March for Marriage

Thousands rally at U.S. Capitol against gay marriage

By Heather Adams — June 19, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Faced with a string of losses in the court and a rapid shift in public opinion in favor of gay marriage, planners of Thursday's traditional marriage rally aimed to show lawmakers -- and especially courts -- that they will not give up without a fight.

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.

ANALYSIS: On gay marriage, Supreme Court ponders not ‘if’ but ‘how’

By Lauren Markoe — March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) For supporters of gay marriage, Tuesday's arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court show just how far this debate has come: It’s no longer “if” gay marriage will be accepted and legal, but “how" and "when.”

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.
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