Stephanie Samuel

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• Mar 10, 2011

  Witnesses Praise Peter King's Muslim Hearing

  Witnesses of New York Rep. Peter King's first \"Radicalization in the American Muslim Community\" hearing Thursday affirmed the usefulness of a public discussion focused on radical Islam despite vocal protests against it, including some that demonized the hearing as \"McCarthyistic.\"

• Mar 10, 2011

  Evangelical Left Leader: Social Justice is Biblical, 'Pretty Conservative'

  A social justice leader disputes an author\'s claim that the evangelical left is pushing the bounds of Christianity. Instead he contends that what the evangelical right considers liberal is actually \"pretty conservative\" because it is based on the Old Testament.

• Mar 9, 2011

  Atheists Cancel Concert after Military Refuses to Sponsor

  Organizers were forced to shut down an atheist concert scheduled to occur at a North Carolina military base after the military refused to endorse the event.

• Mar 9, 2011

  Texas Students Push for Contraception Talk in Sex Ed

  A Texas Democrat and dozens of students are asking state lawmakers to reconsider a bill that would push the state\'s public schools to teach about contraception in addition to abstinence.

• Mar 9, 2011

  AFA Threatens Boycott if ABC Airs 'Good Christian B*tches'

  A conservative pro-family group is threatening a boycott if the ABC network actually airs a new prime-time program that is said to portray Christian women as catty, two-faced gossipers.

• Mar 8, 2011

  R.I. School Keeps Prayer Banner despite ACLU Threat

  A Rhode Island school district has decided to legally fight, if necessary, to keep a prayer banner hanging inside a public school despite threats from the American Civil Liberties Union.

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  Mar 8, 2011

  Evangelical: Donald Trump Needs Compelling Story to Win Votes

  While business mogul Donald Trump tests the waters in Iowa and New Hampshire, a noted evangelical says the \"Apprentice\" star needs a compelling narrative to draw voters.

• Mar 7, 2011

  So. Baptist Ethics Leader Welcomes Islam Hearings

  As protest and controversy mount ahead of Thursday\'s House committee hearings on radical Islam, a Christian leader contends that the hearings are actually good for Muslims because they allow the faith\'s leaders to denounce the actions of extremists who are misusing the name of Islam.

• Mar 5, 2011

  Author: New Evangelical Left Pushing Bounds of Christianity

  For the growing evangelical left, the social justice agenda is about bringing heaven to earth, an Ohio author said. The youthful evangelical left are pushing the bounds of Christianity to correct what they have determined to be inequality and injustice.

• Mar 4, 2011

  Md. House Committee OKs Gay Marriage Bill

  A Maryland House committee passed the Senate-approved gay marriage bill Friday, moving the state just steps away from becoming the sixth state that recognizes same-sex marriage.