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BRIEF: Unitarian church to host legislative conference on Saturday

| Nov 16, 2012

Sen. Lisa Brown will be the keynote speaker at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane on Saturday for the first Legislative Conference in Eastern Washington. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the conference starts at 10 a.m. and will continue until 3 p.m.
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Evangelicals urge Obama to take action on immigration reform

| Nov 15, 2012

Members of The Evangelical Immigration Table say the current system doesn’t meet Christian standards and are calling for a six-point bipartisan solution that: • Respects the God-given dignity of every person • Guarantees secure national borders • Protects the unity of the immediate family • Ensures fairness to taxpayers and respects the rule of law • Establishes a path toward legal status and/or citizenship for those who qualify and who wish to become permanent residents.
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This election dangerous questions arose about exploiting the poor, dehumanizing the alien

| Nov 15, 2012

I waited for a week before writing anything on the election because I wanted to see how durable my first impressions of the outcome would be. My first impressions turned out to be pretty durable; I am still happy with the outcome for two reasons. First, it represents our best chance to plot a stable and moderate course toward reducing the deficit by sharing the burden across the entire spectrum of American people and not simply forcing the poor to pay for the whole thing.
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A post-election reflection for red, blue and purple people

| Nov 12, 2012

As the presidential election results became clear on the evening of Nov. 6, one commentator said that we have become “the Disunited States of America.” It has been 154 years since Abraham Lincoln, in an acceptance speech for his nomination as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, referenced the words of Jesus:  “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
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Coming up: Military Atheists

| Nov 11, 2012

Is it possible to be an atheist and serve your country in the military? Some would say no. My guest on Nov. 12 will be Jason Torpy the President of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF), a national non-profit building community for atheists and humanists in the military. Torpy also holds seats on the board of the Secular Coalition for America, the premier lobbying organization for secular issues, and the American Humanist Association, which fosters Humanist community and ethics.
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Are the results of Tuesday’s elections God’s judgment on America?

| Nov 10, 2012

After Tuesday's elections, WND editor and CEO Joseph Farah was quite clear — the results are God's judgment on America. Farah wrote that Obama's re-election represents, at least to him, "God’s judgment on a people who have turned away from Him and His ways and from everything for which our founders sacrificed their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor."
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What’s next for religious conservatives?

| Nov 7, 2012

Mitt Romney failed in his bid to win the White House back for Republicans, but the biggest losers in Tuesday’s voting may be Christian conservatives who put everything they had into denying President Obama a second term and battling other threats to their agenda. Instead of the promised victories, the religious right encountered defeat at almost every turn.
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BRIEF: WA United for Marriage declares victory

| Nov 7, 2012

State election offices aren't expected to release anymore numbers until early evening, but Washington United for Marriage is declaring victory on Referendum 74. “This is a clear win,” said WUM campaign manager Zach Silk in a press release.
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Ref. 74 in the lead, but “too soon to tell”

| Nov 7, 2012

It’s not official yet, but with the looks of things there could be lots of wedding bells sounding on Dec. 9 — the day same-sex marriage certificates can formally be signed in Washington State. As of midnight, with half of the expected ballots turned in, Referendum 74 was passing with 52 percent of the vote, according to the Washington Secretary of State.
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Local democrats celebrate Obama’s projected win

| Nov 6, 2012

As news broke that President Obama would likely win the re-election, cheers erupted from inside Red Lion Hotel At The Park, where hundreds of local Democrats are gathered to watch the 2012 election.
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