TAMPA, FLA. — Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, reshape Medicare into a voucherlike program and reject federal spending as an antidote for the nation’s ailing job market.
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August 28th, 2012
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August 28th, 2012
August 28, 2012 (HLIWorldWatch.org) - A new controversial prenatal blood test for Down syndrome, developed by biotech company LifeCodexx, launched this month in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein.
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August 28th, 2012
Controversy has been sparked as the first civil union between three separate partners was registered in Tupã, in the Northwestern region of Sao Paulo state, Brazil last week.
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August 28th, 2012
A notary in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has sparked controversy by accepting a civil union between three people.
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August 28th, 2012
TAMPA, Florida, August 28, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Attendees at the Republican party’s convention in Tampa were given an eyeful this week when they were greeted by feminist protesters dressed up as giant vaginas.
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August 28th, 2012
The Catholic owners of a Colorado-based business won an injunction recently against implementing an ObamaCare mandate -- only to be denied a proclamation now from the Denver City Council.
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August 28th, 2012
Johannesburg, Aug. 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Al Jama-ah, a Moslem group in South Africa, plans to arrest former British prime minister Tony Blair for crimes against humanity when he speaks in Johannesburg , local media reported on Tuesday.
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August 28th, 2012
Last week the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a Jewish advocacy group, urged Iran's Non-Alignment Movement summit to address the plight of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been imprisoned for over 1,000 days due to his Christian faith.
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August 28th, 2012
Mourners at the funeral for the victims of Monday's shooting in Toulouse in Jerusalem, March 21, 2012. France has recently embarked on a campaign to crack down on violent Muslim areas, including in parts of Toulouse.
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August 28th, 2012
China has forcibly deported over a thousand refuges from the Kachin ethnic group, who are pre-dominantly Christian. The Kachin fled Burmese military forces in the Northern Burma that have continued operations and attacks despite a cease fire. As Christians, the Kachin face discrimination and persecution at the hands of the ardently Buddhist Burmese military.