Scott Peters endorsed by 11 former Chamber chairs, 60-plus Republican and Independent business leaders

SAN DIEGO — Eleven former chairs of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce have endorsed Rep. Scott Peters’ re-election, the latest evidence of Peters’ bipartisan appeal and widespread support within the local business community. In addition, more than 60 other local high-profile Republican and independent business leaders are supporting Peters, according to a list…

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HRC urges passage of DC anti-conversion therapy bill to protect LGBT youth

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today urged the passage of DC B20-501, the District of Columbia’s “Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2013.” “No child should be subjected to this harmful and discredited so-called therapy,” said Sarah Warbelow, HRC’s legal director. “Considering how extremely dangerous this pseudoscience can be, it’s very…

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World Council of Churches: ‘HIV and AIDS – an issue churches in West Africa should not ignore’

GENEVA — “HIV and AIDS is not just a public health issue. It is a multi-layered social issue – an issue churches in West Africa should not ignore,” says Rev. Godson Lawson, a pastor in the Methodist Church in Togo, a country where 110,000 people are living with HIV and 6,600 lives have been lost…

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