Leonardo Blair

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  May 31, 2013

  Willow Creek Church's Lynne Hybels Says Immigration Reform Is Personal

  Co-founder of Willow Creek Community Church Lynne Hybels, wants American Christians to ensure that politicians hear their voices in the immigration reform debate this summer because the legislation stands to impact the lives of many of their brothers and sisters living in America without documentation.

• May 30, 2013

  How Premarital Sex Rewires Your Brain, Affects Your Chances of Finding Life Mate

  Dopamine, Oxytocin and Vasopressin are three powerful and important products released during sex between a man and a woman in a committed relationship and helps couples bond. When they are introduced in casual sexual relationships, however, they can cause much trouble.

• May 29, 2013

  Moms Now Primary or Sole Breadwinner in Record-Breaking 40 Percent of US Homes With Children

  In a record-breaking 40 percent of U.S. households with children under 18, mothers are either the primary or sole breadwinner, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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  May 29, 2013

  Cross-Dressing Day Causes Stir at Milwaukee Elementary School

  A Milwaukee, Wis., elementary school has come under fire from parents for encouraging children as young as five years old to cross-dress in celebration of an event billed "Gender-Bender Day" at the school last Friday.

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  May 29, 2013

  Supreme Court: Indiana Can't Block Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood

  Abortion rights advocate Planned Parenthood got a boost from a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday which upheld a previous ruling in lower courts that Indiana could not block Medicaid funding for the organization's clinics because they perform abortions.

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  May 29, 2013

  John Piper Celebrates Influence of C.S. Lewis in 'Alive to Wonder'

  Christian author and college chancellor John Piper has released an E-book celebrating the impact the famous novelist C.S. Lewis had on his life and commemorating the 50th anniversary since his death.

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  May 29, 2013

  Teacher Quits in Impassioned YouTube Video: 'Everything I Loved About Teaching Is Extinct'

  A YouTube video showing a frustrated teacher quitting over her involuntary transfer from a Highland Park, Ill., grade school by the North Shore School District 112 is now causing quite a stir after she aired a damning list of problems with the district's administration and how students are being educated.

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  May 28, 2013

  High School Class President Prays in Jesus' Name at Graduation Despite Atheist Objections

  Jonathan Hardwick, president of the 2013 graduating class of Lincoln County High School in Kentucky, boldly continued a longstanding tradition of student-led prayer at the school's graduation ceremony last Friday despite efforts from at least six students who had tried to shut it down.

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  May 28, 2013

  NY Archdiocese Health Plan Has Covered Birth Control, Abortion for Over a Decade

  Despite his strong opposition to the portion of the new health care law that requires employers, including those with religious affiliations to cover birth control in employee health plans, the Archdiocese headed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has been quietly paying for birth control for more than a decade.

• May 28, 2013

  Ky. Megachurch Boots Boy Scouts From Campus After Gay Vote

  Southeast Christian Church, a megachurch in Louisville, Ky., has announced that it will cut ties with the Boy Scouts of America because the youth organization has become too polarizing.