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Chick-fil-A is once again in the public relations fryer. The controversy flared up this week when a Chicago politician said the company was no longer giving to groups that oppose same-sex marriage, angering Christian conservatives who supported Chick-fil-A this summer when its president reaffirmed his opposition to gay marriage. Civil rights groups hailed the turnabout,…
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A Chicago alderman who made national headlines during the summer for opposing a Chick-fil-A in his increasingly trendy Northwest Side ward has reversed course, saying he will let the fast-food chain open a store in Logan Square. Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno, 1st, said the restaurant has agreed to include a statement of respect for all…
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Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president, who can't afford to lose any voters from his base in a tight race. The…
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The Church of Scientology and Tom Cruise are certainly laboring this holiday weekend. An explosive new report contends the organization auditioned potential brides for Cruise following his 2001 split from Nicole Kidman—one that’s been backed up by a famous detractor of the religion. On Saturday Vanity Fair magazine released a cover story titled “What Katie…
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Alveda King is a pastoral associate and the director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries. She is also a voice for the Silent No More Awareness campaign, in which she shares her testimony of two abortions and God’s healing and forgiveness. She is the niece of the great civil…
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In June 2005, Timothy Brindle got married. In October, he released his second album. By November, he'd stopped rapping. Many wondered what happened. Fast forward seven years. It turns out the Lord in his sanctifying love was using marriage to expose the depths of Timothy's selfishness and sin. But our merciful God didn't leave him…
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National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A wasn't planned as a rebuttal to former Gov. Mike Huckabee's Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, but many will see it that way. People across the country lined up at their local Chick-fil-A restaurants Wednesday to show their support of the Atlanta-based restaurant. Huckabee declared Aug. 1 as “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” after…
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It could get pretty crowded at Chick-fil-A this week — and not because of the fast-food restaurant's famous waffle fries. Supporters and opponents of gay marriage plan to appear at Chick-fil-A locations nationwide after the company's president strongly denounced same-sex relationships. The restaurant chain with Christian roots — “closed Sunday,” it proudly proclaims — is…
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When Chick-fil-A Dan Cathy came out in support of traditional marriage as the union of one man and one woman, government officials from three cities said they would ban Chick-fil-A from opening restaurants in their municipalities. Now, evangelical leaders are rising up to defend Cathy in the face of hate speech from homosexual activists. Charisma…
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