From USA TODAY:
The Iowa Supreme Court just ruled that the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, The Des Moines Register reports. That makes Iowa the first Midwestern state where gay marriage is legal.
The court upheld a 2007 Polk County District Court judge’s ruling that would allow six gay couples there to wed.
The Iowa Supreme Court’s website [...]
February 24, 2009 – 11:16 am
“Sodomite” is one of the oldest, ugliest homosexual slurs. The word is from the name of a town, Sodom, in the Bible. It is said some of the first gays, (a particularly angry desert breed, apparently), lived there.
My theory is, if you examine the story of the Sodomites with attention, you will find it a [...]
February 20, 2009 – 10:27 am
From the New Jersey AP:
About half of New Jerseyans believe that gay couples should be allowed to marry, according to a new poll.
The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll released Wednesday finds that 48 percent of New Jersey residents favor gay marriage, with 43 percent opposed.
Fifty percent oppose amending the state Constitution to ban gay marriage. [...]
February 18, 2009 – 10:54 pm
GAYS. We are, according to Utah Senator Chris Buttars, the worlds greatest evil. This comes on the heels of several gay rights bills being voted down in Utah. From the Deseret News:
Sen. Chris Buttars believes gays and lesbians are “the greatest threat to America going down,” comparing members of the LGBT community to radical Muslims.
“I believe they [...]
February 16, 2009 – 7:01 pm
From the Maine AP:
AUGUSTA, Maine—Opponents of same-sex marriage turned out in force at a rally at the Augusta Civic Center as the Maine Legislature prepares to take up a bill to legalize such unions.
The Sunday night gathering was organized by the Family Research Council, a lobbying group that champions traditional marriage as a foundation [...]
February 3, 2009 – 6:11 pm
From Seacoastonline:
Laws to repeal civil unions and ban gay marriage and to legalize gay marriage will be on the docket in hearings before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday.
New Hampshire Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson, a vocal gay rights leader who delivered the invocation at one the inaugural events last month for President Obama, will be one [...]
January 21, 2009 – 6:23 pm
According to the Wyoming Associated Press, Focus on the Family Action isn’t just tying to ban gays from getting married, they’re also trying to ban Wyoming from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states–a move that many states view as a compromise. From the AP:
A national conservative Christian group has begun a telephone lobbying campaign in Wyoming [...]
