• “Mercy Gilbert scores state first with stem-cell treatment,” Parker Leavitt, The Arizona Republic
• “Adult stem cells have yielded successes,” Linda D. Schauer, The Argus Leader
• “Forming New Brain Cells: Key Regulatory Peptide Discovered,” ScienceDaily
• “The New Inquisition: Ideology’s Corruption of Science,” Wesley J. Smith, First Things
• “Christian leaders’ stance on civil disobedience is dangerous,” Editorial, The Los Angeles Times
• “Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren on abortion, sexuality and Obama,” Nia-Malika Henderson, The Politico
• “N.J. Bishops Rally Flocks to Promote, Support Marriage,” Lawrence D. Jones, The Christian Post

• “N.Y. Senate Delays Gay Marriage Vote,” Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times
• “AMA votes to seek repeal of ‘don’t ask,don’t-tell’,” Associated Press
• “The Politics of Loosening Healthcare’s Abortion Restrictions,” Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News and World Report
• “House Health-Care Bill Does Not Prohibit Paying Federal Funds to Health Providers Who Withhold Food and Water From Patients,” Karen Schuberg, CNSNews.com
• “Federal judge nixes SC license tag with cross,” Jim Davenport, Associated Press
• “Cord Blood Reverses Cerebral Palsy in Colorado Girl,” Jessica Ryen Doyle, Fox News
• “UK starts study on using human DNA in animals,” Associated Press
• “D.C. council committee approves same-sex marriage bill,” Tim Craig, The Washington Post

• “Code words,” Emily Belz, WORLD Magazine
• “Bloomfield man fights cancer with his own stem cells,” Patti Singer, Democrat and Chronicle
• “Attacking the Defense of Marriage Act,” The Washington Times
• “Michigan panel to discuss stem cell research bills,” Associated Press
• “Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging stem cell rule,” Associated Press
• “MSU profs offer same-sex marriage solution,” Dawson Bell, The Detroit Free-Press
• “In Battle Over Gay Marriage, Timing May Be Key,” Adam Liptak, The New York Times
• “How Pro-life Dems Will Justify Voting for Taxpayer-funded Abortions,” Mike Brownfield, The Foundry
• “Anti-abortion protesters sue Milwaukee, saying civil rights were stifled,” Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

• “Regents to hear stem cell comment,” Omaha World-Herald
• “Obama’s ’safe schools czar’ acts up,” Editorial, The Washington Times
• “Infusing stem cells to heal heart,” Maureen McFadden, WNDU
• “US marshal pick was already gay rights pioneer,” Patrick Condon, Associated Press
• “Gay Marriage Battle Focuses on Schools,” Fox 23 Maine
• “Paterson Revives Call for Vote on Same-sex Marriage,” Associated Press
• “Supreme Court blocks release of R-71 signatures,” Chris Grygiel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• “Judge bars restrictive Oklahoma abortion law requiring online posting of patient data,” Robin Abcarian, The Los Angeles Times
• “Two Missouri ballot initiatives on abortion-related issues OK’d,” Jason Noble, Kansas City Star

• “Duke Studies New Approach in Fetal Transplants for Metabolic Disorders,” PhysOrg.org
• “Catholic bishops bemoan condoms, gays as threats to marriage,” Daniel Burke, Religion News Service
• “Maine gay marriage campaigns report donations,” Glenn Adams, Associated Press
• “UMD Debates New Anti-Pornography Policy,” News Channel 8
• “Study: Abortions decline, but unsafe procedures still kill 70,000 women,” Michael Winter, USA Today
• “Between lines on poster ban,” Marybeth Hicks, The Washington Times
• “Church wins fight for homeless ministry,” Ed Blazina and Amy McConnell Schaarsmith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• “Faith-Based Discrimination,” Editorial, The New York Times

• “Same-sex marriage activists seek repeal of California’s Prop. 8,” Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor
• “Boston College Professor’s Appearance in Pro-Gay Marriage Ad Sparks Outrage,” Ana Lopez, Fox News **Note: This headline should reflect that the professor sparked outrage by being part of a ad in support of the Maine Marriage Initiative.
• “A new push to define ‘person,’ and to outlaw abortion in the process,” Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
• “Spain unveils abortion law change,” Steve Kingstone, BBC News
• “In revolt against euthanasia,” Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Jamestown Sun
• “Coaxing stem cells to repair damaged tissue,” Frank D. Roylance, The Baltimore Sun
• “SD measure would ease stem cell research limits,” Associated Press
• “Christian Poverty Fighters Call for ‘Real Action’ Following G-20 Summit,” Aaron J. Leichman, Christian Post
• “Muslim prayer event fails to draw expected numbers,” Fred Jackson, OneNewsNow

• “Commentary: States should decide on gay marriage,” Jared Polis, CNN (September 24, 2009)
• “Tight schedule on move to block Ariz. abortion law,” Paul Davenport, Associated Press (September 23, 2009)
• “Study confirms most Americans want health care change but not abortion funding,” Catholic News Agency (September 23, 2009)
• “Britain To Clarify Policy on Euthanasia,” Karla Adam, The Washington Post (September 23, 2009)
• “Christian Leaders Urge Sanctions Against Iran,” Angela Abbamonte, Religion News Service (September 23, 2009)
• “‘Our Time has Come’ Or Has It?,” Ken Blackwell, American Thinker (September 24, 2009)
• “Group aims to reverse S.D. ban on embryonic stem cell research,” Katy Urban, KOTA News (September 23, 2009)
• “High-schoolers get stem cell lesson,” Carolyn Johnson, KGO-San Francisco (September 23, 2009)
• Fox News (September 24, 2009)
• “Both Sides On Defensive In Maine Marriage Debate,” WMTW (September 24, 2009)
• “No excuses,” Alisa Harris, WORLD Magazine (September 26, 2009)

Here’s some articles of interest for your morning:

• “New Method For Safer Bone Marrow Transplants For Sick Children,” Medical News Today
• “Wuerl Ups Opposition To Gay Marriage,” Tim Craig, The Washington Post
• “I Told Me So: Self Deception and the Christian Life,” Matthew Lee Anderson, The Evangelical Outpost
• “Abortion laws ’still won’t protect doctors’,” Brigid Andersen, ABC News (Australia)
• “End-of-life fears,” Emily Bregel, Chattanooga Times Free Press
• “Adult Stem Cells May Help Avoid Hip Replacements,” Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
• “Normalizing transgenderism in schools,” Pete Chagnon, OneNewsNow
• “The issue of social justice is far bigger than the abortion debate,” Kathryn Jean Lopez, New York Daily News
• “Group Asks Court to Reconsider Removing Girl from Home School,” Joshua Rhett Miller, Fox News
• “Individual Catholic Bishops Speak Out Against Pro-Abortion Health Care Bills,” Christine, A Catholic View
• “How then shall we educate?,” Amy Henry, WORLD Magazine
• “A Stem-Cell Discovery Could Help Diabetics,” Alice Park, Time
• “Idaho school sues state over Bible plan,” Associated Press

• “Clinical Trials Are Testing Stem Cells as Heart Failure Treatment,” Sarah Baldauf, U.S. News & World Report (August 18, 2009)

“Researchers’ significant interest in using stem cells to treat heart failure arises, in part, because the disease is so prevalent. The American Heart Association estimates 5.7 million Americans live with the disease and 670,000 new cases are diagnosed annually. “When you put [stem cells] into a heart, some can differentiate to become blood vessel and others to become heart muscle cells,” explains James Willerson, president of the Texas Heart Institute in Houston and a principal investigator of a separate, National Institutes of Health-sponsored stem cell trial for heart failure. It is important, he says, that stem cells also “have substances that recruit other cells and promote life.” This combination holds incredibly powerful potential for not only rejuvenating but rebuilding organs and tissue and turning back the clock for ailing patients. Willerson is optimistic about the therapeutic future of stem cells, which can be extracted from fat cells, hair cells, and other diverse cell types. “I believe we will be able to regenerate the whole heart of a human being with stem cells,” he says.”

• “Medical Groups Promoted HPV Vaccine Using Drug Company Money,” Rob Stein, The Washington Post (August 18, 2009)
• “DART Driver Refused Bus With Atheist Sign,” KCCI-8 Des Moines (August 18, 2009)

“Des Moines Area Regional Transit confirms a driver refused to drive a bus with an atheist advertisement Monday.”

• “Poll: Majority of Americans Understand Health Care Bills Mean Abortion Funding,” Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (August 19, 2009)

“The pro-life movement has been working overtime to educate Americans about the fact that the health care bills in Congress would result in massive abortion funding. Despite a slew of mainstream media stories to the contrary, the public appears to have received the message.

A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released yesterday shows a majority of Americans agreed that the health care bills “will likely use taxpayer dollars to pay for women to have abortions.”

The poll found 50 percent agreed that is true while 37 percent of Americans don’t believe that is likely.”

• “Law Requiring Ultrasounds for Abortions Is Struck Down,” Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post (August 18, 2009)

“An Oklahoma judge decided Tuesday that doctors do not need to perform ultrasounds and offer women detailed information about the tests before performing abortions, striking down the strictest such law in the country.”

• “Study Using Embryonic Stem Cells Is Delayed,” Bloomberg News (August 19, 2009)

“The Geron Corporation said on Tuesday that regulators had held up its study of a therapy for injured spinal cords before even one patient could be enrolled, delaying the first human trial using embryonic stem cells.”

• “Christian Law Firm Fights ‘Ridiculous’ Criminal Charges Against School Officials,” Nathan Black, The Christian Post (August 18, 2009)

• “Maine gay marriage opponents submit challenges,” Associated Press (July 31, 2009)

“Leaders of the Stand for Marriage campaign said Friday they collected more than 100,000 signatures of registered Maine voters. Cartons containing the petitions have been turned into the secretary of state’s office to be certified.”

• “The Case for Early Marriage,” Mark Regnerus, Christianity Today (July 31, 2009)

“If you think it’s difficult to be pro-life in a pro-choice world, or to be a disciple of Jesus in a sea of skeptics, try advocating for young marriage. Almost no one empathizes, even among the faithful. The nearly universal hostile reaction to my April 23, 2009, op-ed on early marriage in The Washington Post suggests that to esteem marriage in the public sphere today is to speak a foreign language: you invoke annoyance, confusion, or both.”

• “Stimulus Bill Funds Go to Art Houses Showing ‘Pervert’ Revues, Underground Pornography,” Joseph Abrams, Fox News (July 30, 2009)

“The National Endowment for the Arts may be spending some of the money it received from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund nude simulated-sex dances, Saturday night “pervert” revues and the airing of pornographic horror films at art houses in San Francisco.”

• “Liberal and Conservative Senators Unite on Bill to Reinstate D.C. School Vouchers,” Adam Brickley, CNSNews.com (July 31, 2009)

“A bipartisan group of senators announced Thursday that they plan to introduce legislation to revive the District of Columbia’s recently terminated D.C. Opportunity Scholarship school-voucher program.”

• “Portugal’s high court keeps gay marriage ban,” Barry Hatton, Associated Press (July 31, 2009)
• “Researchers May Have Found Equivalent of Embryonic Stem Cells,” Rob Stein, The Washington Post (July 24, 2009)
• “UF scientists program blood stem cells to become vision cells,” University of Florida News (July 30, 2009)

“University of Florida researchers were able to program bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, suggesting a potential treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss in older people.”