It’s been widely noted how rapidly approval for same - sex marriage has become mainstream, at least in the USA and Western Europe. What’s been less well known, is how support for adoption by same - sex couples has grown even…
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Gay Marriage Ban, Idaho: Another Red State Turns Blue
Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban became the latest to be declared unconstitutional Tuesday when a federal judge handed another victory to gay and lesbian couples. That extended a unanimous streak of rulings across the country over the last year. “Marriage is…
May: A Month for Marriage?
May looks set to be a fascinating month, for those interested in the inexorable spread of marriage equality across the United States - including the deep red ones.
Texas Judge: Gay Divorce Now Legal.
One anomaly of the state variations in American marriage laws, is that couples who marry in one state where same - sex marriage is recognised, and then move to another where it is banned, is that when things go pear…
The Biblical Case for Gay Marriage
In Denver today, judges of the USA Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments for and against the ban on same - sex marriage in Utah. Next week, they will hear arguments for a similar case in Oklahoma.…
Prominent English Religious Leaders “Rejoice” in Gay Marriage
As England and Wales geared up for the start of same - sex weddings as of midnight early today, the Cutting Edge Consortium and the LGBTI Anglican Coalition held a press conference and issued a joint press release yesterday (Friday 28th), announcing that a…
Michigan Judge Approves Gay Marriage / Adoption - For the Sake of the Children!
Just in - the Michigan plaintiffs wanting to marry and jointly adopt their existing three children have won their case. In less than a year since the Supreme Court decision striking down one section of Doma, by my count that’s…
Gay Marriage, Tennessee: Chattanooga Choo Choo Joins the Southern Equality Train.
Not quite a ruling to strike down the constitutional ban, but one that compels the state to recognize same - sex marriages contracted elsewhere. Notably, the ruling has not included a stay pending any appeal, but instead explicitly gives immediate…
Pope Francis and Civil Unions
The MSNBC report on Pope Francis and civil unions that I’ve just published, states that a full English translation is available at Catholic News Service. I’m not sure if this is quite correct - it looks to me like a…
Has Pope Francis Signalled Support for Civil Unions?
Cardinal Bergoglio’s name is already included, as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, in the the growing list of senior bishops and cardinals who have expressed some form of support for same - sex civil unions, but it’s too soon to add…
