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Archbishop of Canterbury to meet with gay rights activist
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will hold talks with gay rights leader Peter Tatchell on Thursday (April 18), less than a month after the Australian-born activist called Welby “homophob...
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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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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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U.S. Supreme Court to review DOMA, Prop 8 decisions
The United States Supreme Court will review a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned Proposition 8 in California and hear challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Black preachers divided on same-sex marriage, not Obama
WASHINGTON (RNS) The 200 or so African-American pastors gathered here for the Conference of National Black Churches feel strongly about the topic of gay marriage, some for, many against. But there's one thing nearly all of the...
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Federal appeals court rules against gay marriage ban
Social conservatives on Thursday reacted sharply to a federal appeals court ruling that declared the law barring federal recognition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
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Baptist leader critiques anti-gay comments
A Southern Baptist leader who works on gay outreach has criticized recent anti-gay comments by two Baptist pastors in North Carolina, saying they “show a complete lack of understanding of how to minister to those struggling wit...
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London law society bans ‘marriage’ conference because it contradicts its ‘diversity’ policy
The Law Society in London has banned a Christian organisation (which forms part of a Family Values Coalition, World Congress of Families) from hosting an informal discussion at its headquarters on the issue of Marriage entitled...
Question of the week: What does the Bible say about gay marriage?
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President Obama endorses same-sex marriage, religious leaders respond
Citing his Christian faith, President Obama endorsed same-sex marriage in an interview with ABC news on Wednesday.