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A recent report in The New York Times emphasizes Gov. Palin's relationship with religious extremists.

The Times says she "...tended carefully to her evangelical base. She appointed a pastor to the town planning board. And she began to eye the library. For years, social conservatives had pressed the library director to remove books they considered immoral."

According to new surveys, Republicans are becoming more open to marriage equality and civil unions.

John McCain - the presumptive Republican presidential nominee - said in an interview with The New York Times [published Sunday] that he opposed allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.

An estimated 65,000 children have been adopted by gays and lesbians. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychiatric Association and the National Association of Social Workers, among other groups, have expressed support for gay adoption.

The Sacramento Bee reports on a curious development within the GOP voting block. Evangelicals aren't getting the attention they're use to from right wing politicians.

Some pundits believe the war - and shifting priorities since 9/11 - has taken attention away from religious conservative worries like abortion and marriage equality.