36 "Same Sex Marriage" Category Articles Page 3

Marriage is ‘sacred and secular’ - The Lutheran Commission on Theology and Church Relations asks Pastors to sign marriage laws and respect the legalization of same-sex marriage; answers questions about the role of clergy in legal marriage following the 2015 Obergefell marriage equality ruling.

Rep. James White wrote to the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, asking if private citizens have the right not to recognize same-sex marriages. This highlights the importance of online ordination in protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ families, and the ongoing fight for marriage equality.

The Mormon Church opposes same-sex marriage, but a rising number of LGBT + members, including vocal Millennial and Gen Z members, could change that. A summary of Emily Kaplan’s essay for the Washington Post, and why online ordination remains so important.

A marriage certificate issued to two women in Colonial Williamsburg was discovered by researcher Ren Tolson, documenting an early same-sex love story as part of the Gender and Sexuality Diversity Committee's efforts to preserve and share local LGBTQ+ history.

The United Protestant Church of France just performed its first wedding for two same-sex LGBTQ+ clergy members. The union of Pastors Emeline Daude and Agnes Kauffmann comes 6 years after Church leaders first approved marriage for gay clergy.

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 in all 50 states.