TIME is reporting a fascinating story today. Turns out, the Obama Administration just got a kick to the behind over the Defense of Marriage Act. How? Well, it took the form of a letter sent by a California Chief Judge in which he ordered an executive ...]]> This past Saturday, November 21st, was National Adoption Day. A day meant to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families. This is a great cause worthy of broad support but here in Florida the holiday came and went...]]> Hate crime statistics for 2008 have been released by the FBI, and they make for uncomfortable reading. Hate crimes saw a significant increase between 2007 and 2008, going from roughly 9,500 to 9,691 documented incidents. But which groups saw the sharp...]]> From health care reform, to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's hard not to feel like the progressive wave that swept Democrats into power a year ago has lost a great deal of momentum.  Civil liberties groups in particular have felt abandoned ...]]> The First Amendment prohibits the excessive entanglement of the state into the affairs of religious institutions and thereby provides at least a minimal guarantee that politics and dogma remain separate.  Of course, as Representative Patrick Kenn...]]> "They love to engage in revisionist history," Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said on the floor of the U.S. Congress, Nov. 19.  She was referring to Democrats as she had risen to speak in opposition to an environmental protection measure intended to sa...]]> We've talked about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids and classroom safety before. Usually though, we're not talking about a teacher allegedly asking one of his pupils to kill another student. Today we are. Reports have surfaced that teacher ...]]> In the midst of cries for insurance companies to alter their practices concerning the use of pre-existing conditions to set premiums or determine insurability comes a new tool for employees as they navigate the sometimes murkey waters of employee grou...]]> This week, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) revealed that a repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service personnel, known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', is likely to be included in the 2011 defense authorization bill. Speaking to the Advocate, Frank said...]]> Will Phillips, a ten-year-old from Arkansas, won't stand for the flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance at school. Why? In his own words: "I really don't feel that there's currently liberty and justice for all."The Arkansas Times reports that this al...]]>