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Q&A: Klingenschmitt’s 72 hours of prayer, fasting and being ‘called of...

Colorado Springs Republican Representative Gordon Klingenschmitt's televangelist alter ego Dr. Chaps has made headlines for blending politics and scripture, most notably suggesting that President Obama is possessed by demons...

Transgender birth certificate bill crashes against anti-gay lobby

DENVER — “Like many of you, I never met a transgender person, until I met my daughter,” said Ben Taylor, an Australian with wiry...

Friends like these: Focus on the Family pounces on waffling Pence

Indiana Governor Mike Pence has been shaken by the storm of protest the state's new religious freedom bill has generated over the last few...

Indiana Gov. Pence squishy on protecting against LGBT discrimination because he...

As the predictable backlash to Indiana's new "super mini-religious freedom law" has crushed in on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, he has defended it by...

Littwin: Aw-shucks, America, Indiana never even heard of discrimination

In case anyone is still confused, the world has officially changed, including the part that belongs to Indiana. In today's world, when you pass a...

Gay rights activist Marc Solomon: Americans will see latest religious freedom...

"The religious freedom argument is off," said Marc Solomon, a key figure in the long-haul grassroots campaign that has been dropping jaws over the...

It’s religious freedom day at the Colorado General Assembly

Despite setbacks, in Colorado, the religious freedom movement shows no sign of flagging.

Appealing to better angels: A Q&A with gay-marriage warrior Marc Solomon

Marc Solomon’s book, Winning Marriage, is the book on the gay marriage movement to read. It was published last month and has been met...

Wiretap: Defending the embattled rights of corporations

The Hobby Lobby ruling is a minefield. What other companies can avoid what other laws based on what other religious beliefs?

Littwin: Gardner in Hobby Lobby land

There seems to be some disagreement about how the Hobby Lobby ruling will play out politically on the national stage. There's no question how it will play out politically in Colorado.