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  Dec 19, 2013

  Obama Wants You to Talk About 'Obamacare' Over Christmas

  Barack Obama's Twitter feed sent a message Tuesday encouraging supporters to talk about signing up for "Obamacare" over Christmas. The post features a young adult wearing onesie pajamas and drinking hot chocolate.

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  Dec 18, 2013

  Religious Freedom Champion, Jesus-Follower Frank Wolf Retiring From Congress

  Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), one of Congress' most prolific defenders of religious freedom and human rights, announced Tuesday he will be retiring at the end of his current term.

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  Dec 18, 2013

  Analysis: Conservatives Missing Opportunity to Defend Religious Freedom in Utah Polygamy Case

  In reaction to Friday's ruling by a federal judge that parts of Utah's anti-polygamy law are unconstitutional, most conservatives, social conservatives in particular, have claimed that the ruling confirms the slippery slope arguments they made about the legalization of gay marriage. These conservatives are missing an opportunity, though, to praise the ruling for its defense of religious freedom.

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  Dec 17, 2013

  John Kerry on His Return to Christian Faith: Suffering Is Part of God's Plan

  Sec. of State John Kerry spoke Sunday about losing his faith in God while a soldier in the Vietnam War, then returning to his Catholic faith after an "epiphany" that suffering is part of God's plan.

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  Dec 16, 2013

  Analysis: In Utah Polygamy Case, Federal Judge Upholds State's Authority To Define Marriage

  A federal court on Friday ruled parts of a Utah law banning polygamy are unconstitutional. It did not, though, strike down the entire law. Some conservative groups reacted to the decision by noting its relation to state recognition of same-sex unions. The ruling, however, recognizes the constitutionality of banning state recognition of polygamy.

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  Dec 14, 2013

  Robert P. George: Both Bush, Obama Have Been Inconsistent in Fight for Religious Freedom Abroad

  Both President's George W. Bush and Barack Obama have been inconsistent in their obligations to fulfill the requirements of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, argued in his Leland Award Lecture on Religious Liberty. The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission presented George the award on Friday for his advocacy for religious liberty.

• Dec 13, 2013

  Analysis: Budget Deal Could Pave Way for Immigration Reform

  House passage of the "Ryan-Murray Budget" has cleared a path for immigration reform by making more room on the legislative calendar and demonstrating that foes of current immigration reform efforts are in a weakened position.

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  Dec 13, 2013

  Bill to Protect Religious Freedom of Groups Opposed to Gay Marriage Introduced in Senate

  U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a bill Thursday that would protect the tax exempt status of organizations opposed to gay marriage. A similar bill was introduced in the U.S. House in September.

• Dec 12, 2013

  GOP Civil War Reaches Fever Pitch

  A battle between conservative groups and the Republican Party, generally viewed as a fight between Tea Party outsiders and "establishment" insiders, intensified Wednesday and Thursday after some testy remarks by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the firing of a key Republican staffer.

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  Dec 11, 2013

  Fatherlessness Harms the Brain, Neurobiologists Find

  Kids need dads, according to a neurobiological study published this month in the journal Cerebral Cortex. The absence of fathers during childhood may lead to impaired behavioral and social abilities, and brain defects, researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, found.