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Rand Paul doesn’t know if clerks can deny gay marriages
Paul said he is “not a legal authority on that.”
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Same-sex couples sue Arkansas over birth certificates
Three same-sex couples have sued Arkansas health officials for not allowing both spouses to be named on their children’s birth certificates.
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Decision delayed in Kentucky clerk’s same-sex marriage case
A federal judge has delayed a decision on whether a local official can use her religious beliefs to justify not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Archbishop: School that fired gay teacher showed ‘character’
Archbishop Charles Chaput (SHAP’-yoo) says the Sisters of Mercy and board members who run Waldron Mercy Academy are simply being “honest” about the church’s teaching. The church opposes gay marriage.
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Same-sex marriage back in court in Kentucky
A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments about county clerk Kim Davis, who has refused to issue marriage licenses after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path
Legal experts suggest that history might hint at how the coming months will unfold, as a handful of defiant clerks across the South and Midwest refuse to abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that legalized gay marriage.
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Gay rights activist pleased with papal message
The Paraguayan gay rights activists who attended a gathering that Pope Francis held with 1,600 members of so-called civil society says some in his own movement thought he should have skipped it.
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Same-sex marriage ruling raises issues for Kansas, Missouri
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the nation, Kansas and Missouri legislators face debates next year over religious objections proposals and expanding their state’s anti-discrimination laws to protect gays and lesbians.
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Analysis: Marriage ruling opens fight within Arkansas GOP
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson was an unlikely foil for members of his own party who were outraged at the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down same-sex marriage bans nationwide. But now Hutchinson is facing pushback from conservatives who think the state should protect county clerks who don’t want to issue marriage licenses to gay couples…
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Columbus mayor to officiate gay weddings outside City Hall
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman was scheduled to officiate the marriages of 15 gay couples Saturday outside City Hall. Coleman’s office invited couples to submit their relationship stories to be picked for the occasion.