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Letter on same-sex marriage has Mormons talking, listening
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — July 13, 2015
An unprecedented letter from top Mormon leaders on how the LDS church should respond to the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling has started a dialog in many local churches.
Why the culture war’s losers shouldn’t retreat from public life (COMMENTARY)
By Jacob Lupfer — July 1, 2015
(RNS) It is harmful to religion and to democracy when one group is ready to turn its back on civil society and another group is ready to push it.
Tears of joy, tears of sorrow, and little empathetic listening (COMMENTARY)
By Jacob Lupfer — June 26, 2015
(RNS) I suspect I am not the only one who does not believe that my gay friends are vile sinners or that my traditional religious friends are retrograde bigots.
Clue to gay marriage ruling was threaded in Obamacare opinion (ANALYSIS)
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 26, 2015
(RNS) The Supreme Court majority reasoned with concern for the real-world impact of dismantling the Affordable Care Act. That pragmatic approach also turned up in the long-awaited marriage ruling.
Gay marriage is the law of the land: two couples, two views
By Lauren Markoe — June 26, 2015
(RNS) In the days before the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage, we asked two couples -- one gay who want to marry, one straight and opposed to gay marriage -- what the court's decision would mean to them.
Supreme Court strikes down bans on same-sex marriage
By Richard Wolf — June 26, 2015
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the United States Friday in a closely divided ruling that will stand as a milestone in its 226-year history.
Supreme Court rules for Arizona church in sign ordinance case
By Lauren Markoe — June 18, 2015
(RNS) A tiny Arizona church with no permanent home won 9-0 at the Supreme Court in a free speech case.
Southern Baptists offer 3 points ahead of Supreme Court ruling on marriage
By Adelle M. Banks — June 17, 2015
(RNS) Advice from a Southern Baptist Convention panel on the impending U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage: There's no sheriff at your door. Don't shun your gay kids. Be prepared to make sacrifices for your beliefs.
Southern Baptist president: God, not Supreme Court, has ‘final authority’
By Adelle M. Banks — June 16, 2015
(RNS) “The Supreme Court of the United States is not the final authority, nor is the culture itself, but the Bible is God’s final authority about marriage and on this book we stand,” said the Rev. Ronnie Floyd.
Like it or not, most expect gay marriage will sweep the US
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 11, 2015
(RNS) Although the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage looms, public attention already is shifting toward new, contentious issues over LGBT rights, a new survey finds.
Arkansas judge tells state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages
By Reuters — June 10, 2015
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) Arkansas must recognize as lawful some 500 same-sex marriages that were performed during a six-day window in May 2014, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.
Obama to Catholic health leaders: Only ‘cynics’ would dismantle health reform
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 9, 2015
(RNS) As the Supreme Court decides the fate of the Affordable Care Act, the president rallied its supporters -- most prominently, the Catholic Health Association.
Supreme Court: US passports must say ‘Jerusalem,’ not ‘Israel’
By Richard Wolf — June 8, 2015
WASHINGTON -- The status of Jerusalem has been at the top of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ever since Israel was recognized in 1948. The official U.S. policy is spelled out in a State Department manual: "For a person born in Jerusalem, write JERUSALEM as the place of birth in the passport. Do not write Israel, Jordan or West Bank."
Supreme Court boosts workers who claim religious bias
By Richard Wolf — June 1, 2015
WASHINGTON – The decision was a defeat for preppy clothier Abercrombie & Fitch, which refused to hire a Muslim girl in 2008 because she was wearing a black hijab, or head scarf.
Gay rodeo tests tolerance in Arkansas, hotbed of rights fight
By Reuters — May 21, 2015
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) On a clear Arkansas spring afternoon after a day of horse riding, Wade Earp sighed and said, "I wish we didn't have to have a gay rodeo. I wish we could just rodeo."
