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Georgia House OKs bill protecting clergy who refuse to perform same-sex weddings
The bill explicitly states that religious officials can refuse to perform gay marriages.
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Georgia legislature advances anti-marriage ‘Pastor Protection Act’
Even though pastors can already refuse to perform a marriage for any couple regardless of sexual orientation, Georgia want to make an anti-gay statement.
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GOP lawmakers want exemptions for gay marriage opponents
The measures follow this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized gay marriage.
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Senator seeks protections for same-sex marriage objectors
A Georgia lawmaker says religious adoption agencies, schools and other nonprofits should be able to refuse service to same-sex couples.
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School for LGBT youth called first of its kind in Georgia
Pride School founder Christian Zsilavetz says the school is open to any student who believes they’re not getting the support they need for “being different.
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Judge says Georgia’s gay marriage ban can’t be enforced
Georgia’s constitution prohibits same-sex marriage and says the state will recognize only the union of a man and a woman as marriage.
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See how this abandoned gay teen turned his life around in one year
Local NBC affiliate 11Alive caught up with Daniel Pearce to see how life has changed, and things are looking good.
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GOP: Clergy can refuse to perform gay marriages
“It’s just sort of grandstanding,” said attorney Alan Begner.
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WATCH: Pastor attacks church leader’s hypocritical stance on gay people
“We demonize and dehumanize the same people that we use,” Smith cried to a cheering congregation.
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Vandals spray-paint doors of pro-LGBT church in Georgia
The church’s pastor and his partner were among the first gay couples to receive a marriage license in Richmond County.