Myanmar Dictators Making Propaganda out of Suffering …Myanmar's military regime is covering boxes of international aid with the names of top generals in an effort to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise. Crosswalk

Much has been made recently about the Evangelical Manifesto. First of all, I really dislike the word manifesto. Perhaps because I immediately think of the Communist Manifesto when I hear the word. But one central idea in the Evangelical Manifesto makes me shout AMEN loudly. Crosswalk

Should An Openly Homosexual Person be Baptized? This week's Monday Morning Insight contained an article with the intriguing title “Should An Openly Homosexual Person be Baptized?” Here is my answer to that question. Crosswalk

Besides her faith, family is at the center of Cathi Unruh's life. That is, family as defined by their understanding of God's will: a husband, a wife and their children. The El Segundo native even home-schooled her four children to more firmly root them in the family's evangelical Christian faith. So for Unruh, the quick translation of Thursday's ruling by the California Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage is simple. It goes against God's plan. LA Times

The California Supreme Court's historic ruling affirming the right of same-sex couples to marry is certain to inject the issue into the 2008 presidential race and could help Republicans by serving up a red-meat issue to rally conservative voters. Zachary Coile in the San Francisco Chronicle

A proposed constitutional amendment could go before voters in November. It would say that 'only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.' Molly Hennessy-Fiske in the Los Angeles Times Mary Anne Ostrom in the San Jose Mercury Bill Ainsworth in the San Diego Union-Trib

California voters eight years ago overwhelmingly approved a law against gay marriage, but as they prepare to go to the polls again in the wake of Thursday's California Supreme Court decision, the outcome is less certain. Peter Hecht in the Sacramento Bee

The California Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would delete membership in the Communist Party as a reason for firing a public employee, a Cold War-era prohibition intended to root out communists. Aurelio Rojas in the Sacramento Bee

A California law requiring drivers to hang up their use of handheld cell phones is more than a month away, but Southland retailers say they already are stocking up on Bluetooth and other hands-free devices amid a surge in sales. Brandon Lowrey in the Los Angeles Daily News