One of the pregnant teenage girls at a Massachusetts high school denied that the 17 students had entered a pact in an effort to get pregnant and called the high rate of pregnancies "unlucky" and a "coincidence." "There was definitely no pact," Lindsey Oliver, 17, who became pregnant when she was a junior, told ABC's "Good Morning America" today. "There was a group of girls already pregnant that decided they were going to help each other to finish school and raise their kids together. I think it was just a coincidence." ABC News Here is the ’comments section’ from ABC’s news page. Many viewers are upset with how ABC handled the interview, encouraging and supportive for the teen’s sexual activities and pregnancies. Is the topic here ‘school condoms’?

Survey shows Californians less religious than rest of nation -- Californians are less likely to consider religion 'very important.' But of the 36,000 people surveyed, 42% said they think Hollywood is a corrupting influence. Duke Helfand in the Los Angeles Times

Satire at the ballot box to 'honor' Bush -- They're the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco, but don't let the serious name fool you. The group's intentions are in the gutter: They want to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant come January, when the next president is sworn in. Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle

UC, Berkeley at odds over tree-sitters -- A group of tree-sitters' 18-month-long standoff with UC Berkeley intensified Monday, as the city of Berkeley demanded the protesters be allowed food and water. Carolyn Jones in the San Francisco Chronicle

Gas prices have stopped climbing - for now -- After jumping more than $1 per gallon in just four months, prices nationwide flattened out last week. They've even dropped in the last few days - albeit by a few fractions of a penny. David R. Baker in the San Francisco Chronicle

Schwarzenegger to skip annual prayer breakfast -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is choosing politics over prayer. The governor's office said Schwarzenegger will skip a planned address to the 47th annual Capital Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday to appear with Republican presidential hopeful John McCain at an environmentally themed campaign event in Santa Barbara. Juliet Williams AP

Anti-SB 777 initiative dropped -- The Capitol Resource Institute told supporters over the weekend that it was dropping its signature-gathering effort to qualify an initiative to overturn anti-discrimination legislation for gay and lesbian students. Shane Goldmacher SacBee Capitol Alert

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to appear Sunday on "Meet the Press" as the first guest of Tom Brokaw, whom NBC named to replace longtime host Tim Russert on an interim basis through November. Russert died June 13 of a heart attack at age 58. Sac Bee Capitol Alert (You must register)

Live from Fresno: The Johnny Mac Show -- Arizona Sen. John McCain illustrated Monday just why he's itching to have that series of town hall meetings and debates with Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. In Fresno, standing before about 600 Central Valley students and residents, the GOP candidate showed off his confidence and mastery of the turf, and just why the venue is a great fit for him. Carla Marinucci Chronicle Politics Weblog

America remains a deeply religious nation, but a new survey finds most Americans don't believe their tradition is the only way to eternal life - even if the denomination's teachings say otherwise. The findings, revealed Monday in a survey of 35,000 adults, can either be taken as a positive sign of growing religious tolerance, or disturbing evidence that Americans dismiss or don't know fundamental teachings of their own faiths. AP

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking California members to join the effort to amend that state's constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. A letter sent to Mormon bishops and signed by church president Thomas S. Monson and his two top counselors calls on Mormons to donate "means and time" to the ballot measure. A note on the letter dated June 20 says it should be read during church services on June 29, but the letter was published Saturday on several Web sites. Church spokesman Scott Trotter said Monday that the letter was authentic. He declined further comment, saying the letter explains the church's reasons for getting involved. Denver Post

According to a Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life survey of 35,000 adults, 57% of evangelical church attenders say they believe many religions can lead to eternal life. According to a recent AP article "The survey shows religion in America is, indeed, 3,000 miles wide and only three inches deep," said D. Michael Lindsay, a Rice University sociologist of religion. "There's a growing pluralistic impulse toward tolerance and that is having theological consequences," he said. Monday Mornings Insight

The AP reports that James Dobson, is accusing Barak Obama of distorting the Bible and pushing a "fruitcake interpretation" of the Constitution. According to the article, "the criticism, to be aired Tuesday on Dobson's Focus on the Family radio program, comes shortly after an Obama aide suggested a meeting at the organization's headquarters here, said Tom Minnery, senior vice president for government and public policy at Focus on the Family. Monday Mornings Insights