The reauthorization of VAWA was an important victory in the fight against domestic violence, and the fight for LGBT equality. But it was also an important victory in the fight to protect separation of church and state.
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Oppose Violence Against Women Act
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=17251