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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Two columnists at the San Francisco Chronicle have revealed that the judge presiding over California’s landmark same-sex marriage case is homosexual.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A U.S. District Court has issued a temporary order preventing the release of the names of citizens who signed a petition in support of a marriage referendum in the state of Washington after groups in favor of same-sex marriage threatened to publish the names on the internet.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A new poll is indicating that support for same-sex marriage is declining among the American population, with some blaming the behavior of activists after the California ballot initiative last November as causing the decline.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer  In a 6-1 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage known as Proposition 8. The also ruling allows the estimated 18,000 gay couples who married before the law took effect to remain married. 

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer After several hours of oral arguments, justices on the California Supreme Court seemed unlikely to overturn Proposition 8, a Nov. 4 ballot initiative in which the people of California voted to amend their constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The California Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow over the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that reinstated a ban on same-sex marriage. Their decision is expected within 90 days of the hearing.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer  Proponents of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative calling for a ban on same-sex marriage, are calling on state leaders to denounce the on-going attacks by homosexual activists against citizens and churches who supported the measure.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The California Catholic Conference is condemning a blatantly bigoted television commercial that will air today by opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The commercial depicts supposed missionaries invading a gay couples home and ripping up their marriage license.

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