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  Apr 5, 2013

  On Immigration Reform, Evangelical Leaders Have Work Ahead to Convince Followers

  While many evangelical pastors and leaders have been active in promoting immigration reform through the Evangelical Immigration Table, recent polls suggest that white evangelicals fall behind the rest of the nation in their support of immigrants and immigration reform.

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  Apr 5, 2013

  Planned Parenthood Clarifies Position: Babies Who Survive Abortions Should Not Be Killed

  Planned Parenthood clarified Thursday that it is not in favor of killing babies who survive a botched abortion. The clarification came after a representative of Florida Planned Parenthood suggested otherwise. The organization believes that taking a life should only be legal when the life is in the mother's womb.

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  Apr 4, 2013

  No Abortion Funding in 'Obamacare' Health Exchanges, Virginia Decides

  The Virginia House and Senate voted Wednesday to ban abortion coverage in insurance plans sold through the health care exchange that will be set up in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare." The amendment was proposed by the state's governor, Bob McDonnell.

• Apr 3, 2013

  Evangelical Coalition Buys Christian Radio Ads to Support Immigration Reform

  The Evangelical Immigration Table, a group of evangelical pastors and organizations formed to support immigration reform, has bought airtime on Christian radio stations in four key states – Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas – to encourage members of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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  Apr 3, 2013

  The Supreme Court, Gay Parenting and Science (Part 2)

  While little is understood about children raised by gay or lesbian couples, there are a host of studies showing that children do better when raised by intact biological married parents. Plus, there is some preliminary research suggesting that children raised by gay or lesbian couples may not do as well as those raised by their married mother and father.

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  Apr 2, 2013

  Millennial Evangelicals Need More Orthodoxy, Less 'Oprah-doxy,' Speakers Argue

  Today's young evangelical Christians, or "millennial" evangelicals, are too influenced by the culture and do not practice deep thinking, or a "life of the mind," several young evangelical leaders argued at a Monday panel hosted by The Institute on Religion & Democracy.

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  Apr 1, 2013

  GOP Politicos Ponder Party's Future on Gay Marriage

  With support for redefining marriage to include same-sex couples appearing to grow, Republican operatives are debating whether the party's position could shift on the issue.

• Apr 1, 2013

  Edith Schaeffer, L'Abri Co-Founder, Wife of Francis Schaeffer, Passes Away

  Evangelical leader Edith Schaeffer, who co-founded L'Abri, a Christian ministry, with her husband, prolific evangelical author Francis Schaeffer, passed away quietly in her sleep early Saturday.

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  Apr 1, 2013

  Obama Attends Easter Service; Pastor Accuses Conservative Christians of Racism in Sermon

  At an Easter Sunday service attended by President Barack Obama and his family, the pastor in his sermon accused politically conservative Christians of being misogynist, racist and anti-immigrant.

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  Mar 28, 2013

  The Supreme Court, Gay Parenting and Science (Part 1)

  As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in two cases involving gay marriage, some "friend of the court" briefs are asking the court to consider social science studies that supposedly confirm there is no difference in the well-being of children raised by gay couples and children raised by a mother and a father. Those studies, though, may be deeply flawed in their methodology and the conclusions drawn from their data.