http://www.aboms.com/ News from Aboms.com en-us editor@covenantnews.com 2011-09-28T17:40:19-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015321.html The Beall Mansion in Alton told the Wathens via email that it "will just be doing traditional weddings." The owner of the Timber Creek Bed and Breakfast in Paxton wrote in an email to the couple: "We will never host... 15321@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-28T17:40:19-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015320.html Already under fire for a child-pornography scandal, the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is now facing a lawsuit alleging that the diocese covered for a priest who fathered a child with a married parishioner. Click Here For The Full... 15320@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-28T16:56:52-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015319.html “Don’t Ask, Don't Tell" is no more. When the clock struck midnight today, the nearly 18-year-old policy that barred gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the military was fully repealed.As part of the repeal, the Defense Department... 15319@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-28T12:10:36-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015318.html A Hamilton Catholic priest has been charged with sexual assault. Father Jose Silva, 34, a popular parish priest at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church on Park Street North for the past two years, was arrested by Hamilton police Thursday afternoon.... 15318@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-24T10:52:38-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015317.html An 86-year-old preacher is accused of molesting a girl several times over an eight-year period, police said Thursday. Clarence Caldwell Arquitt Jr., of Sanford, N.C., refused to return to Georgia to face charges of child molestation and sodomy, Lt. Steve... 15317@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-23T23:06:58-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015316.html Four new lawsuits were filed this morning in Multnomah County against the Boy Scouts of America on behalf of four men who claim they were abused by a convicted sex offender while at official scout activities.">Click Here For The Full... 15316@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-14T13:08:06-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015315.html It looks as if the Jesuit Order which has already been involved in several high profile child molestation scandals around the world is now trying to gain a foothold in Afghanistan. The vast majority of Afghans want peace, according to... 15315@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-14T12:03:19-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015314.html The image is often invoked to illustrate how minority communities, including LGBT communities, have a tendency to hold their own back, rather than working communally to confront their real oppressor. While we claw at each other, those in power stand... 15314@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-09-02T19:37:53-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015313.html School reading lists have radically transformed in the last few decades. While students from a generation ago may have spent their summer vacations dipping into such classics as A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare’s Romeo... 15313@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-08-25T16:55:12-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015312.html The hit TV show "Pretty Little Liars" helped ABC Family win an "excellent" rating on Wednesday for its portrayal of gay, lesbian and transgender people on television, the U.S. media group GLAAD said. Click Here For The Full Story......... 15312@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-08-08T21:42:41-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015311.html Despite a Republican-controlled legislature and the opposition of many religious groups, Albany lawmakers made same-sex marriage legal on June 24, 2011. Click Here For The Full Story......... 15311@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-06-27T13:46:05-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015310.html EL PASO, Texas -- A man who alleges he was sexually molested by a Catholic priest in the 1970s has filed a civil lawsuit against a West Texas diocese and the Jesuits, claiming the defendants knew or should have known... 15310@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-06-24T21:58:46-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015309.html After hours of debate, the Republican-controlled New York Senate put off a vote on same-sex marriage until Friday. The sticking point remains exemptions to protect religious groups from civil lawsuits if they refuse to preside over same-sex ceremonies. Click Here... 15309@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-06-24T21:04:10-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015308.html Embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned today after admitting to sexually charged relationships with women on Facebook and Twitter. "Today I am announcing my resignation ... so my colleagues can get back to work, my neighbors can choose a new representative,... 15308@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-06-16T16:40:48-05:00 http://www.aboms.com/archives/015306.html NEW YORK - A porn star said Wednesday that embattled U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner asked her to lie about their e-mail relationship in the hope that an Internet sex scandal surrounding him would die down. Click Here For The Full... 15306@http://www.aboms.com/ 2011-06-16T16:40:47-05:00