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Andy Birkey on May 27, 2008 - 5:00am
Minnesota Family Council has found a faithful partner in Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Over the past legislative session, the organization has shaped Pawlenty's stance on sexuality education, domestic partner benefits, stem cell research and more.
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Andy Birkey on September 3, 2008 - 12:30pm
Religious right gadfly Phyllis Schlafly organized a “Life of the Party” party on Tuesday for pro-life delegates and politicians at the RNC.
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Andy Birkey on August 14, 2008 - 8:00am
As the electorate focuses on economic downturn, high energy prices and war, evangelicals are promising to turn the election rhetoric to abortion and gay marriage.
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Andy Birkey on August 12, 2008 - 8:00am
The Minnesota Family Council maintains a great deal of influence in Minnesota politics, especially among Republicans, but just who is the Council and where did they come from?
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Andy Birkey on August 11, 2008 - 8:00am
Though John McCain struggles to excite the religious right, many of its leaders will make the trip to St. Paul to showcase the movement at the Republican National Convention.
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Andy Birkey on August 6, 2008 - 8:00am
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's evangelicalism has become one of the planks in pundit-class conventional wisdom about his chances of winding up John McCain's running mate. What has the governor said and done over the years on evangelicals' pet issues?
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Andy Birkey on August 1, 2008 - 8:00am
Minnesota lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation last year to ensure the availability of emergency contraception to rape survivors. Under new proposed regulations, those women could be denied appropriate treatment.
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Andy Birkey on July 15, 2008 - 8:00am
Congressional Republicans took the floor last week to call for the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood because the network of reproductive health care clinics offer abortion services.
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Andy Birkey on July 7, 2008 - 8:00am
The increasing incidence of STD diagnoses in Minnesota is prompting lawmakers and public health departments to come up with strategies to address the emerging epidemic.
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Andy Birkey on June 20, 2008 - 8:00am
The fifth annual Sexy Spring conference in Minneapolis had something for everyone to explore -- from kink to demystifying transgender bodies and sexuality, from raising a family to DIY sex toys.
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