"America has an agenda for homosexuals in Uganda," according to Pastor Joseph Serwadda, and accepting gay rights as human rights and human rights as gay rights "is going to be very tough on Africa."

Catholic Charities in Illinois refuses to accept same-sex and unmarried couples for adoption or foster parenting. The state recognizes civil unions, and it wants to withdraw the charity's funding for such placements.

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Gay marriage is not a campaign issue in Minnesota, but the Catholic archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis recently sent a message opposing it to every Catholic family in the state. Father David McCauley says it's an effort "to make Catholic people aware of Catholic teaching."

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