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Pressure is on Boy Scouts; vote on gays due today

GRAPEVINE -- Greg Bourke delivered a message Wednesday that some in the Boy Scouts of America don't want to hear. "It is time for [Boy Scouts] to stop fostering a climate where bullying, homophobia and discrimination can fester," Bourke said. Today, ...

Portland: Making babies

Portland, Ore., famous for its coffeehouses, indie music, microbreweries and bookstores, is now gaining recognition -- particularly among gay couples -- for a lesser-known attraction: reproductive medicine. Gays and lesbians who want babies are flock ...

Newsman becomes newswoman

Top ABC News producer Don Ennis walked into his Manhattan office on Friday in a "little black dress" and a brunette bobbed wig and announced to colleagues that from now on, he would like to be known as Dawn. The 49-year-old father of three said he's ...

Parents should gain 'media wisdom,' Christian movie critic says

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Hollywood movie critic and author Theodore "Ted" Baehr came to Columbia this week with the hope of persuading Christian parents and children they have a moral obligation to take on the popular culture moguls who traffic in sex and v ...

The feel good symbolism of the left

The small, plain, white coffin was a stark reminder of the toll that gun violence can have on a community. And even though the funeral was about to begin, no one was sad. Nobody shed a tear. Instead, everyone in the audience cheered when the casket w ...

Unmarried with children: cohabitation first a new norm

Unmarried couples who live together are staying together longer than in the past -- and more of them are having children, according to the first federal data out today that details just how cohabitation is transforming families across the USA. For al ...

Gay marriage with your overpriced coffee? No thanks!

Offended by the decision of Starbucks chief Howard Schultz to support gay marriage, a Christian organization is seconding the CEO's demand that Christian shareholders sell their stock in the ubiquitous coffee chain. "Christians and pro-family groups ...

Gov. Walker weighs in on gay marriage debate

[caption id="attachment_2996" align="alignright" width="300"] (File Photo)[/caption]With the U.S. Supreme Court considering a federal law defining marriage, Republican Gov. Scott Walker said the issue should be left to the states to decide. "Not just ...

Changing society for a small minority

The Supreme Court on Wednesday is hearing the second of back-to-back cases involving gay marriage. A look at the gay marriage issue by the numbers: - About 9 million: The number of Americans who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, according to ...

Chipotle pulls sponsorship of Utah Boy Scout event

SALT LAKE CITY - Chipotle Mexican Grill has pulled its sponsorship of Utah's "Scout-O-Rama" because of the Boy Scouts of America's long-standing ban on gays. The popular Colorado-based restaurant chain initially signed on to provide about $4,200 wort ...


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