time I talk about this, it still makes me upset," said Norma Rogers Kelsey, in an interview with talk show host Bob Enyart of KGOV in Denver. Kelsey's interview, broadcast last night, comes after Broaddrick repeated her charge on national television amid the release of Hillary Clinton's new book, which essentially ignored the accusation. Kelsey, 49, is now a wife and mother of six children, living in...

We need the FMA, if traditional marriage is going to stay alive in the U.S. Recently, the government of Canada announced that it would not oppose court rulings that declared the nation's marriage law unconstitutional because it did not include "same-sex couples" and that it would actually change the law to reflect the legal rulings. CitizenLink spoke with Dr. Robert George, a professor of jurisprudence and politics at Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., about the Canadian action. He spoke with CitizenLink Associate Editor Pete Winn.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. It appears homosexual marriage is going to become the law of the land for our neighbors...

The woman known as "Roe" in the historic Supreme Court case that legalized abortion is filing a motion in federal court today to overturn the 1973 decision. The Roe v. Wade ruling should be set aside because of changes in law and new research that make the prior decision "no longer just," argues Allan E. Parker, Jr., lead attorney for the San Antonio, Texas-based Justice Foundation. Norma McCorvey Parker is representing the former "Jane Roe," Norma McCorvey, who has the right to petition for reopening the case because she was party to the original litigation. McCorvey announced in 1995 she...

What normally is a legislative slam-dunk – a resolution honoring dads for Father's Day – turned into a debate on "alternative lifestyles" in the California state Assembly. According to a report in the Stockton Record, Republicans this week either withheld their support of voted against the resolution because it focused on "nontraditional" dads, including families with two fathers. "It didn't belong on the floor," said GOP Assemblyman Alan Nakanishi. "It was a homosexual bill in the sense that they wanted to make a point out of two fathers" in a single household. The resolution, sponsored by lesbian Democratic Assemblywoman Christine...

Maybe we could call it a war council of sorts. A far-left cabal known as "Campaign for America's Future" held a little three-day conference in Washington, D.C., last week. The meeting was highlighted by attacks on the evil, menacing conservative media ... including, of course, talk radio. For generations, the left controlled the major mass-media outlets in this country including (without limitation, as the lawyer's say) CBS, NBC, ABS, CNN, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and more. Now, the wonderful world of cable television and talk radio have changed things. There...

A historic bill awarding virtually all the rights of marriage to homosexual "domestic partners" narrowly passed the California state Assembly late this afternoon. Requiring 41 votes, AB 205 passed 41-29, with 10 members not voting. Democrat supporters expressed surprise as the outcome became apparent. Speaker Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego "Amazing," said Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe, a lesbian and co-author of the bill. Pro-family groups that lobbied hard against the bill charged it would subvert the will of Californians who overwhelmingly approved the Protection of Marriage Initiative in March 2000, reserving marriage rights for a man and a woman...

The weather was sunny and dry Sunday, but there were rainbows everywhere on the people-clogged streets of downtown Ferndale for the annual Motor City Pride. Nine Mile Road and Troy Street were closed from Woodward Avenue to Planavon Street to host the gay-friendly festival. The event - featuring live music, arts and craft shops and community group booths - last year brought about 18,000 people to Ferndale. This year, organizers think they broke new attendance records. By midafternoon, it was difficult to walk through the crowded street. "We're way ahead of where we were last year," said Jeff Montgomery of...