Marriage Equality Archives - Page 3 of 4

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back on Equality

September 11th, 2013

Do states’ rights trump individual rights? The Obama Administration recently announced that same-sex couples would be treated the same as opposite-sex couples; meanwhile, the Pentagon has extended eligibility for military benefits to same-sex partners of U.S

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Minneapolis Mayor Kicks Off Minnesota’s First Gay Weddings with ULC Ordination

August 2nd, 2013

The mayor of Minneapolis celebrated Minnesota's same-sex marriage law by getting ordained with the Universal Life Church to officiate over forty gay weddings in an all-night wedding marathon.

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SCOTUS Strikes Down Key Provision of DOMA

June 26th, 2013

After months of deliberation, the United States Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the country’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), arguing it is unconstitutional.

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Religious Freedom and Equality Upheld in Historic Marriage Votes

November 7th, 2012

In an historic shift towards marriage equality, the states of Maine, Maryland, and Washington broke the trend by passing measures allowing same-sex couples to wed.

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To all Corporations, Defend Equality with Economic Sanctions

May 17th, 2012

The day before U.S. president Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional ban on gay marriage and other legally recognized same-sex unions.

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Mapping American Social Attitudes

March 19th, 2012

Here on the ULC Monastery blog we like to bring our readers' attention to the current state of the social justice landscape by looking at the political attitudes, which frequently overlaps with social ones.

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ULC Minister Fran Drescher to Officiate Gay Wedding

March 5th, 2012

The Emmy-nominated actress Fran Drescher will be taking advantage of her new status as an ordained minister of the ULC officiate a wedding for a gay couple.

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Washington State Legalizes Gay Marriage

February 13th, 2012

On Monday, 13 February, Washington State legalized gay marriage when Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a marriage equality bill passed by the state Legislature.

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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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