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• Dec 23, 2012

  Rick Warren Talks About Grief, Assault Weapons, Lame Politicians, Young Adults in Limbo

  Pastor Rick Warren talked about politics and religion in light of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., in an interview on "Fox News Sunday." He also discussed his new book written for young adults.

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  Dec 21, 2012

  Play Adaptation of CS Lewis' The Screwtape Letters Tours US

  A theater adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters, a book written from the perspective of a senior demon teaching a neophyte demon how to tempt a human, is touring the United States. Max McLean, who directed and adapted the play along with Jeff Fiske, spoke Thursday with The Christian Post about what it's like to play Screwtape on stage, and how last week's shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., has influenced his performance.

• Dec 20, 2012

  GOP Operatives Eye Reversal of Democrats' Electoral College Edge

  The current method of calculating electoral college votes in most states gives Democrats an edge in presidential races. Republicans operatives are working to undo that edge, not by supporting a popular vote, though, as most Americans would prefer, but by supporting changes that would give Republicans an edge.

• Dec 20, 2012

  Porn Use Linked to Gay Marriage Support, Researcher Finds

  There is a correlation between watching porn and support for gay marriage among men, Dr. Mark Regnerus, associate professor of sociology at University of Texas at Austin, found. Exposure to diverse and graphic sex acts, he believes, may undermine a traditional view of marriage.

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  Dec 19, 2012

  Obama: GOP Plan to Tax the Rich Shows Unwillingness to Compromise

  In a Wednesday press conference, President Barack Obama again rejected Speaker of the House John Boehner's "plan B" proposal to increase taxes on millionaires while preserving tax cuts for everyone else. He also accused Republicans of being unwilling to compromise because they will not support his plan.

• Dec 19, 2012

  Gallup: GOP Depressed, Democrats High

  Americans' evaluations of their own lives are at a 13-month low, according to Gallup. The drop is driven by Republicans and independents. Democrats have become slightly more positive about their lives.

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  Dec 19, 2012

  Christian Colleges Score Win: Court Orders Rewrite of Birth Control Mandate

  A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with Wheaton College and Belmont Abbey College in a decision related to the ongoing court challenges to the Obama administration's birth control mandate. The court said it would hold the Obama administration to its promise to never implement the current birth control mandate and to create a new rule by August, as part of the court decision.

• Dec 19, 2012

  Democrats Reject Boehner Plan to Increase Taxes Only on Millionaires

  Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) proposed a "plan B" to avoid the "fiscal cliff" in the event that negotiations with President Barack Obama fall through. Plan B would increase taxes on taxable income above $1 million while preventing taxes from going up below that amount. While the Republican plan seeks to protect the middle class from tax increases, Democrats said the plan will not work because they will not vote for it.

• Dec 18, 2012

  Gallup: Majority Believe Gays Can Adopt But Not Lead Boy Scouts

  A Gallup poll shows strong majorities of Americans favor a broad range of rights for gays and lesbians, including adopting children, but a slim majority also say that gays should not be Boy Scout leaders.

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  Dec 18, 2012

  School Shooting Debates: God, Guns, Video Games and Mental Illness

  Friday's tragedy has sparked dialogue and debate on a range of topics as the nation seeks to understand acts of senseless violence. Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," that, in response to the massacre, she would introduce an assault weapons ban on the first day of the new Congress. Congress passed a similar ban in 1992, which expired in 2002.