R. Leigh Coleman

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  Oct 6, 2011

  Prop 8 Backers Want Gay Judge's Ruling Thrown Out

  Lawyers for Proposition 8's backers filed a motion this week in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to have the judge removed from the case ruling because he kept it secret that he was in a long-term homosexual relationship.

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  Oct 6, 2011

  Christians Should Seek to be 'Change Agent,' Modern-Day Moses, Says Author

  Author Os Hillman writes in his new book, Change Agent, that Christians today have the power to stop being second-class citizens and transform themselves into solution providers and effectively change the course of our eroding culture.

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  Oct 4, 2011

  22-Year-Old Christian Is Mother to 13 Ugandan Orphans

  Katie Davis has a story that makes radio talk show hosts stop in their tracks and say in deep disbelief, "No, she didn’t." But, yes she did! At the age of 19, Katie Davis left the comforts of upper-middle class life in the U.S. to move to Uganda in East Africa to start a nonprofit organization and adopt 13 orphans.

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  Oct 4, 2011

  Atheist, Christian Debate: Does the Judeo-Christian God in the Bible Exist?

  A recent atheist-Christian debate on the existence of God at an Alabama college campus drew nearly 2,000 people.

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  Oct 2, 2011

  Rick Perry Under Fire for Racial Slur Painted on Rock at Texas Camp

  Republican presidential hopefuls are now in the midst of a racially charged debate after it was discovered that GOP candidate Rick Perry’s old West Texas hunting camp was named “N*****head.”

• Oct 2, 2011

  U.K. Report: Christian, Non-Religious People Volunteer Level Same

  A recent U.K. report is giving fuel to British humanists who point out that non-religious and Christian respondents have practically the same level of civic engagement and volunteering.

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  Oct 1, 2011

  Jury Convicts Oregon Faith Healers for 'Letting Baby Die'

  Jurors in the latest Oregon City faith healing trial reached a guilty verdict this week against Dale and Shannon Hickman. The Hickmans will be sentenced for second-degree manslaughter in failing to seek medical treatment for their son who was born two months premature.

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  Oct 1, 2011

  Has Atheism Been Sold to America?

  While religious leaders discuss signs of the times in biblical terms, atheism in America seems to be getting louder, with public campaigns, rallies, billboards, TV appearances and aerial banners, all aimed at gaining attention and drowning out the Christian message. Atheist summer camps now even exist for children.

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  Oct 1, 2011

  Supreme Court to Hear Case on Church Authority, Hiring Rights

  One of the most important religious cases disputed in years, involving the separation of church and state, will soon come before the U.S. Supreme Court. The legal battle could change whether or not the federal government can dictate or interfere with church authority.

• Sep 30, 2011

  Same-Sex Couples Doubled in Tennessee Over 10 Years, Census Finds

  In Tennessee, the number of gay couples doubled in the space of a decade. Out of 10,898 self-reported same-sex couples in 2010, 1,959 identified themselves as married to their partner, and 1,968 families were raising children under age 18.