Tag Archives: Proposition 8
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, [...]
Op-Ed Columnist – You’re Likable Enough, Gay People
In his Sunday editorial for the New York Times, Op-Ed columnist Frank Rich analyzes Obama’s choice of Rick Warren, pastor of the conservative evangelical Saddleback Church, to deliver the invocation at the Presidential inauguration. Following is an excerpt from the editorial, with a link to the entire article. In his first press conference after his [...]
National Religious Leadership Roundtable responds to selection of Rick Warren to give invocation at inauguration | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Religious Leadership Roundtable responds to selection of Rick Warren to give invocation at inauguration | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Statement by the Rev. Rebecca Voelkel National Religious Leadership Roundtable “As a Christian pastor and a lesbian, I am deeply troubled by President-elect Obama’s choice of Pastor Rick Warren to pray at his [...]
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Top Lawyer Urges Voiding California Proposition 8 – NYTimes.com
Top Lawyer Urges Voiding California Proposition 8 – NYTimes.com. California’s attorney general, former Governor Jerry Brown, said on Friday “that the measure was constitutionally indefensible and should be overturned.” He continued: “Proposition 8 must be invalidated because the amendment process cannot be used to extinguish fundamental constitutional rights without compelling justification.” According to the New [...]
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NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday on Rick Warren: The Purpose-Driven Pastor