religious conservatives

Signature collection is getting more difficult for right-wing extremists on both coasts. A group in California has failed to garner enough support to remove civil rights protections provided by SB 777.

And now the Orlando Sentinel reports that a conservative group backing the gay-marriage ban has failed to collect the appropriate amount of signatures necessary to place a constitutional amendment - to ban gay marriage - on the 2008 ballot.

Promising Democratic Presidential contender, Barack Obama was recently interviewed by David Brody - at The Christian Broadcasting Network.

Brody asked Obama about special rights for lesbians and gays.

The deeply religious Obama explained:

Following the release of a new poll, conducted by University of Arkansas, 365gay.com reports that 53 percent of prospective voters would approve the ban, while 42 percent would reject it. Five percent of those questioned either had no opinion or refused to answer.

The poll surveyed 754 adult Arkansans by telephone between Oct. 7-18 and has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

An AP news analysis warns Republicans against depending on a gay wedge issue to drive their voters to the polls.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says he will reject a proposed voter-backed initiative aimed at barring unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children in Arkansas. McDaniel says language in the proposal is inconsistent, and changes need to be made.

This paves the way for Family Council leader Jerry Cox. He wants to propose an initiative that targets all unmarried couples as unfit for parenting.