Stephanie Samuel

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• Dec 9, 2010

  DREAM Act Moves to Senate amid Some Opposition

  The DREAM Act passed in the U.S. House Wednesday night despite opposition to amnesty and provisions that may allow criminals to apply for the pathway to citizenship.

• Dec 9, 2010

  Evangelical Politics Are Too Partisan, Say Authors

  The evangelical movement is too involved in partisan politics, said the authors of a new book questioning the role Christian religion will play in the future political landscape. "It is too closely identified with one ideology, one political party."

• Dec 9, 2010

  Planned Parenthood Found Negligent in Case of Sexually Assaulted Teen

  An Ohio court judge ruled on Tuesday that a Planned Parenthood clinic failed to follow informed consent laws in the case of a teenage girl who was being sexually assaulted by her 22-year-old coach.

• Dec 8, 2010

  A Hispanic Evangelical Goes from Pulpit to Politics

  A Hispanic Christian leadership group endorsed on Wednesday an Illinois pastor in the Chicago mayoral race in the hopes of expanding the political voice of the Hispanic evangelical movement.

• Dec 8, 2010

  Evangelical, Catholic Leaders Call for Approval of New START

  Evangelical and Catholic leaders are calling for the ratification of the arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia in the lame duck session to minimize the threat of a nuclear attack.

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  Dec 7, 2010

  Wachovia Bank Allows Christmas Trees in Branch Offices

  Wachovia Bank is permitting Christmas trees at its branch offices after rumors of a no tree policy were reported to Christmas watch lists and the press.

• Dec 7, 2010

  Pro-Life Protesters Greet Late-Term Abortionist at New Clinic

  Nearly 300 people gathered in prayer Monday to protest the first day of business of Leroy Carhart\'s Germantown abortion clinic in Maryland.

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  Dec 7, 2010

  Prop. 8 Debate Heard in Appeals Court

  Proponents on Monday argued before a panel of federal judges that heterosexual marriage is an age-old institution that is vital to society.

• Dec 6, 2010

  Study Measures Effect of Family Acceptance on Gay Teens

  A newly released mental health study says parents must accept the lifestyles and gender expressions of their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents to prevent against suicide, drug abuse and depression.

• Dec 6, 2010

  Attorneys Wrestle for Halt on Embryonic Stem Cell Funding

  A religious freedom legal team testified in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday to halt federal funds from being \"shoveled\" into the destruction of embryos for stem cell research.