Wisconsin has elected the first openly homosexual member of the United States Senate in the history of the nation. Tammy Baldwin, 50, had been running as a Democrat against Republican challenger Tommy Thompson, 70, who formerly served as governor of the state. She first held office as a state representative in 1998, and is stated […]
Roy Moore, also known as the Ten Commandments judge, edged out his Democratic opponent Tuesday to win back his seat as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. The race tightened throughout the night as poll results came in, at times tilting in the favor of Moore, and others in the direction of his opponent, […]
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin, who sparked a furor in August with comments about “legitimate rape,” was defeated by Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill on Tuesday. Until the rape comment, Akin was considered the favorite to beat McCaskill in a state that has trended Republican and voted for Republican presidential […]
(Reuters) – Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration. But another ballot measure to remove criminal penalties for personal possession and cultivation of recreational cannabis […]
Barack Obama won a second term in the White House Tuesday night overcoming concerns about the fragile economic recovery to edge out Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The president’s win in the crucial battleground of Ohio, coupled with subsequent victories in both Iowa and Oregon, put him over the required 270 electoral votes. Obama broke out […]
Some voters in Philadelphia were surprised today when they were confronted with a massive Barack Obama mural while waiting in line to vote. Those whose polling station is the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Ward 35) were greeted with the gigantic mural this morning when they entered the building. One of the poll booths is directly […]
Barack Obama has released a last-minute campaign advertisement claiming that he is leading the nation with faith values. The three-minute presentation highlights Obama speaking about his faith in God, and also features endorsements from various pastors and religious leaders. “In my moments of prayer, I’m reminded that faith and values play an enormous role in […]
The first openly homosexual candidate in Kenya is running for a senate seat, reports state. David Kuria is the co-founder of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GLCK). While homosexuality is illegal in the country, it is stated that law enforcement rarely prosecutes those that are discovered to be involved in the homosexual lifestyle. […]
An evangelist with a nationally-recognized evangelistic ministry is rebuking a number of evangelical leaders and organizations for what he believes is purposeful deception about the positions of Mitt Romney on homosexuality and abortion. Michael Marcavage, director of the Philadelphia-based ministry Repent America, states that he has become increasingly disturbed over the past several months as […]
Reading, writing and… homosexual foreplay? Parents of youth at a middle school in Maine are expressing outrage following an incident during the school’s recent Diversity Day, where children were exposed to explicit discussion about homosexual foreplay. According to reports, the civil rights team at Gorham Middle School invited the group Proud Rainbow Youth of Southern […]