Christian churches must be banned from performing any marriages if they refuse to hold civil partnerships ceremonies for gay couples, a Conservative MP has demanded.
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Tory MP urges Cameron to crack down on churches refusing same-sex ceremonies
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011Republican Rick Perry – pro-life – pro-marriage
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry has signed an anti-abortion pledge, and if elected promises to use his position to protect the unborn. The pledge, written and supported by the Susan B. Anthony Fund, has been signed by other presidential hopefuls including Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and Hermain Cain. The Susan B. Anthony Fund plans to Read more
Aussies flying in for civil unions
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011New Zealand tourism is getting an unexpected boost as an influx of Australian gay couples cross the Tasman to tie the knot. Civil unions still aren’t legally recognised in Australia.
Read the article...American psychologists unanimously approve same sex marriage
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
The American Psychological Association (APA) have approved a resolution at their annual convention to support same sex marriage. The vote was 157-0, and the move is seen as a huge boost for those in their fight for marriage equality. Members approved the measure because numerous studies have supported same sex marriage as a good thing for Read more
Nuptial Mass for gays, $750
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Suspended Catholic priest, Geoffrey Farrow is selling a Catholic Nuptial Mass for gays and heterosexuals. A Nuptial Mass costs $750 and secular wedding services cost only US$500. Farrow, a former military chaplain and priest for 25 years was suspended back in 2008 over his support for gay marriage. While offering nuptial masses for sale on Read more
Same-sex marriage research disputed
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Family First NZ is disputing a Research NZ poll on same-sex marriage saying that similar polling in March suggests the exact opposite. “The Research NZ poll of just 500 people found that 60% of those polled supported same-sex marriage. However, polling of 1,000 NZ’ers through independent research company Curia Market Research found greater support for Read more
Gay marriage: What’s the real issue?
Friday, July 8th, 2011
The decision of the New York state legislature to approve gay marriage will be seen by some as a symptom of an underlying disease called “moral relativism.” But this is a mistake that, I think, blocks our understanding of what is really going on. One need only look at the joy and satisfaction with which Read more
Brooklyn Bishop calls for sanctions over gay marriage
Friday, July 1st, 2011
New York Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio has signalled a new era in Church-State relations by calling for sanctions consequent to the gay marriage bill passing. DiMarzio has called on members of his diocese “to not bestow or accept honours, nor extend a platform of any kind to any state-elected official in all the parishes Read more
NY redefines marriage
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
On Friday, New York joined the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont and Washington DC as places where same-sex marriage is legal in the United States. Opponents of same-sex marriage have vowed to fight back and outlaw gay marriage as they did in California and Maine. The National Organisation for Marriage (NOM) has Read more
- Documentary shows the harms of same-sex marriage
- Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan, speaks about same-sex marriage
- Rush of wedding expected when same sex law becomes official
- Gay marriage support unstoppable: Australian Greens
- New York gay parade celebrates pride, marriage law
- Key vote for NY gay marriage 'not just Catholic'
- Pride Parade celebrates NY gay marriage law
- A public confession
- Prepare for consequences: Religious Right reacts to NY gay marriage vote
Analysis: How did gay marriage become NY law?
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
How did New York lawmakers, long known for their decades of late budgets and partisan gridlock, manage to pull off a generational milestone like legalizing gay marriage? Friday night’s victory for gay marriage advocates was the product of changing public attitudes, and a political campaign that was more sophisticated, better funded, and armed with more Read more