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Methodists drop case against retired minister who officiated gay son’s wedding
A retired United Methodist Church minister accused of breaking church law by officiating his son’s same-sex wedding had his case dropped by a New York bishop Monday, just a few months after another minister was defrocked for the same thing.
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Russian gay couple marries in Buenos Aires, will seek asylum in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A same-sex couple from Russia’s Olympic city of Sochi has married in Buenos Aires and plan to seek asylum in Argentina.
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Cook County, Ill., issues more than 80 marriage licenses to same-sex couples
CHICAGO — More than 80 same-sex couples have gotten marriage licenses in Cook County, including some from other Illinois counties who apparently didn’t want to wait until gay marriage becomes legal statewide on June 1.
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Judges in 2 N.M. counties stop officiating weddings following gay marriage ruling
CARLSBAD, N.M. — Judges in two southeastern New Mexico counties recently announced they will no longer officiate weddings after the state’s high court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal.
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Kan. House gives initial OK on bill to allow discrimination against gay couples
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas House members have given first-round approval to a bill aimed at protecting people, groups and businesses that cite religious reasons for refusing to provide goods or services for gay weddings.
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Methodists in crisis over same-sex marriage, church law
NEW YORK — The dispute among United Methodists over recognition of same-sex couples has lapsed into a doctrinal donnybrook, pitting clergy who are presiding at gay weddings in defiance of church law against proponents of traditional marriage who are trying to stop them.
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Ohio Statehouse hosted 23 weddings last year, but is off limits to gay ceremonies
For gay and lesbian couples hoping to hold wedding ceremonies surrounded by the limestone columns and marble staircases of the Ohio Statehouse, it’s a grand location that’s totally off-limits.
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Wedding fever at the Grammys: Couples say ‘I do’ to song ‘Same Love’
LOS ANGELES — Couples exchanged rings in the aisle at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performed their gay rights anthem “Same Love.”
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Grammy Awards: 34 couples to marry on-air during performance of ‘Same Love’
LOS ANGELES — Producers for Sunday’s Grammy Awards are hoping that the biggest show-stopper of the night will be the an on-air wedding of 34 couples — gay and straight — during a live performance by hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis of their Grammy-nominated song “Same Love.”
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S.D. to consider bills to allow businesses to refuse services for same-sex ceremonies
PIERRE, S.D. — Two bills filed in the South Dakota Legislature seek to protect clergy, church officials and businesspeople who refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages or receptions because of their religious beliefs.