U.S. Navy backpaddles on gay ‘marriage’ ceremonies
More than 60 House members wrote to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus this week to object to the Navy's initial ruling, saying the service was violating the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.
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U.S. Presbyterians to begin ordaining open homosexuals
The U.S. Presbyterian Church is set to begin ordaining openly homosexual clergy, crossing the final procedural hurdle this week after a decades-long battle.
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Minnesota legislator threatens priest with IRS for defending marriage, then backs down
"I would like to respectfully remind you that the Internal Revenue Service frowns upon churches and religious organizations devoting time to influencing legislation," a staffer for the representative wrote the priest.
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Pro-marriage U.S. Olympic official forced to resign after criticism from gay activists
“Simply because he donated to Prop. 8, he was declared by the gay rights movement to be unacceptable for public office,” said Maggie Gallagher, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage.
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Kansas city commissioners vote to repeal gender identity policy
The second hearing on the repeal will likely take place later this month.
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Gay ‘marriage’ has no foundation in law say Irish family groups
The groups have taken the government to task for attempting to equate natural marriage with so-called gay “marriage” and civil unions, even though marriage is protected in the Constitution.
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Head of Courage expresses concerns about ‘anti-bullying’ gay clubs
Courage's Fr. Paul Check expressed concern that such groups could encourage teenagers to prematurely self-identify as homosexual.
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No appeal over anti-Catholic, pro-gay adoption San Francisco resolution: U.S. Supreme Court
In 2006, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors had unanimously passed a declaration against the Vatican because of its stance on gay adoption.
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Politico: Gay donors/activists mainstay of Obama re-election effort
“Our community has tasted change, and it’s hard to conceive of going backward,” said Fred Sainz, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign.
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Homosexual men twice as likely to have cancer: study
The difference likely being explained by the high prevalence of anal cancer and HIV/AIDS among homosexual men, according to the authors of the study.
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