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Dobson to Attend and Speak at Ten Commandments Rally at Noon Thursday in Montgomery, Alabama 8/27/03 4:50:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: David Gasak of the Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 gasakdp@fotf.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Focus on the Family founder and chairman Dr. James Dobson will attend and speak at a Thursday rally at the Alabama state judicial center in Montgomery, where he will address fellow Christians about the controversy surrounding Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore -- and the right of the American people to acknowledge God in the public square. Dobson will...

Focus on the Family Ready to Respond to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruling; Decision Could Dismantle Idea of Marriage 7/9/03 4:19:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: David Gasak of Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 e-mail: culturalissues@family.org; web: http://www.family.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A ruling could come in the next few days -- legal experts expect the decision to be released on Friday or Monday -- in the Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health court case in Massachusetts. This historic decision has the potential to dismantle our culture's understanding of marriage by allowing same-sex couples...

Spurred on by the Supreme Court's landmark ruling decriminalizing gay sexual conduct, both sides in the debate over gay rights are vowing an intense state-by-state fight over deeply polarizing questions, foremost among them whether gays should be allowed to marry. Even with most legislatures out of session until early next year, lively debates are already taking shape across the country, from Hawaii to Connecticut, Oregon to Alabama to Massachusetts. Potentially fierce battles over marriage and other rights loom in dozens of statehouses and state courts, as social conservatives — including the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist of Tennessee — try...

Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - One of the country's largest pro-family ministries is taking the nation's largest retailer to task for equating homosexuality with immutable characteristics such as race and gender. Focus on the Family said Wednesday that it is "profoundly disappointed" that Wal-Mart will also force its more than one million employees to undergo so-called "sensitivity training." Wal-Mart spokesman Tom Williams told CNSNews.com Thursday that the company has, in fact, added "sexual orientation" to the list of protected classes in its equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination policies. "We felt it was the right thing to do at this time for...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Shortly before and after President Bush signed the ban on partial-birth abortions Wednesday, two groups of pro-life advocates met with him privately in the Oval Office. They tell of a man who strongly and openly supports the pro-life cause and does so because of a deeply felt Christian faith. Chuck Colson, who founded a national prison ministry, met with President Bush before the bill signing event. "We had a wonderful conversation, celebrating one of the most significant days of his presidency and a great day for all who believe in the sanctity of life," Colson said....