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  Jul 31, 2013

  Are Evangelical Leaders Misrepresenting Evangelicals on Immigration Reform?

  Evangelical support for immigration reform is a top-down, "grasstops," elite-led movement with little support among the "grassroots," or the evangelicals in the pews, Jonathan Merritt and Mark Tooley have recently argued. Their arguments, though, are based upon an assumption that the views of all evangelicals are represented by the views of white evangelicals.

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  Jul 31, 2013

  Obama Condemns the Growing Income Inequality Occurring Under His Watch

  In the fifth year of the Obama presidency, America's middle class continues to suffer while the rich are gaining, President Barack Obama noted in a much ballyhooed speech last week before his vacation at Martha's Vineyard, one of the hottest destinations for America's elite. Republicans and conservatives complain the middle class is suffering because of Obama policies. Obama counters that if Republicans would just agree to implement more of his policies they could end the suffering.

• Jul 31, 2013

  For-Profit Corporations Don't Have Religious Freedom, Court Rules

  For-profit corporations do not have religious freedom protections, a three judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled. The case involved a furniture company owned by a Mennonite family that sued the government over birth control mandate. The ruling is at odds with a 10th Circuit decision that ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, which increases the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will examine the cases.

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  Jul 30, 2013

  Media Criticized for Misrepresenting What Pope Francis Said About Gays

  After Pope Francis reiterated what the Catholic Church teaches about how gays should be treated, some in the media reported that his words suggested a more liberal direction for the Church.

• Jul 30, 2013

  New England Becoming More Pro-Abortion; South, Midwest Becoming More Pro-Life

  Views on abortion are becoming more entrenched in certain regions of the country, with New England residents more convinced of the pro-choice position and the Midwest and parts of the South becoming more pro-life, according to a new Pew Forum study.

• Jul 29, 2013

  N.C. Governor Pat McCrory Expected to Sign Abortion Regulation Bill

  North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory is expected Friday to sign an abortion regulation bill passed last week by the N.C. Senate. Pro-choice critics claim McCrory will be breaking a campaign promise and are still hoping he will veto the bill.

• Jul 29, 2013

  Poll: Majority Would Support Gay Marriage in All 50 States

  A slight majority, 52 percent, of Americans would support a national referendum making gay marriage legal in all 50 states, according to a poll released Monday by Gallup. Forty-three percent say they would vote against the referendum.

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  Jul 27, 2013

  3 Reasons Rubio Can Still Become the GOP Presidential Nominee

  While there has been much ado about Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) recent drop in favorability among Republican voters, the storyline has certainly been overplayed by the media.

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  Jul 26, 2013

  Bishop Harry Jackson: Obama's Race Speech Was 'Balm of Healing' for Blacks

  President's Barack Obama's July 18 speech about race and the Zimmerman verdict was "great," said Bishop Harry Jackson, normally a strong critic of Obama, because it was like a "balm of healing to blacks who feel left out."

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  Jul 26, 2013

  Republicans Condemn 'Hateful' Remarks About Unauthorized Immigrants From Fellow Republican Steve King

  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is under fire from members of his own party for suggesting that most undocumented immigrants are drug mules.