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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Can one really criticize these religious groups for being true to their faith? Perhaps the most common objection to equal rights for gays and lesbians is the religious one: "God disapproves of homosexuality," or "my religion won't allow me to support gay rights." What it comes down to is...

Author: By Derek C. Araujo, | Title: Twig-Picking and Other Sins | 11/17/1998 | See Source »

These religionists' inconsistency suggests that they are selectively reading the scriptures to justify their own prejudice. Religion is not the source of their objection to gay rights; rather, their objection is plain, simple bigotry hidden under the cloak of piety. Alternatively, these religionists might not be aware of large parts...

Author: By Derek C. Araujo, | Title: Twig-Picking and Other Sins | 11/17/1998 | See Source »

People were grateful for the diversion, and of course politics is pretty much debased this year anyway. When the farm economy is tanking and meanwhile Washington is in the thralls of sexual obsession, and Congress is dormant until late October when it produces a $500 billion spending bill that is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Minnesota's Excellent Ventura | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

Certainly, this type of objection could be taken further--what about refunds for people with moral objections to antibiotics? Throat cultures? Taking a temperature? But ultimately, abortion is a unique moral problem for medical institutions and their users. Allowing a refund for this single issue is unlikely to prompt a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UHS Gives Fair Choice | 11/10/1998 | See Source »

But for McShea, the objection remains even if aphysician recommends the procedure.

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Abortion Subsidies Spark Protest; UHS Defends Funding | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

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