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National group pushes county recorders to defy same-sex marriage ruling

By Jason Hancock 4/23/09

An Arizona-based Christian nonprofit is offering free legal defense to any of Iowa’s 99 county recorders who refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Dobson Writes Off Fred Thompson

By Cara DeGette 9/20/07

Three down, seven to go. Unless you count Newt.
Focus on the Family spokesman Gary Schneeberger noted last week that it appears James Dobson is taking a process-of-elimination approach to selecting which Republican presidential candidate will get his official personal, not-sanctioned-by-his-nonprofit-organization blessing.
In March, Dobson, who can rally – or not – potentially hundreds of [...]

Jerry Falwell’s legacy and Rudy Giuliani

By Ben Weyl 5/17/07

Jerry Falwell died two days ago. Will the Christian Right soon follow? That is certainly one of the questions being debated amidst the 2008 presidential contest. The front-runner for the GOP nomination, Rudy Giuliani, is pro-choice. But he has come under fire; recently for these views and his lead is shrinking nationwide and in Iowa.
Will [...]

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