By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Religious leaders across the country are speaking out about a certain section in a California judge's decision to uphold same-sex marriage that call the Christian position on homosexuality harmful to gays because it could result in curtailing the free speech rights of Christians.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A federal appeals court has decided to overrule an activist judge in California who declared the voter- approved ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional and would have allowed same-sex marriages to resume tomorrow.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The federal judge in California who declared a ban on same-sex marriage in the state to be unconstitutional, has decided to allow same-sex marriages to resume on August 18 at 5:00 p.m.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Experts studying the controversial decision overturning California's ban on same-sex marriage say U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker based the ruling in part on his finding that children do not need a mother and/or a father, even though the evidence he used distinctly said not enough studies were available on the subject.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Cardinal Francis George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, decried the August 4 decision of a federal judge to overturn a California voters' 2008 initiative known as Proposition 8 that protected marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a ruling that few found surprising, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who is openly homosexual, has ruled that California's voter-approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, popularly known as Proposition 8, is unconstitutional.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After closing arguments in a landmark lawsuit challenging Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that led to a constitutional amendment banning same-sex "marriage" in California, pro-family leaders expect the judge to rule against traditional marriage in the case.
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