Brittney Bain
Brittney Bain is an author at Religion News Service.
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President Bush awarded for fight against AIDS
By Brittney Bain — December 1, 2008
WASHINGTON-With less than two months left in office, President Bush was recognized Monday (Dec. 1) for his international efforts to effectively fight the spread of AIDS. “No world leader has done more for world health than President George Bush,” said California megachurch pastor Rick Warren on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. “Literally millions […]
What’s ahead for social issues under an Obama White House?
By Brittney Bain — November 15, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Americans voted to put a Democrat in the White House on Tuesday (Nov. 4) and also strengthened his party’s hand in Congress, giving Democrats complete control of the branches of government for the first time since 1993. Just how much will the party’s agenda change the political landscape […]
What’s ahead for social issues under an Obama White House?
By Brittney Bain — November 7, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Americans voted to put a Democrat in the White House on Tuesday (Nov. 4) and also strengthened his party’s hand in Congress, giving Democrats complete control of the branches of government for the first time since 1993. Just how much will the party’s agenda change the political landscape […]
Gay marriage fight dealt a setback after California defeat
By Brittney Bain — November 6, 2008
WASHINGTON _ In a razor-thin outcome, California voters overturned same-sex marriage rights in the nation’s most populous state, as similar bans on gay marriage were approved in Arizona and Florida. The verdicts by voters in three large and growing states will likely put the brakes _ at least temporarily _ on gay groups’ march toward […]
Supreme Court weighs limits of broadcast indecency
By Brittney Bain — November 5, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ With the rest of the country focused on the presidential election Tuesday (Nov. 4), the Supreme Court danced around the use of dirty words, opting for “f-word” and “s-word” as euphemisms for expletives in a chamber that twice erupted in laughter. The justices showed little sign of reaching […]
Supreme Court to weigh limits of broadcast indecency
By Brittney Bain — October 30, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ While the rest of the country heads to the voting booth Tuesday (Nov. 4), the U.S. Supreme Court will be taking on television obscenity in a hearing that could lead to the first ruling in 30 years on standards for regulating public airwaves. The case, FCC v. Fox […]
Churches push fair-trade chocolates for Halloween
By Brittney Bain — October 17, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Halloween’s a time for pumpkins, costumes, and _ if some faith-based groups have their way this year _ global market awareness. Faith organizations and congregations around the country are promoting fair-trade chocolate for trick-or-treaters to raise consciousness about conditions and prices for cocoa farmers around the world. “This is […]
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