LNP leader pitches for Christian vote - ninemsn The Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman has played up his religious beliefs during an address to Christian church leaders in Brisbane. Mr Newman also spoke out against "sexualised" billboards and reaffirmed his party's opposition to civil ... Publ.Date : 2012-02-08T10:32:47Z
Spiritual beliefs can have psychological pros, cons - BG News When Kenneth Pargament decided to start researching psychology and religion, he did not receive the most support from the psychological community. "The field tended to take a negative view toward religiousness," Pargament said. "[Sigmund] Freud ... Publ.Date : 2012-02-08T05:39:18Z
Measure would protect political and religious beliefs - YourWestValley.com PHOENIX -- State lawmakers are moving to end what one says amounts to a "don't ask, don't tell'' policy at universities and community colleges -- at least for political and religious conservatives. The House Committee on Higher Education, Innovation and ... Publ.Date : 2012-02-08T17:56:36Z
The Contraception Mandate and Religious Freedom - Article.nationalreview.com Since our nation’s earliest days, the U.S. Supreme Court has consistently affirmed our First Amendment right to exercise our religious beliefs freely. But today, recent decisions by the Obama administration are threatening Americans’ religious liberty. Publ.Date : 2012-02-07T21:32:32Z
Religion and Politics: A Marriage Made in Hell - Patch I wasn’t too surprised when religious beliefs and dogma started entering the blog posts and comments on the Patch. As my mother taught me, never discuss religion or politics in polite company. However, the Patch is anything but polite company. Publ.Date : 2012-02-08T17:56:36Z
Boehner vows to overturn Obama’s birth control coverage rule - YAHOO! "Nonprofit employers who, based on religious beliefs, do not currently provide contraceptive coverage in their insurance plan, will be provided an additional year, until August 1, 2013, to comply with the new law," Sebelius said in the statement. Publ.Date : 2012-02-09T00:23:08Z
5 Big Lies About the Phony 'War on Religion' - AlterNet We've collected five examples of the GOP and religious-right leaders claiming their rights are being infringed when the government tells them they can no longer use their beliefs as an excuse to discriminate against others. 1. Catholic employers ... Publ.Date : 2012-02-08T19:58:17Z
Religious Condition Stirs Protest at a Caucus Site - New York Times If she had, she would have been committing perjury, she said, because religious beliefs had not kept her from voting earlier. She said she had planned to support Newt Gingrich. A number of other caucusgoers suggested that they had signed the ... Publ.Date : 2012-02-06T06:38:56Z
Contraception mandate outrages religious groups - msnbc.com Under that provision, an employer generally will be considered religious if its main purpose is spreading religious beliefs, and if it largely employs and serves people of the same faith. That means a Catholic parish likely would qualify for a ... Publ.Date : 2012-02-03T08:37:01Z