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When President, Obama and Pelosi Will Repeal Defense of Marriage Act
Published by August 1st, 2008 in Politics and election 2008. 3 Comments
Election 2008: Marriage between a man and a woman under attack.
By Josiah Ryan
(CNSNews.com) – If Barack Obama is elected president, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will support him in fulfilling his vow to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which currently protects states from having to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other states as they ordinarily would be required to do by the Full… Keep reading | 3 Comments
Retired California Methodist Ministers Offer to Perform Same-Sex Marriages
Published by July 3rd, 2008 in Culture. 0 Comments
"Failed clergy of dying churches are attempting to jump on the latest fad. Trying to seem relevant, they instead look silly." -- UM Action Executive Director Mark Tooley
In the wake of the California Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage, more than 80 retired Southern California clergy from the United Methodist Church are offering to perform same-sex marriages, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. The ministers made their agreement during the annual… Keep reading
New York Governor Backs Same-Sex Marriages from Other States
Published by May 28th, 2008 in Breaking News. 1 Comment
Thursday May 29, 2008 -- According to the New York Times, Gov. David A. Paterson has directed all state agencies to begin to revise their policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, like Massachusetts, California and Canada.
In a directive issued on May 14, the governor’s legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed the agencies that gay couples married elsewhere “should be afforded the same recognition as any other… Keep reading | 1 Comment
Times Poll: Californians narrowly reject gay marriage
Published by May 24th, 2008 in Culture. 2 Comments
By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times: Voters also back a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions, a new Times/KTLA survey shows.
By bare majorities, Californians reject the state Supreme Court's decision to allow same-sex marriages and back a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at the November ballot that would outlaw such unions, a Los Angeles Times/KTLA Poll has found.
But the survey also suggested that the state… Keep reading | 2 Comments
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