Gay Marriage News
November 20, 2009 - The Washington Post
D.C. officials press for compromise on Catholic Charities
Some D.C. Council members and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton are reaching out to the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to see whether they can find a compromise so the Church will not end its social services contracts with the city if the council legalizes same-sex marriage.
November 20, 2009 - The New York Times
Faith and tolerance collide in Vallejo
Drive through Vallejo and you will see a once-proud Navy town clearly down on its luck. A motel room goes for $30.99 a night, including HBO.
November 19, 2009 - The Washington Times
Lutherans second church to split over gays
Conservative members of America's largest Lutheran denomination announced that they are splitting from the Chicago-based Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, making it the second mainline Protestant church to undergo a major schism over the issue of homosexuality and related matters of biblical authority.
November 18, 2009 - The Associated Press
Lutheran group to lead formation of new church body in wake of decision to allow gay pastors
The split over gay clergy within the country's largest Lutheran denomination has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
November 18, 2009 - The Washington Post
Catholic bishops affirm stance on marriage
The nation's Catholic bishops approved a position paper that emphasizes the church's traditional positions on marriage Tuesday, the same day that the D.C. Council agreed to schedule a vote on legalizing same-sex unions for Dec. 1.
November 18, 2009 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Push for same-sex marriage in N.J. faces uncertain future
Judith Ford and Yvonne Mazzola rushed to a judge in 2007, as soon as New Jersey made civil unions legal.
November 16, 2009 - The Record
Church campaign focuses on same-sex marriage
Sharon Henry, music minister at Stockton's Valley Ministries MCC church, had a commitment ceremony in October 2004.
November 12, 2009 - The Associated Press
1 year anniversary of same-sex marriage In Conn.
Gay and lesbian couples marked the one-year anniversary of the day Connecticut began allowing same-sex marriages, voicing optimism that other states eventually will follow suit despite recent votes in Maine and California where gay marriage rights were shot down.
November 12, 2009 - The New York Times
New turn in debate over law on marriage
The fight over a proposed same-sex marriage law here heated up this week as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said that if the law passed, the church would cut its social service programs that help residents with adoption, homelessness and health care.
November 12, 2009 - Deseret Morning News
Protections for gays face tough fight at Utah Legislature
Now that Salt Lake City has approved ordinances that make it illegal to fire or evict someone for being gay, will the Legislature and Gov. Gary Herbert follow suit?
