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Aurora, Colo., theater shooter James Holmes converts to Islam

Zionica — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:15:49 +0000

The man who shot up an Aurora, Colo., movie theater during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” last summer has reportedly converted to Islam and prays up to five times a day. A prison source say the beard James Holmes sported in court last months represents his new-found faith. The source said Mr. Holmes has turned Muslim as…

Adultery: When Law and Morality (used to) Agree

Zionica — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:00:12 +0000

The Colorado legislature is considering the repeal of laws in the state that criminalize adultery or any act that would “promote sexual immorality.” According to Lynn Bartels of The Denver Post, the process of repeal is now well underway, with the House Judiciary Committee voting 8-3 to take adultery and sexual immorality out of the criminal…

States approve recreational marijuana use

Zionica — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:42:25 +0000

Voters in Colorado and Washington on Tuesday approved measures allowing adults to use marijuana for any purpose, NBC News projected, marking an historic turning point in the slow-growing acceptance of marijuana usage. In Massachusetts, voters also approved an initiative allowing people to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, NBC News projected. In Arkansas, a similar initiative…

Clergy on both sides of marijuana debate

Zionica — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:54:37 +0000

The stakes in Colorado’s marijuana debate are getting much higher — as in, all the way to heaven. A vigorous back-and-forth between pot legalization supporters and foes entered the religious arena Wednesday. A slate of pastors called on Coloradans to reject making pot legal without a doctor’s recommendation. “It’s heading to a path of total…

Colorado Churches Deliver Relief During 'Apocalyptic' Fire

Zionica — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:27:29 +0000

Pastor Brady Boyd of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., stared out the window of his office and saw a firestorm of epic proportions raging down the mountains on the other side of I-25 on Tuesday. "It was apocalyptic when that fire started coming down the hill. The whole side of the mountain was…

Civil Unions Die, Traditional Marriage Wins

Zionica — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:53:45 +0000

In back-to-back victories in the culture war on traditional marriage, Colorado’s civil union bill died in the Colorado House on Tuesday and North Carolina voters decided to uphold the biblical one woman-one man marriage definition. By a margin of 61 percent to 39 percent, North Carolinians voted to become the 31st state to pass a…

Birth-control debate lands at Colorado Capitol with competing rallies

Zionica — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:04:26 +0000

The national debate over birth control arrived on the west steps of the state Capitol on Monday with two rallies featuring competing messages from legislators, activists and faith leaders over whether insurers should be required to cover contraception. Democratic legislators gathered with officials from Planned Parenthood in a rally they styled as an effort to…