INDIA IS the pride of the world for being able to sustain a democracy in the part of the world that has seen military coups and dictatorships. On the other hand, India can teach to the western world what the meaning of democracy and freedom is. India ...

SACRAMENTO - The stakes of the ballot drive to forbid same-sex marriage reach well beyond California's geographic and political borders in what has emerged as yet another chapter in America's undying culture wars. Christian groups, wealthy ...

This news kills any small hopes - which I harbored initially myself - that Sarah Palin does not represent a triumph of the most hardcore Christianist elements in her party: Gov. Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain launched a crusade against Washington last night in his bid for the White House , saying he and his running mate Sarah Palin have the kind of track record needed for reform, but that his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama ...

SANTA CRUZ -- Longtime Santa Cruz resident Larry Friedman married in June, first and foremost to cement his 16-year relationship, but also out of concern that he might lose the opportunity. The state's most talked-about ballot measure this year ...

INDIA IS the pride of the world for being able to sustain a democracy in the part of the world that has seen military coups and dictatorships. On the other hand, India can teach to the western world what the meaning of democracy and freedom is. India ...

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama holds a slight advantage over John McCain going into the final phase of the 2008 campaign, which is shaping up more as a personality contest than a battle of ideas. Both candidates are framing the choice for voters around a ...

Terry Kemple holds a sign promoting Amendment 2 during a candidates forum at Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon. The amendment would define marriage as between a man and a woman. BRANDON — Terry Kemple, the man who would keep homosexuals from ...

Obama, McCain suggest changes in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ... Republican vice presidential hopeful's church promotes prayer to make gays straight ... Presidential candidates plan joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark Sept. 11 attacks ... Obama ...

INDIA IS the pride of the world for being able to sustain a democracy in the part of the world that has seen military coups and dictatorships. On the other hand, India can teach to the western world what the meaning of democracy and freedom is. India ...

Share DEMOCRATIC presidential candidates have warmly embraced America 's gay and lesbian lobby, but fearful of a conservative backlash, refused to go all the way by supporting same-sex marriage. In a cosy, intimate atmosphere, reminiscent of Oprah ...

SANTA CRUZ -- Longtime Santa Cruz resident Larry Friedman married in June, first and foremost to cement his 16-year relationship, but also out of concern that he might lose the opportunity. The state's most talked-about ballot measure this year ...

Obama, McCain suggest changes in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ... Republican vice presidential hopeful's church promotes prayer to make gays straight ... Presidential candidates plan joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark Sept. 11 attacks ... Obama ...

Barack Obama holds a slight advantage over John McCain going into the final phase of the 2008 campaign, which is shaping up more as a personality contest than a battle of ideas. Both candidates are framing the choice for voters around a theme of ...

I have worked in Torrington for a few years now and had really come to like this town and the people who live here. I was so impressed that I moved my family here recently. What a mistake! In the few weeks that I've lived in Torrington, I've heard so ...

It's not polite to stare. And you really shouldn't use defamatory nicknames. Political correctness demands at least awareness of what might be offensive. You risk your life if you offend this minority. True Blood, premiering at 9 tonight on HBO, is ...

Sunday, September 7, 2008 This version won't be as explicit as conservative Pat Buchanan's 1992 GOP convention call for a "cultural war" or even the 2004 race, where anti-gay marriage referendums drove cultural conservatives to the polls in 11 mostly ...

Not so long ago, Britain and the rest of Europe were rejoicing in America's presidential choice of Barack Obama versus John McCain. The hated George W Bush would be gone and a sensible, smart leader would inhabit the White House again - whoever won ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. ``You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. "You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those ...