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Same-sex marriage already under attack in Northern Ireland.

AN evangelical Christian group has threatened Secretary of State Julian Smith with court action over the extension of same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland. The Christian Institute said it has received legal opinion which suggests Church ministers preaching against same-sex marriage could…

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Remember the ERA? It may pass in Virginia. What’s next?

Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment are so confident Virginia is on the verge of becoming the critical 38th state to ratify the gender equality measure, they are already making plans for how they will celebrate. But that jubilation could…

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White evangelicals more likely to support LGBT discrimination.

A new poll shows white evangelicals stand alone among religious groups in opposing civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans. More white evangelical Protestants oppose than support government restrictions on discrimination against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in…

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Why did the FDA deny approval for a monthly HIV treatment?

Last week, the FDA denied the approval of Cabenuva, the first of its kind monthly HIV injection treatment. Developers hoped that the monthly injection would replace daily pills, thus making life easier for HIV patients and also possibly removing some…

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Buttigieg’s campaign raised nearly $25 million in 4th quarter.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign announced a significant fundraising haul of $24.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.  The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s campaign said Wednesday that it had raised more than $76 million in 2019 from more than 733,000 individual donors…