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News10 new results for marriage
 
Target sells T-shirts to help pro-gay marriage group
USA TODAY
(AP) – Two years after Target Corp. angered gay marriage supporters with a political donation that benefited a fiery gay marriage opponent seeking the governor's office, the retailer is now upsetting same-sex marriage opponents by selling T-shirts to ...
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USA TODAY
Courts evolve on same-sex marriage
Washington Post
LIKE PRESIDENT OBAMA, federal courts have been evolving on same-sex marriage. In 1972, the Supreme Court summarily dismissed a challenge to a Minnesota law defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman, rejecting the notion that the ...
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Target selling anti-gay marriage t-shirts
New York Daily News
Two years after angering gay marriage supporters with a political donation that benefited a fiery gay marriage opponent seeking the governor's office, Target Corp. is now upsetting same-sex marriage opponents by selling T-shirts to raise money for a ...
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New York Daily News
Constitution Check: If DOMA Falls, Must States Opposing Gay Marriages Accept Them?
Huffington Post
"In allowing one state to hold the federal government, and potentially other states, hostage to redefine marriage, the First Circuit [Court] attempts a bridge too far. Under this rationale, if just one state decided to accept polygamy, ...
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Another court ruling further erodes the Defense of Marriage Act
The Seattle Times
An intrusive federal law gets in the way of states moving toward same-sex marriage equality, and a federal appeals court ruled the impediment, the Defense of Marriage Act, is unconstitutional. No comments have been posted to this article.
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Marriage Equality Victory On DOMA In First Circuit - Same Sex Couples Need To ...
Forbes
The First Circuit, upholding, a lower court decision, has ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. Section 3 of DOMA provides that only a marriage between a man and a woman will be recognized for purposes of federal law.
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Why "Gay Marriage" is Important
Kansas City Star
Since President Barack Obama announced his support for marriage equality, political pundits have argued over the motivation behind his decision. Regardless of the motivations behind the announcement, the lack of federal recognition of same-sex ...
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How I Became The Straight Lady For Gay Marriage
Forbes
As an ardent advocate for gay marriage, I was thrilled to hear the news that the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has found the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. This is the 1996 law that defines marriage as a "legal union between one ...
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Forbes
Black preachers divided on same-sex marriage, not Obama
Washington Post (blog)
WASHINGTON — The 200 or so African-American pastors gathered here for the Conference of National Black Churches feel strongly about the topic of gay marriage, some for, many against. But there's one thing nearly all of them agree on.
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Gay married couples look to Supreme Court on benefits
Washington Times
By Denise Lavoie AP BOSTON — Fresh from a favorable ruling by a federal appeals court, Dorene Bowe-Shulman can't wait for the US Supreme Court to weigh in on whether same-sex married couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.
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Blogs5 new results for marriage
 
In Victory for Marriage Equality, Appeals Court Rules DOMA ...
By mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
In a groundbreaking decision, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling the federal government can't deny benefits to same-sex couples in states such as Massachusetts where ...
Democracy Now!
Defense Of Marriage Act Ruling: Gay Married Couples Look To ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
BOSTON -- Fresh from a favorable ruling by a federal appeals court, Dorene Bowe-Shulman can't wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether same-sex married couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual ...
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The American Spectator : Billy Graham Protects Marriage
By Mark Tooley
"At 93, I never thought we would have to debate the definition of marriage," he deadpanned. "The Bible is clear -- God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman. I want to urge my fellow North Carolinians to vote for the marriage ...
The American Spectator and The...
A New Coalition Emerges to Protect Marriage - Harry R. Jackson, Jr ...
By Harry R. Jackson, Jr.
Last Wednesday and Thursday, (May 23-24, 2012), 175 Christian leaders from around the country gathered for a 24-hour marriage summit in the DC metro area. The small group represented nearly 100000 individual churches and several ...
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Mugambi Jouet: Why Gay Marriage Is So Controversial in America
By Mugambi Jouet
One major factor is that conservative America is essentially the only part of the modern Western world where a fundamentalist approach to Christianity is prevalent.
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