Read more Christian conservatives stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11693/christian-conservatives.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:21:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74343/shirts-message-pray-for-obamas-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA seemingly innocent shirt asking readers to pray for the president has ulterior motives. Shirts and bumper stickers are cropping up with the phrase "Pray for Obama Psalm 109:8." As Gawker points out, the verse in question reads in part, "Let his days be few; and let another take...http://www.newser.com/story/74343/shirts-message-pray-for-obamas-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73800/dem-agenda-hijacked-by-christian-conservatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Council of Catholic Bishops is getting credit for the 11th-hour inclusion of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment in the House health bill last weekend, but the real force is the shadowy alliance of evangelicals and Democratic lawmakers called the Family, Jeff Sharlet writes on Salon. Though Stupak—a Dem and...http://www.newser.com/story/73800/dem-agenda-hijacked-by-christian-conservatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:59:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64429/episcopal-church-lifts-ban-on-gay-bishops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeaders of the Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly yesterday to allow the ordination of gay and lesbian bishops, risking further fissures with conservative parishes and the Anglican Communion. The new policy reverses a 2006 compromise that prohibited the consecration of homosexual clergy, in line with other Anglican churches. Episcopalians will vote...http://www.newser.com/story/64429/episcopal-church-lifts-ban-on-gay-bishops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 5:54:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63289/religious-right-sets-phasers-to-stun-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe religious right is going Star Trek , Dana Milbank writes for the Washington Post. “Individual, national, multi-ethnic and transgenerational organizations” have joined forces to create the Freedom Federation to promote “faith, moral values, and freedom” and equality, says the organization’s statement. But rather than targeting Nero the Romulan, this federation...http://www.newser.com/story/63289/religious-right-sets-phasers-to-stun-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:19:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61959/conservative-christians-fight-hate-crimes-law-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Congress set to pass strengthened hate crime legislation this summer, Conservative Christian leaders are ratcheting up their opposition to a bill that would extend those protections to gays and lesbians, USA Today reports. Conservative leaders say they’re worried that clergy who preach against homosexuality could end up liable for...http://www.newser.com/story/61959/conservative-christians-fight-hate-crimes-law-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 20:19:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58519/christian-silence-on-torture-speaks-volumes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe silence emanating from the Christian right on torture has been deafening, writes Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . One prominent Christian conservative finally came out against the practice, saying it “violates everything we stand for,” but he is conspicuously alone and was conspicuously silent during the Bush years. Tacit...http://www.newser.com/story/58519/christian-silence-on-torture-speaks-volumes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 14:01:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56277/theres-method-to-andrew-sullivans-madness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt age 8, Andrew Sullivan asked his mother if God really was omniscient. Her affirmative reply terrified him: “Then there’s no hope for me, Mum.” Despite his success, conservatives, Catholics, and gay activists might agree—even though he belongs to each of their constituencies, Johann Hari writes in a More...http://www.newser.com/story/56277/theres-method-to-andrew-sullivans-madness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 8:02:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52030/gop-states-buy-more-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChurch-going Republicans are more likely than liberals to buy pornography online, New Scientist reports. In a nationwide study of purchases at an adult entertainment company, researchers found that eight in 10 of the most porno-consuming states voted for John McCain last year. "One natural hypothesis is something like repression: if...http://www.newser.com/story/52030/gop-states-buy-more-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Feb 2009 18:32:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52012/focus-on-the-family-chair-dobson-resigns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJames Dobson is stepping down from his perch atop Focus on the Family, the AP reports, saying he wants to “lessen his administrative burden.” The conservative evangelist said he’ll keep playing a big role in the organization he founded, and will keep pushing his political agenda. Though Focus on the...http://www.newser.com/story/52012/focus-on-the-family-chair-dobson-resigns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Feb 2009 14:53:01 CST