Massachusetts
The new normal: Lessons from Massachusetts on gay marriage — and divorce
By Richard Wolf — May 19, 2015
As the Supreme Court wrestles with the legalization of gay marriage, the Massachusetts couples who successfully challenged their state's ban on gay marriage in 2003 are juggling work and retirement, raising kids who turn down Ivy League colleges and holding joyful family reunions.
Atheists lose fight over ‘under God’ at Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
By Kimberly Winston — May 9, 2014
(RNS) The loss is also a setback for a new legal strategy that argued that "under God" violated the state constitution’s guarantee against discrimination rather than the U.S. Constitution’s promise of separation of church and state.
From burlap sack to digital file, church records get makeover
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — September 19, 2013
(RNS) Preservationists are working to digitize and otherwise safeguard historical riches that rest with Massachusetts Congregationalists, whose churches were the center of community life in colonial days.
Mass. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Pledge of Allegiance
By Kimberly Winston — August 30, 2013
(RNS) An atheist couple challenging the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance hopes that the same Massachusetts court that legalized gay marriage can set another precedent against the phrase "under God."
What won, what lost on 2012 state ballot measures
By Jeanie Groh — November 7, 2012
(RNS) Here's a quick tour of selected state ballot measures from the 2012 elections. By Jeanie Groh.
What was Romney like as a Mormon bishop?
By Shira Schoenberg / The Republican — July 26, 2012
(RNS) Though Mitt Romney talks little about his Mormon faith on the campaign trail, his many years as a church leader in Massachusetts have left a contradictory legacy about how he connected with people then -- and about his challenges connecting with voters now. By Shira Schoenberg.
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