Charlie Van Dyke
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama, who previously indicated his views were "evolving," said Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage, raising the political stakes on an issue in which Americans are evenly split.

The announcement, long sought by supporters of same-sex marriage, puts Obama squarely at odds with presumptive Republican presidential ... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
From Huffington Post

If there wasn't enough pressure already to score the perfect date for prom, one Catholic high school in Pennsylvania took it a step further with a rule forbidding students from going to the dance solo.

Seventeen-year-old Amanda Dougherty was gearing up for the junior prom of her dreams, with her dress, shoes, accessories and... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
Suicide
Posted April 18, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Town Square
So far this year, I have lost three friends who ended their lives with suicide.

Different traditions hold differnt views about choosing to end one's life.

So, the Town Square question:

What is your spiritual view or that of your faith tradition regarding suicide?... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
A Candidate's Faith
Posted April 11, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Town Square
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor

(CNN) - A top evangelical leader who is close to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign says the candidate’s Mormon faith will be even more of an issue in the general election than it has been in the primary, predicting that the focus on Romney’s faith will present a challenge to Romney.

Richard Land, the publ... read more
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Trayvon Martin
Posted March 24, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Town Square
An editorial from The Arizona Republic

"The shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager named Trayvon Martin in Florida last month is now a full-blown national controversy. It raises difficult questions about race and the assumptions people of all colors make about each other.

All the facts have not yet been unraveled. But what's known also raise... read more
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