Between the raised voices of protestors denouncing the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on same-sex marriages, the sugary melody of a familiar tune played. ...more

May 27, 2009

The U.S. presidential election was the impetus for the nation's top religion stories of 2008, according to a survey of more than 100 religion journalists. ...more

December 27, 2008

The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions. ...more

December 19, 2008

Voters put a stop to same-sex marriage in California, dealing a crushing defeat to gay-rights activists in a state they hoped would be a vanguard and putting in doubt as many as 18,000 same-sex marriages conducted since a court ruling made them legal this year. ...more

November 6, 2008

I'm a liberal Democrat. And I do not favor same-sex marriage. Do those positions sound contradictory? To me, they fit together. ...more

September 24, 2008

Sometime between the salad and the entree at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Tampa, a small box appeared on the table. ...more

September 15, 2008

The "civil forum" featuring presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain may not have been as exciting as Michael Phelps winning his eighth Olympic gold medal, but it was civil and it was a forum from which emerged useful information. ...more

August 22, 2008

Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. ...more

August 16, 2008

Some clergy think churches should divorce themselves from the wedding business. ...more

July 5, 2008

In "Henry VI," Shakespeare wrote, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." ...more

June 27, 2008