CULTURE DIGEST: Student aid forms affected by marriage debate
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that student financial aid forms will begin using the terms "Parent 1" and "Parent 2" rather than the gender-specific terms "mother" and "father."
Page, Land letters oppose Scout proposal
Southern Baptist leaders Frank Page and Richard Land have written letters expressing strong opposition to a proposal that would leave in place the prohibition on homosexual Scout leaders but would allow youth who identify as gay to join.
IN-DEPTH: Will the Scouts withstand pressure?
The Boy Scouts did not choose to be on the front lines of a culture war, but atheist and homosexual groups brought the battle to it, with big financial repercussions. Next week, the Scouts either will keep their current policy on homosexuality or tweak it in a proposal that has satisfied neither side.