Abortions declining, and other links

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• Abortions declining in nearly all states, survey finds -- "Abortions have declined in states where new laws make it harder to have them - but they've also waned in states where abortion rights are protected..."
• Bait And Switch: How Same Sex Marriage Ends Family Autonomy -- "The scheme called “marriage equality” is not an end in itself, and never really has been."
• "Beyond Same Sex Marriage" -- "The current debate over marriage, same-sex and otherwise, ignores the needs and desires of so many in a nation where household diversity is the demographic norm. We seek to reframe this debate."
• Can Gays And Christians Coexist In America? Part 1 -- "...as a matter of Scripture, the “God hates shrimp” meme is factually untrue, and reveals that the people making this argument have no clue what they are talking about."
• Did the American Civil War Ever End? -- "To read the stories that came out of Ferguson, Mo., Cleveland and Baltimore in the last year — all communities that remained in the Union — is to realize how distant the victory of the Civil War feels to large numbers of African-Americans."
• Franklin Graham explains for himself: Why I am boycotting Wells Fargo -- "...in our view, Wells Fargo went beyond being gay-friendly to being a public advocate — through a national TV advertising campaign — for a lifestyle we, as a Christian organization, believe to be biblically wrong."
• Police Shut Down Girls' Lemonade Stand -- "Sisters who set up a lemonade stand to fund a Father’s Day gift on Monday were shut down by the police due to a lack of permit."
• Support for Same-Sex Marriage at Record High, but Key Segments Remain Opposed -- "A key component of the shifting attitudes on this issue is the strong support for gay rights among younger Americans."
• Would Jesus officiate a homosexual wedding? -- "The question is not whether God loves everybody."