for "religion & ethics newsweey," this is lucky severson. >> aberneth in other news, predent barack obama hosted gay rights activistst the white house to celeate gay pride month. durg the gathering, the presidentaid his administration is workinhard change what he called the "wornrguments and old titudes" in the gay rights dete. said he wants to end the "n't ask, don't tell" policy on gs in the military. he also said congre should repeal the defense of maiage act, whch defines marriage as the legal union of a m and a man. mainline proteant denominations a the catholic church have been pushi the obama ministration to lift the nearly 50-year-old ade embarg with cuba. this week, a prominentuban ecumenic leader said he lieves the time is now right to do that. reverend francisco rrero gutierrez, he of the presbyteriareformed church in cuba, is on a rare vis to the us to meet chur leaders here. he said cubanhurches are playing a grter role in their society and need stronger ti with u.s. christians. >> ( anslated ): i do think that there's a new eneration here, a new potical generation that opens