Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai heads to Israel

The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in Mumbai, India.  "Ima, Ima, Ima!" he wailed, using the Hebrew word for mother, clutching a toy basketball...

3,500 march in Jerusalem Gay Pride parade

The annual Jerusalem Pride Parade has again fought for its right to march through the streets of the Holy City. The ferocious protests by the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community have sadly become commonplace. "Roughly...

Court says Israel must register same-sex marriages

"The ruling, which affects those wed abroad, reignites a debate over gay rights. The Israeli Supreme Court touched off a fresh controversy over gay rights Tuesday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages performed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge...

A Jerusalem Gay-Pride Clash Is Averted

"It was billed as an apocalyptic showdown: A band of scared but stubborn gay Israelis who wanted to celebrate their sexuality on a march through Jerusalem, versus 100,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews who vowed to tear the gays into confetti-sized pieces for turning the Holy City into...

Are mainstream churches finally standing up to the GOP's hateful Christian bl...

Blackwell is a candidate in the upcoming May 2 primary. He will administer that election. He has the memory cards for the machines that will count the vote.

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