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Obama Supports New Bill To Repeal DOMA and Allow Same-Sex Marriage

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalisat  President Barack Obama has thrown his support behind the Respect for Marriage Act, being introduced in Congress today, which willrepeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and allow same-sex couples the same rights and legal protections as heterosexual couples.

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Potter Expert Criticizes Positive Review of Film in Vatican Newspaper

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Michael D. O'Brien, one of the world's foremost experts on Harry Potter, says the positive review of the latest Potter film published in last week's L'Osservatore Romano ignored the Pope's opinion of the series and raises questions about who is behind the editorial policies at the paper.

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Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano Praises Potter Film

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Contrary to earlier reviews in which Harry Potter was called the wrong image of a hero," a review of the latest Harry Potter film in the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano says that while the movie may be too scary for young viewers, the story champions the values of friendship and sacrifice.

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Reality TV Stars to Challenge Criminalization of Polygamy

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

New York Archbishop Dolan's fears that same-sex marriage laws will lead to the acceptance of polygamy will come one step closer to reality tomorrow when lawyers representing the polygamist stars of "Sister Wives" file a lawsuit challenging Utah's bigamy law - a case believed to be the “strongest factual and legal basis for a challenge to the criminalization of polygamy” ever filed in the federal courts.

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