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Marriage, civil unions, Montana GOP, and Communion
Marriage, civil unions, Montana GOP, and Communion — What do all of these things have in common? The answer in my head is this: injustice.
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Rhode Island Bishop on civil unions: ‘God will pass judgment upon our state’
Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, on Thursday sent a warning to Rhode Islanders of God’s wrath for the passage of same-sex civil unions, and forbade Catholics from entering into such unions.
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Seven gay couples sue NJ demanding civil unions be recognized as marriage
Seven gay and lesbian couples have joined with LGBT advocacy groups Garden State Equality and Lambda Legal on Wednesday in filing suit against the state of New Jersey demanding their partnerships be recognized as marriages, not as civil unions.
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Rhode Island state Senate approves civil unions for same-sex couples
Coming just days after the New York legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage, Rhode Island state lawmakers on Wednesday voted to approve a bill that would permit civil unions between gay and lesbian couples.
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Following New York victory, will marriage equality spread to other states?
We did it! New York Marriages can start in less than a month. That success gives us new leverage in the 44 states that have yet to enact marriage equality. We also won victories this week in Wisconsin and Maryland…
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: ‘I’m not a fan of same-sex marriage’
Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage, and “that will be the view of our state” — as long as he is the Governor.
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Encouraging new polls in NY and MN, but is it enough? No bill yet in NY Senate
A new poll shows us neck-and-neck in Minnesota, with a vote on marriage still a year off. There’s just two weeks left to pass marriage in New York, but a Senate bill still hasn’t even been introduced yet. Illinois launched civil unions this week as Rhode Island debated doing the same. And a Michigan Republican can’t tell the difference between gay couples and child abusers.
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Two more Catholic Charities in IL drop adoption, foster care over civil unions
Catholic Charities of Peoria and Joliet, Illinois, following the lead of the Rockford Diocese, announced Friday that they will discontinue adoption and foster care programs because of the state’s civil unions law that took effect June 1.
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Illinois becomes 12th U.S. state to grant legal recognition to same-sex couples
Illinois became the 12th U.S. state to grant legal recognition to same-sex couples as a new civil unions law took effect on Wednesday.
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This could be the end for Equality Maryland, time’s running out in New York
This week: The chaos at Equality Maryland has gotten so bad, the organization may have to shut down altogether, and time’s nearly run out to pass a marriage bill in New York.