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1100 DAYS AGO | 2.10.2022
Rev. Shelton Fabre, the next leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, has a history of speaking out against racism, and against sam...
1101 DAYS AGO | 2.9.2022
House Republicans in Virginia just voted down a bill to amend the state's Constitution that would have removed a defunct ban against same-sex marriage and co...
1178 DAYS AGO | 11.24.2021
Marriage is ‘sacred and secular’ - The Lutheran Commission on Theology and Church Relations asks Pastors to sign marriage laws and respect the legalization o...
1232 DAYS AGO | 10.1.2021
In 1948, an interracial couple in California challenged the state's anti-miscegenation laws and won. The Perez v Sharp case ended a state ban on interracial ...
1242 DAYS AGO | 9.21.2021
Pope Francis speaks out again against blessing same-sex marriages within the Catholic Church.
1329 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2021
It's the sixth anniversary of the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutionally protected right to marry i...
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1352 DAYS AGO | 6.3.2021
Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first change...
1399 DAYS AGO | 4.17.2021
Wedding venues in North Carolina and Ohio refused service to same-sex couples. We look at current protections for first amendment rights and religion, LGBTQ+...
1410 DAYS AGO | 4.6.2021
An update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213. With information on...
1424 DAYS AGO | 3.23.2021
Six states are considering raising the minimum age for marriage, in what seems to be increased attention to laws regulating child marriage in the US.
1429 DAYS AGO | 3.18.2021
In a landmark decision, a District Court in Japan ruled the government's same-sex marriage ban violated Article 14 of the country's constitution, making it u...
1429 DAYS AGO | 3.18.2021
Jim Obergefell talks about marriage equality with The Advocate magazine's podcast LGBTQ&A, ahead of the six year anniversary of the Obergefell v Hodges same-...
1431 DAYS AGO | 3.16.2021
The Vatican disappointed Catholics, LGBTQ+ couples, and allies around the world with its statement that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex marriages. A...
1457 DAYS AGO | 2.18.2021
New legislation would increase protections for same-sex couples. New Jersey, Texas, Florida, and Virginia all have bills being considered, that would remove ...
1477 DAYS AGO | 1.29.2021
A proposed law in Virginia aims to update marriage laws without addressing current minister discrimination
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