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Gay marriage in U.S. inevitable
About 72 percent of Americans say legal recognition of same-sex marriage is “inevitable,” according to a survey released Thursday (June 6).
Of those who support same-sex marriage, about 85 percent say it is inevitable, says ...
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Church of England drops opposition to gay marriage bill
Bishops in the Church of England, who had strenuously opposed a bid to allow same-sex marriage, signaled that they won’t try to derail the bill after an overwhelming vote of support in the House of Lords.
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Cardinal Keith O’Brien leaves Scotland under Vatican pressure
The Vatican on Wednesday (May 15) said that Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien will do penance in an undisclosed location outside of his country following his resignation in February amid reports that he had made sexual advances t...
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After Rhode Island, is gay marriage ‘inevitable’? Conservatives say no
Rhode Island on Thursday (May 2) became the 10th state to approve same-sex marriage, and the Delaware Legislature holds a key vote on May 9 on the same issue. But Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage...
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Catholic bishop returns petitions to ousted gay man
NEW YORK (RNS) The story of a Long Island Catholic ousted from his parish jobs for marrying his male partner generated headlines, outrage and an 18,000-signature petition to Bishop William Murphy to have Nicholas Coppola reinst...
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Cardinal Dolan: Catholic Church could do better on gay outreach
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the top U.S. Catholic prelate, says the Roman Catholic Church has to make sure that its defense of traditional marriage is not reduced to an attack on gays and lesbians.
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Opponents of gay marriage say they’re no bigots
They are moms and dads, authors and activists, a former police officer and a former single mom. They’re black and white and Hispanic. One’s a Roman Catholic archbishop, another an evangelical minister. Many have large families ...
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Poll: Americans see gay marriage as inevitable
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. is inevitable, according to a study by LifeWay Research, a Nashville polling firm with ties to the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Bill Clinton urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage law he signed
It's not every day you see an ex-president ask the Supreme Court to strike down a law he signed
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Vatican backtracks on support for gay couples
A top Vatican official blamed the media for “derailing” his recent remarks on possible legal protections for unmarried couples, while reaffirming his support for British and French bishops who have been vocal opponents of same-...