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Undermining Traditional Marriage

May 5th, 2015

Is same-sex marriage part of a redefinition of an age old institution? That’s an easy one: yes. Gays and their allies should just give up trying to combat that charge.

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United Church of Christ Sues for Gay Marriage

May 1st, 2014

It might seem hard to believe, but the United Church of Christ (UCC) is suing the State of North Carolina for restricting religious freedom by banning its ministers from performing same-sex weddings.

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Supreme Court Slams Prop. 8, Jump-Starting Gay Weddings in California

July 1st, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on June 26 in favor of marriage equality have ushered in a new era for same-sex couples in California, with many couples rushing to get married.

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History Made with First Buddhist Same-Sex Wedding

August 16th, 2012

For the first time ever, a Buddhist same-sex wedding ceremony was performed in Taiwan, marking an important milestone in the journey toward legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Asia.

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Alabama Pastor Blames Great Flood on Gay Marriage

August 2nd, 2012

Ministers say the darnedest things. In a sermon to his congregation at Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama, Pastor Aaron Fruh declared that God caused the Great Flood because we practice gay marriage.

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Washington State Secures Votes for Gay Marriage

January 25th, 2012

On 23 January, at a packed Senate committee hearing in the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, the Legislature legalized same-sex marriage across the state.

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Conan O’Brien Officiates Gay Wedding On-Air……

November 8th, 2011

Conan O'Brien may be better known for the occasional good-humored gay joke he cracks for his audience, but the ULC Monastery's newest celebrity minister has proved to be a true supporter of social justice cause.

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Conan O’Brien Ordained by Universal Life Church Monastery

October 28th, 2011

As New York Magazine's Vulture blog has just announced, Conan O’Brien, will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of his Late Night TBS talk show, by officiating the same-sex marriage of a longtime staffer.

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Reply from President Obama

October 20th, 2009

We received a response from the Whitehouse to a letter we sent back in June. Here's what he said: "Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I appreciate your perspective. Every American deserves equal protection..."

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Iowa Gay Marriage Ban

September 3rd, 2007

On August 31st, Judge Robert Hansen struck down Iowa's gay marriage ban on grounds that it was unconstitutional, in a ruling that he then stayed less than two hours later.

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