Religion Gay Marriage

A Change Has Come: A Clergy's Response To The New York Vote For Gay Marriage

The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D. | Posted 08.25.2011

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The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.

As an African American clergywoman, I see gay rights as a civil rights issue. This summer, I will marry my congregants, Alex and Jeremy, just as I have other gay couples in the past.

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Beers and Queers

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Besen

The fight against beers and queers is most similar in that they both encompass pitched, ongoing battles, and both issues are subject to a maddening patchwork of anachronistic laws at the state and local levels.

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OMG! Rick Warren! BFD!

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Wellington Ennis

It is so small, in such a long day of pageantry, on the first day of some long years of the fight ahead. In terms of the fish-frying before us, Rick Warren is a scallop, and Moby Dick is circling us.

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Poll: Prop 8 Voting Driven By Religion, Not Race

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Voters' economic status and religious convictions played a greater role than race and age in determining whether they supported ...

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