An Arizona congressman whose son is homosexual says he isn't ready to support gay marriage.

After listening to the arguments before the Supreme Court on Proposition 8, and as someone who leans conservative, usually votes Republican and is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I found the arguments to overturn it compelling. Moreover, I found the arguments on behalf of proponents of Proposition 8 to be relatively weak, focusing almost solely on procreation.

A colleague of mine quipped the other day that the only religion he believes in is his own. “Sure,” I countered. “You piously believe in your own opinion.”

Let’s get my views of the gay and lesbian community out of the way first, to clear the runway for the topic of gays and the Boy Scout program. Yes, some of my “best friends and relatives are gay.” They are lovely people. But, I cannot support gay marriage, yet passionately support civil unions and government benefits that go with.

With dark shadows of uncertainty descending upon the hearts of so many at the conclusion of 2012, one can only hope 2013 will be a year of promise. But even in these dark days, miracles do still happen, especially when people are willing to roll up their sleeves for the cause of freedom.

A photo of two Valley students caused a firestorm of controversy all over the country, and now it's sparking even more developments.

The U.S. Supreme Court could decide this coming week whether to let Arizona argue that it can deny benefits to the domestic partners of its gay workers.

Let Willard’s loss — and the primary debacles of Bachmann, Cain, Perry, Trump, Gingrich, Santorum, et al. — be a death knell to the far-too-large wing of the party that is anti-women’s rights, anti-homosexual, anti-minorities, anti-science, anti-evolution, anti-math, anti-education, anti-environment, anti-renewable energy, anti-non-Christians and climate change-denying. A wing that includes those who loudly and vehemently boast about balancing the books by killing PBS, NPR and Planned Parenthood (a combined microscopic fraction of the federal budget) and whose job proudly fails to include worrying about 47 percent of the American population (a group that is mostly the elderly, low-income and/or unemployed).

Maybe if you're 20 years old and high in your dorm room with your friends, the platitudes presented in "Cloud Atlas" might seem profound.

From the opening shots, you instantly know that “The Paperboy” isn’t trying to take itself too seriously. It just wants to be campy and ridiculous fun. It quickly becomes apparent, though, that “The Paperboy” is anything but fun.

Dear Pastor Steve (Hammer),

Two organizations that promote "family values'' and nearly a dozen other states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let Arizona deny health care and other benefits to the domestic partners of its gay employees.

Two organizations that promote "family values'' and nearly a dozen other states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let Arizona deny health care and other benefits to the domestic partners of its gay employees.

“Tired of the war between Flake and Cardon. They’re both RINOs anyway. I will not vote for either of them.”

Presumptive nominee Mitt Romney is seemingly fixated on apologies. He’s obsessed with apologies like Bristol Palin is obsessed with teen abstinence—like BP is obsessed with clean energy—Marcus Bachmann with curing homosexual men ...

Gilbert diversity agitators are again pushing the worthless and divisive diversity agenda, despite Valley diversity departments (DD) being completely discredited by 2006. The agitators hope we have forgotten that, so let’s recap.

One of Gov. Jan Brewer's appointees to the Tourism Advisory Council quit Tuesday to protest her decision to strip benefits from the domestic partners of gay state and university employees.

Must you print letters like the one from Patrick Shepherd of Mesa, “Do homosexuals deserve more rights?” (AFN, May 13)

“It came as no surprise to me to hear about how a teenage Mitt Romney — then comfortably tucked into his exclusive private prep school — marshalled a gang of his buddies to harass a fellow student by forcing him down and cutting his long, blond hair because he didn’t fit in; in fact, the student was presumed to have been ‘a homosexual.’ As famed anti-bullying expert Jodee Blanco once wrote, ‘Bullies never remember, and victims never forget.’”

What rights does a homosexual deserve more than what I have?

What rights does a homosexual deserve more than what I have?

Paul Babeu’s homosexuality is not an issue. I could not care less about that.

"Got an email from ‘The Hon. Russell Pearce' so I asked my grand kids what ‘The Hon.' meant. Rosealita said he was obviously a big fan of the ‘Star Wars' dude Hon Solo. Humberto said it related to his genealogy, him being related to Attila the Hon. What think you dear Venters?"

FLORENCE -- A sheriff seeking the GOP nomination for an Arizona Congressional seat was forced Saturday to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship.