Tag Archives: Same-Sex Marriage

PFLAG Applauds Iowa Marriage Decision

For Immediate Release
Contact: Steve Ralls
April 3, 2009
(202) 467-8180, ext. 214 / sralls@pflag.org
PFLAG Applauds Iowa Marriage Decision
“Today, America’s Heart Can Truly Be Found in the Heartland,” says group
Des Moines, IA – In a landmark decision released earlier today, the Iowa
Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling finding that the state
must recognize full marriage equality for same-sex [...]

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Richard Cohen – Obama’s Choice of Rick Warren Ruined a Party

Warren On? Party Off. 
By Richard Cohen
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Not that he was planning to attend, but Barack Obama should know that my sister’s inauguration night party — the one for which she was preparing Obama Punch — has been canceled. The notice went out over the weekend, by e-mail and word of mouth, that Obama’s [...]

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Obama Selects California Evangelist for Invocation at His Inauguration

Obama Selects California Evangelist for Invocation at His Inauguration – NYTimes.com.
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Rick Warren, pastor of the conservative Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, to deliver the invocation at his inauguration. Described by the New York Times as “an outspoken opponent of abortion and same-sex marriage,” Warren’s selection “set off a round [...]

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The Debate: The Bible and Gay Marriage on Newsweek.com

The Debate: The Bible and Gay Marriage | Newsweek Religion | Newsweek.com.
Last week, Newsweek’s cover story on the biblical case for gay marriage resonated on TV stations, throughout the blogosphere, and in the inboxes of many NEWSWEEK employees as Christians and nonbelievers alike sounded off on the editorial decision to run the story. Of the tens of [...]

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