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SC Senate Considering Ending Abortion Coverage for Rape, Incest

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:58:16 +0000

A South Carolina State Senate panel has decided to end state employee insurance coverage for abortions pursued because of rape or incest.

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Washington Senate Approves Gay Marriage Bill

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:59:50 +0000

The Washington State Senate voted to approve a same-sex marriage bill late Wednesday night, effectively clearing the final obstacle to becoming the seventh state to redefine traditional marriage.

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Florida Senate Passes Student-Led Prayer Bill

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:58:40 +0000

The Florida Senate passed a bill on Wednesday allowing student-led prayer or other inspirational messages at public school events, drawing mixed reaction from residents.

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Senate Shows Strong Support for Inside Trading Bill

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:58:22 +0000

In a near unanimous vote, the U.S. Senate advanced on Monday a bill forcing congressional members to be more transparent about their investments after television show 60 Minutes revealed suspicious financial patterns among some political figures.

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Pakistani Christian appeal Nazir S Bhatti to contest Senate of Pakistan seat – Pakistan Christian Post

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:29:02 +0000

Pakistan Christian Post

Pakistani Christian appeal Nazir S Bhatti to contest Senate of Pakistan seat
Pakistan Christian Post
(PCP) Hundreds of Christian Social and Human Rights organizations have appealed Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC to file his nomination on seats reserved for minorities in Senate of Pakistan from Province of Sindh and …

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Craig James Jumps Into Texas Senate Race

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:58:34 +0000

College football analyst Craig James left ESPN on Monday and entered the Republican race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Texas.

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Senate Approves Repeal of Military Ban on Sodomy, Also Striking Ban on Bestiality

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:58:27 +0000

Conservative critics argue that the U.S. Senate’s decision to repeal the law banning sodomy in the military serves as just another example of President Barack Obama’s aggressive attempt to push an LGBT agenda.

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Senate Approves Freedom of Conscience Measure for Military Chaplain

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:01:15 +0000

The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment on Thursday, which allows military chaplain the ability to exercise their religious convictions to not perform same-sex marriage ceremonies.

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Youcef Nadarkhani’s Imprisonment Condemned by Mexican Senate

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:58:27 +0000

Mexico’s Senate approved a statement Wednesday condemning Iran’s sentencing of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been held in prison for more than a year on charges of apostasy.

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Mexican Senate Condemns Iranian Pastor’s Imprisonment

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:58:32 +0000

Mexico’s Senate approved a statement Wednesday condemning Iran’s sentencing of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.

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Senate grants USCIRF a Stay of Execution until December

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:58:59 +0000

In the staring contest between the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), the Senate blinked first.

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Italy’s Senate Meets, Signifies Berlusconi’s End

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:58:21 +0000

Italy’s Senate meeting Friday marks the beginning of the end for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is expected to step down Saturday after Senate’s lower house approves a massive economic stimulus package aimed at cutting Italy’s 1.9 trillion euro public debt.

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Italy’s Senate Meets, Signifies Berlusconi’s End

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:58:21 +0000

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Senate Judiciary Votes to Repeal DOMA

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:58:55 +0000

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 10-8 along party lines for a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA says that same-sex marriages or civil-unions recognized by states would not be recognized under federal law

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Senate Judiciary Votes to Repeal DOMA

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:58:55 +0000

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Tea Party Heckler Calls Mass. Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren ‘Socialist Whore’ (VIDEO)

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:58:28 +0000

A heckler publicly taunted Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren during a speech before a group of volunteers in Brocton, Mass., Wednesday night, calling the Senate hopeful a “socialist whore.”

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Bachmann, Akin Ask Senate to Bar Gay Marriage in Military Facilities

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:58:25 +0000

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) joined 86 members of the House of Representatives in signing a letter urging the Senate to pass an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act prohibiting same-sex marriages in military facilities.

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Ill. Senate Introduces Bill to Allow Catholic Charities to Continue Adoptions

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:58:40 +0000

A new Illinois Senate bill seeks to reinstate Catholic Charities’ foster care and adoption contracts after the state Department of Children and Family Services dropped the group for not allowing gay and cohabitating couples to adopt children.

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Obama’s Jobs Bill Rejected by Senate but Favored by the Public

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:58:23 +0000

President Barack Obama can take solace in the fact that his Senate-rejected jobs bill is favored by the public, especially when specific elements of the bill are considered, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

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Senate Agreement Averts Government Shutdown

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:02:20 +0000

“We’ve averted a disaster,” said Senator Ben Campbell, D-Colo. “Until the next one.” He was speaking of the deal the Senate struck Monday night that will keep the federal government open for business beyond Friday, the end of the current fiscal year.

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