Tag: Same-Sex Marriage
By Becky Yeh OneNewsNow Democrats may make history this weekend by adopting “gay marriage” in the party’s platform. Democrats may include support for same-gender marriage in the party’s platform before the fall Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The…
Statement released in June 2012 by Joint College of African American Pentecostal Bishops: The Joint College of African American Pentecostal Bishops (“Joint College”) recognizes that every human being is valuable in the sight of God, and we seek to minister…
Associated Press USA Today Episcopalians approved a churchwide ceremony Tuesday to bless same-sex couples, the latest decisive step toward accepting homosexuality by a denomination that nine years ago elected the first openly gay bishop. At the Episcopal General Convention, which…
LTRP Note: Associated Press NEWTON, MA – They’re on opposite sides of the “gay marriage” issue, but the executive director of the Family Equality Council and her female partner have invited the president of the Family Research Council and his…
LTRP Note: While the United States races toward being a country that fully embraces “gay” marriage, we know that some of the blame lies with the “new spirituality” Christian figures, who have, either directly or indirectly, promoted the view that the…
Julie Pace Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he now supports same-sex “marriage,” ending months of equivocation on a subject with powerful election-year consequences. President Obama has declared his unequivocal support for “gay” marriage, becoming the first president…
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina voters have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, making it the 30th state to adopt such a ban. With 35 percent of…
By Aaron C. David Washington Post Maryland will join seven states and the District in allowing same-sex marriage, ending a year-long drama in Annapolis over the legislation and expanding nationwide momentum for gay rights. The Senate passed the measure by…
By Rachel La Corte Associated Press Gov. Chris Gregoire handed gay rights advocates a major victory, singing into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian…
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A House committee on Monday advanced a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, and the Senate is expected to vote on its companion bill within days. The House…
By Elizabeth Harrington (CNSNews.com) – Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee shop chain, added its name to the list of major corporations that have endorsed a gay marriage bill in Washington State, saying the legislation shares the company’s values at its…
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Gov. Chris Gregoire is publicly supported legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington state, saying Wednesday that she came to the decision after several years of battling her own uncertainty on the issue. “I have been on my own…