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BREAKING: Supreme Court will decide fate of state bans on gay marriage
By Richard Wolf — January 16, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The high court will hear arguments in four cases in April, and its ruling is expected to clarify whether gay marriage becomes legal coast to coast.

San Francisco archbishop defends decision to join D.C. rally against gay marriage
By David Gibson — June 17, 2014
(RNS) "If the point of this event were to single out a group of individuals and target them for hatred, I most certainly would not be there,” wrote San Francisco Achbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who leads the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Facing uphill battle, gay marriage opponents to rally in Washington
By Heather Adams — June 13, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Speakers include two former Republican presidential candidates, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, as well as San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the Catholic bishops' point man against same-sex marriage.

Gay marriage victories propel cases toward Supreme Court at record speed
By Richard Wolf — May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The race to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation’s state and federal courts has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, fueled by an unbroken string of pro-marriage rulings since the Supreme Court first weighed in on the subject last June. As each decision strikes down state bans, it becomes more difficult for judges to ignore […]

Conservatives promote House bill to protect opponents of gay marriage
By Lauren Markoe — September 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The bill signifies a shift in strategy for gay marriage opponents: Increasingly resigned to the reality that they're unlikely to stop gay marriage, they're now trying to blunt its impact by carving out explicit protections for dissenters.

NALT alliance says Not All (Christians are) Like That on homosexuality
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 5, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) Inspired by Dan Savage’s "It Gets Better" campaign for gay teens, the NALT (Not All Like That) project aims to be a platform for Christians who believe "there is nothing anti-biblical or at all inherently sinful" about being gay.

Gay marriage fight shifts to the states
By Richard Wolf — July 11, 2013
(RNS) In the wake of a decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, a flurry of lawsuits aim to reverse state laws and repeal constitutional amendments barring gays and lesbians from marrying.

Both sides see gay marriage as ‘inevitable’
By Cathy Payne — June 7, 2013
(RNS) About 72 percent of Americans say that legal recognition of same-sex marriage is "inevitable," a new survey finds.

After Rhode Island, is gay marriage ‘inevitable’? Conservatives say no
By Susan Page — May 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As Rhode Island becomes the 10th state to approve same-sex marriage, a leading opponent blames Hollywood, academia and the mainstream media for the movement.

For gay marriage supporters, a small win would still be a win
By Richard Wolf — April 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.

Opponents of gay marriage say they’re no bigots
By Richard Wolf — March 25, 2013
(RNS) Disparaged as bigots, these diverse conservative voices who oppose same-sex marriage say they're simply defending American society.

Both sides brace for Supreme Court battle on gay marriage
By Richard Wolf — December 10, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court's long-awaited decisions to hear challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage move the issue to the top of the national agenda following a year in which advocates scored major legal and political victories. By Richard Wolf / USA Today.

2012 shows a social sea change on gay marriage
By Lauren Markoe — November 7, 2012

(RNS) Gay rights supporters are marking Election Day 2012 as a turning point in their quest for marriage equality as opponents deny a cultural shift in American attitudes. By Lauren Markoe.

Report: Knights of Columbus are leading funder of anti-gay marriage drives
By David Gibson — October 18, 2012

(RNS) The Knights of Columbus, a wealthy and influential Catholic charitable organization, is a leading funder in efforts to make same-sex marriage illegal in four states that have ballot measures on the issue this fall, according to a coalition of gay rights groups. By David Gibson.

Washington gay marriage fight has money, ‘daunting’ odds
By Jeff Mapes / The Oregonian — October 11, 2012

SEATTLE (RNS) With its relatively low churchgoing population and social libertarianism, Washington may be the state where voters are most likely to approve gay marriage next month. But opponents say the early polls are deceptive. By Jeff Mapes.

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