Scott Walker

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Deep in the nation’s Bible Belt, new signs emerged this weekend of an evolution among Republican governors on gay marriage, an explosive social issue that has divided America’s families and politics for years. While the Republican Party’s religious conservatives continue to fight against same-sex marriage, its governors appear to be…

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has appealed a federal judge’s ruling from last month striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional. Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed the appeal on Thursday as he indicated at the time of the original ruling he would. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled on June 6 that the ban…

OREGON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says his 19-year-old son’s decision to act as a witness at the same-sex marriage of a relative is not a policy statement. Walker was asked Tuesday about his son Alex’s decision to serve as a witness to the June 9 wedding in Waukesha County. The marriage was between the first cousin of Walker’s wife Tonette and her female partner.

Stephen Colbert put the spotlight on same-sex marriage on Tuesday night, taking a few shots at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and speaks with famed legal team Ted Olson and David Boies who led the Supreme court challenge against California’s Proposition 8, and the legal challenge to Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke sparred over same-sex marriage on Monday, with Burke saying the Republican incumbent was waffling on whether he believes gay couples should be able to get married in Wisconsin. Both Burke and Walker were asked about their positions on gay marriage during separate events in Madison.

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has a history of forcefully opposing same-sex marriage in Wisconsin, but in the wake of the state’s ban on gay marriages being found unconstitutional the Republican leader said Thursday that his own views about the issue do not matter.

MADISON, Wis. — Same-sex marriages were still being allowed in a majority of Wisconsin counties on Wednesday, even as those defending the state’s ban were proceeding with legal action that could result in courts ordering the marriages to stop. Here’s a look at where the legal fight and related issues stand:

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge struck down Wisconsin’ ban on same-sex marriage Friday, the latest in a string of such rulings that have come in rapid succession across the United States. Same sex-couples in two cities began getting married about an hour after the ruling despite confusion over whether the decision cleared the way for the marriages to begin immediately.

Marriage equality advocates are celebrating big legal victories this week after federal courts struck down same-sex marriage bans in two more states, and a federal lawsuit filed by four gay couples in Montana leaves just two states with same-sex marriage bans and no legal challenges aimed at overturning them.

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has dismissed three defendants from the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage.

MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys representing Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration have asked a federal judge to either delay a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban or stay out of the case completely.

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker, a staunch defender of Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban, said Wednesday that he senses no “significant movement” to undo the law even though a federal lawsuit filed Monday challenges its constitutionality.

MADISON, Wis. — A group of same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Wisconsin’s ban on gay marriage, arguing the prohibition is unconstitutional and denies them civil rights married couples enjoy.

Under an arcane and seldom enforced “marriage evasion” law, Wisconsin same-sex couples who tie the knot in a marriage-equality state, such as neighboring Iowa or Minnesota, could face nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine when they return home as newlyweds.

SAN FRANCISCO — Millions of gay rights supporters crowded parade routes in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and other major U.S. cities to celebrate what once was unimaginable — two Supreme Court victories on same-sex marriage.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), one of only four openly-LGBT members of Congress, took the podium at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday, in a a prime-time opportunity to introduce herself to the nation.

CUMNOCK, Ayrshire, Scotland — Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the brutal murder of Stuart Walker, gay man who was found beaten, burned and left by the side of a road in Ayrshire, Scotland last weekend.

I have given up on trying to influence either Brown or Lively, both with whom I have had extensive interaction. But, watching and listening, are well-intended, good Christian people trying to discern the truth in this dialogue. All one needs do is pay attention to the tone of the message.

Be advised, you do not dictate the rules for God’s House of Worship. God does have a much better way. If you can’t figure it out or understand it, get out of the way, because a revival is hitting the LGBT Christian community and more are navigating their way around your “repent or burn” banners…

Last year when the Southern Poverty Law Center named several religious right groups as anti-gay hate groups, many of them united (with the Family Research Council – one of the groups named – leading the way) in a campaign with the semi- catchy title of Start Debating/Stop Hating…