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Oklahoma bill would abolish state’s role in granting marriage licenses, leave it in clergy hands
By Greg Horton — March 12, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) Oklahoma state Rep. Todd Russ said the federal government is attempting to change the traditional definition of marriage, so his legislation would place the responsibility for officiating marriages in the hands of clergy.
England mulls legalization of in vitro technique giving baby DNA of three parents
By Trevor Grundy — February 3, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) If the bill passes Britain’s upper chamber, the House of Lords, England would become the first country to legalize the procedure.
Oklahoma pastors will preach in hoodies to protest proposed state bill banning hoods
By Greg Horton — January 16, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) “We do not have people roaming the streets in hoodies or masks committing crimes," said one pastor who planned to wear a hooded sweatshirt to church Sunday.
Kenyan Christian leaders oppose polygamy bill
By Fredrick Nzwili — March 27, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The bill's passage would allow men to marry as many women as they want. It awaits the president's signature.
Israel’s parliament passes law requiring yeshiva students’ army service
By Michele Chabin — March 12, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) The yeshiva student exemptions have created a deep rift in Israel, where nearly all men and women are drafted for up to three years of military service.
Maldives president vetoes marital rape bill as ‘un-Islamic’
By Vishal Arora — January 16, 2014
(RNS) After its parliament voted to limit a husband’s right to have non-consensual sex with his wife, the president of the Maldives vetoed the bill calling it "un-Islamic."
NC Muslims hope Gov. Pat McCrory vetoes anti-Shariah bill
By Omar Sacirbey — July 26, 2013
(RNS) If Gov. Pat McCrory signs the bill, North Carolina would become the seventh state to have an anti-Shariah law, joining Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. In May, Alabama lawmakers approved a like-minded constitutional amendment that state voters will consider in 2014.
Wash. moves closer to legalizing gay marriage
By Tracy Gordon — February 2, 2012
SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) Opponents of same-sex marriage promised a fight at the ballot box after Washington lawmakers took steps to make the state the seventh to legalize gay weddings. By Tracy Simmons.
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