Defense of Marriage Act

White House takes stance against gay-marriage ban

By Richard Wolf — March 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.

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.

Southern Baptists approve alternate name, but barely

By Adelle M. Banks — June 20, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) In a close vote, members of the Southern Baptist Convention have voted to accept the alternate unofficial name of “Great Commission Baptists.” Their two-day meeting ends Wednesday (June 20). By Adelle M. Banks.

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