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Via Associated Press Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a former Maryland lieutenant governor and member of one of the nation’s most well-known Catholic political families, has joined supporters of a Maryland law allowing same-sex marriage. Townsend, the eldest child of Robert F. Kennedy, noted her famous uncle John F. Kennedy’s emphasis on separation of church and state.…
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By More Light Presbyterians Last week another federal judge ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional in the case of Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management. What is the real-life impact of DOMA? In its latest episode, In The Life Media sat down with five families to answer exactly that question. There are 1,138 benefits,…
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By Claudette Ortiz, Las Cruces Sun-News I don’t think homosexuality is a sin, so for those among my church family who believe it is I want you to know that, as you love the sinner but hate the sin, I love the judge but hate the judgment. Besides, my column is more about figuring out ways…
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Via Huffington Post Two lovers. That’s how I got here. Two lovers caught up in a moment set my life spinning in motion. You know the story, cells divide and life explodes. But before my fingernails took shape and before the first thud of contracting muscle sent blood flowing through my veins, something else occurred;…
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Via Washington Blade The Democratic Party platform drafting committee approved on Sunday language endorsing same-sex marriage in addition to other pro-LGBT positions as part of the Democratic Party platform, according to two sources familiar with the drafting process. Retiring gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who sits on the committee, told the Washington Blade on Monday…
Read MoreVia Huffington Post A few Saturday's ago, my husband and I spent our afternoon in the fellowship hall of St. Luke's Community Church. As Christians, it's not uncommon for us to spend part of our weekends gathered with people at a place of worship. What was different about this church gathering was that we didn't…
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A new poll has good news for marriage equality in Maryland, with a growing majority of state voters saying they would vote in November to uphold a state law legalizing same-sex marriage. Perhaps just as significantly, support among African-Americans voters has gone up in the past six months. In November, Maryland voters will face…
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Via GLAAD In light of Chick-Fil-A COO Dan Cathy’s statement that his opposition to marriage equality is rooted in his belief in the “biblical definition of the family unit,” GLAAD would like to point to the many Christians who understand that the “biblical” definition of family is not limited to husband, wife, and children, and…
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Via Associated Press A long-serving Air Force chaplain has left the Southern Baptist Convention after the conservative denomination publicly questioned his attendance at a same-sex civil union ceremony at his base in New Jersey. The chaplain, Col. Timothy Wagoner, is remaining on active duty and has affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, which holds more…
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Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson, Huffington Post It’s been 30 years since AIDS came into focus and dominated the Metropolitan Community Churches with funerals, grief, and love. We were a young, growing, international church. Even with gay men dying weekly, our membership held strong across the country, and churches were being born across the world. Many…
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