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California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 8
From the New York Times: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The state Supreme Court has upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, but also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect will stay wed. The decision Tuesday rejected an argument from gay rights activists that the ban [...]
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Gay but Equal? Mary Frances Berry in the New York Times
AS the country prepares to enter the Obama era, anxiety over the legal status and rights of gays and lesbians is growing. Barack Obama’s invitation to the Rev. Rick Warren, an evangelical pastor who opposes same-sex marriage, to give the invocation at his inauguration comes just as the hit movie “Milk” reminds us of the [...]
Geoffrey R. Stone: Democracy, Religion and Proposition 8
How can a free society reconcile the often competing values of democracy, religious liberty and the separation of church and state? This challenge was vividly illustrated by the recent controversy over California’s Proposition 8, which forbade same-sex marriage. In a democracy, the majority of citizens ordinarily may enact whatever laws they want. Some laws, however, [...]
Kate Kendell of NCLR on Prop 8: Now What?