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Boyd Packer is the leader of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. RNS photo courtesy LDS Church

Top Mormon leader warns against ‘tolerance trap’

Lisa Schencker / The Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 8, 2013

SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Just because the nation may change its laws to “tolerate legalized acts of immorality” does not make those acts any less spiritually damaging, senior Mormon apostle Boyd K. Packer said.

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(RNS) Supporters of gay marriage rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 27 as the court heard a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act. RNS photo by Kevin Eckstrom.

For gay marriage supporters, a small win would still be a win

Richard Wolf / USA Today | Apr 3, 2013

WASHINGTON (RNS) Even if the Supreme Court decides historic cases on gay marriage on narrow legal grounds, proponents of gay marriage say a win is still a win.

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Bill Clinton urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage law he signed

David Jackson | Mar 8, 2013

WASHINGTON (RNS) Former President Bill Clinton says the U.S. Supreme Court should strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, which he signed in 1996 during a “very different time.”

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White House takes stance against gay-marriage ban

Richard Wolf and David Jackson | Mar 1, 2013

(WASHINGTON) The Obama administration came out forcefully Thursday against California’s ban on same-sex marriage and, by extension, implicated similar bans in 37 other states.

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