Gay Marriage

“After days of contentious negotiations and last-minute reversals by two Republican senators, New York became the sixth and largest state in the country to legalize gay marriage, breathing life into the national gay rights movement that had stalled over a nearly identical bill [in NY ] two years ago.”

“The Chicago Episcopal Diocese will hold a workshop June 10 so all clergy can learn how to conduct the new liturgy for same-sex blessings.”

53% for 45% against“The Gallup poll found support for legal same-sex marriage to be higher among those who attend church less frequently, among Catholics than among Protestants, and among those who are unmarried.”

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“House Study Bill 50, called the Religious Conscience Protection Act, would allow a person, business or organization such as a charity or fraternal group to deny services without fear of facing a civil claim or lawsuit if they think doing so would validate or recognize same-sex relationships.” DesMoines Register

“ ‘I think the country’s evolving,” he said in an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, ‘and I think there’s an inevitability for a national consensus on gay marriage.’” Biden sees gay marriage consensus