Here are links to three separate stories on progress to gay marriage in the US that are each significant in their own way, but that I would not normally write about here. Reports appearing today are that: Gay marriage looks…
Tag Archive for California Proposition 8 (2008)
Religious Leaders Argue “Religious Freedom” Requires that Prop 8 Must Go.
Catholic Bishops are fond of arguing that “religious freedom” should require that they be granted exemptions from complying with laws on inclusion and equality with which they (but not most lay Catholics) disagree. However, some bishops conveniently ignore this principle…
Progress to Marriage Equality (2): Costa Rica
In the US, he path to marriage has been bedevilled by tussles between courts, legislatures and citizens’ ballot initiatives. The key question: is it fair or constituionally acceptable to allow a majority to vote away the rights of a minority?…
Gay Couples on Noah’s Ark?
Well, isn’t the rainbow part of the story, as well as a major gay symbol? What other couples would you expect? Kittredge Cherry at Jesus in Love blog has some wonderful shots of a painting by Paul Richmond, depicting well…
Most Holy Redeemer Vandalised
Breaking News In an apparent reaction to the passing of California’s Proposition 8, and as part of ongoing protests and a backlash against Mormon and Catholic churches as having supported the proposition, vandals have desecrated the Catholic Church of the…
