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The largest Catholic television network in Brazil has chosen to stop airing a controversial new program amid outpouring that the show promotes non-Catholic values such as abortion and homosexuality.

New Song TV canceled the program after outraged viewers started an internet protest as well as a campaign on Twitter.

The show, titled "Justice and Peace," was scheduled to air weekly and be hosted Edinho Silva, who is known locally for his liberal views concerning homosexuality and abortion. Silva is also the leader of the ruling Labor Party in the state of Sao Paulo. more >>

The Washington State Senate voted to approve a same-sex marriage bill late Wednesday night, effectively clearing the final obstacle to becoming the seventh state to redefine traditional marriage.

The Senate voted 28-21 in favor of the bill, with four Republicans voting in favor and three Democrats opposed. The bill's supporters have long viewed the Senate as the biggest hurdle to pass as the state's House of Representatives and Gov. Christine Gregoire have both expressed support for legalizing same-sex marriage.

The final recourse for those opposed to the bill is to force a referendum onto the November ballot. In order to do so, opponents will have to collect 120,577 signatures by June 6. more >>

Pro-family group "One Million Moms" is urging customers to contact J.C. Penney and demand that the company drop openly homosexual Ellen DeGeneres as its spokesperson.

One Million Moms is an offshoot of the American Family Association (AFA), "one of the largest and most effective pro-family organizations in the country, with over two million online supporters…" according to its website. The AFA's mission is "to inform, equip, and activate individuals to strengthen the moral foundations of American culture, and give aid to the church here and abroad in its task of fulfilling the Great Commission."

The group finds fault with J.C. Penney's recent decision to hire DeGeneres as its new spokesperson. In an announcement from the company's president last month, Michael Francis told the press, "Importantly, we share the same fundamental values as Ellen. At J.C. Penney, we couldn't think of a better partner to help us put the fun back into the retail experience." more >>

As more states will be voting on constitutional amendments defining marriage, polling indicates that most Minnesotans support the proposed amendment for their state.

According to a poll taken by Public Policy Polling reported on Jan. 27, 48 percent of Minnesotans polled support the amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman, while 44 percent oppose.

"These numbers are consistent with other polls we've seen, which simply show that Minnesota is deeply divided on this issue," said Richard Carlbom, campaign manager for the anti-amendment group Minnesotans United for All Families, commented to The Christian Post. more >>

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has fought back against criticism of comments he made last week where he was accused of comparing the state's gay marriage debate to the tumultuous civil rights movement of the mid-20th century.

"What was I attempting to juxtapose was that the advocates of same-sex marriage say the reason for doing this, in part, is because the public of New Jersey wants it. So I said 'Okay, have a referendum and prove it.'" Christie told reporters.

Christie's misunderstood comments came last week when he said, "The fact of the matter is I think people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets in the South." more >>

A Seattle woman "marries" a building in a bizarre attempt to save a 107-year-old warehouse from being torn down.

Babylonia Aivaz of Seattle told the public to attend her "gay wedding" where she would "marry" the building on Sunday. The nuptials were an attempt to save the building and turn it into a community center.

It is unclear why she referred to it as a "gay wedding," but the woman hyped up the ceremony on social networks as a ploy to save the structure. more >>