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Rick Santorum got into a lengthy argument last week with several college students who disagreed with his stance on same-sex marriage. The students, who were attending college convention at which Santorum was speaking, booed him for suggesting that same-sex marriage was equivalent to polygamy. This incident perhaps was unavoidable given the prominence of Santorum’s views on the issue and Millennials’ own very supportive position on the issue of same-sex marriage.

The Alan Guttmacher Institute reports that states enacted a record number of abortion restrictions in 2011. Five states adopted legislation to ban abortion at 20 weeks’ gestation, while three states enacted waiting period restrictions for pregnant women. For more on what “pro-life” Americans do and do not support, check out our blog.

Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York, was named a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. Dolan has made headlines recently by vigorously opposing same-sex marriage in New York, as well as regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services which would require employers (even Catholic ones) to provide no-cost birth control to employees through insurance. For more on how American Catholics differ from the hierarchy on this issue and others, head over to our blog.

With Mitt Romney increasingly looking inevitable, white evangelical and Tea Party voters are looking to enter  an “arranged marriage” with the former Governor. For our take on the challenges Romney may face if he is the nominee check out our recent piece at the Huffington Post.

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