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• Will Cuba Surge Ahead of the USA on Equality for LGBT Citizens?

  
  Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life — Authority: 430
  I note frequently about the emptiness of the USA claim to be the land of the free and the home of religious freedom. Now, it yet another underscoring of the USAs lie to the world and its citizens, Cuba may be about to surge ahead of America in the manner in which it affords near full equality under the civil laws ...
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• COLORADO: Catholic Church Hands Out Pledge Cards Against Civil Unions

  
  Joe. My. God. — Authority: 687
  Colorados Catholic churches are handing parishioners a pledge card in which those that sign vow to oppose the pending civil unions bill. Bishop Conley [left] urged people to participate in the campaign because “it allows each of us to speak the truth – to ask the government to respect the plan for marriage ...
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• Colorado Catholics Ask Church Goers To Oppose Civil Unions

  
  Wonk Room — Authority: 134
  The Colorado Catholic Conference is urging parishioners to oppose the state’s pending civil unions bill, the Denver Post reports , and is distributing flyers during mass asking church goers to pressure lawmakers into defeating the measure. “The key flaw with civil unions legislation is that it creates an ...
  2 weeks ago

• Cuba To Consider Civil Unions

  
  Joe. My. God. — Authority: 687
  Cuba continues its unexpected march towards equality. Cuba’s first daughter says island lawmakers will consider legalizing same-sex civil unions this year. Mariela Castro is the daughter of President Raul Castro and a prominent gay rights activist. She says a preliminary proposal to modify the country’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Money Flows to G.O.P. Backers of Gay Marriage in New York

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  Four Republican state senators who provided crucial votes for New York’s same-sex marriage law have been marked for defeat by conservatives.
  2 weeks ago

• Civil unions bill could fail again unless Republican supporters step up

  
  The Latest Word — Authority: 611
  Pat Steadman.​Last March, Senator Pat Steadman told us he believed the civil unions bill he sponsored would pass the Colorado House, as it had the state senate, if not blocked by extremists. In
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• Cuba to Consider Civil Unions

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 432
  Cuba’s National Assembly this year will take up the issue of civil unions for same-sex couples, as part of the Communist government’s bid to end discrimination, the president’s daughter said on Monday. ‘According to the Justice Minister (Maria Esther Reus) … it is going to be discussed in the assembly, and ...
  2 weeks ago

• With Bill, Washington State Shifts Its Views on Same-Sex Marriage

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  Some lawmakers who once opposed same-sex marriage are now sponsoring a bill that would make Washington the seventh state where same-sex couples are allowed to marry.
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• Press Conf.: Black Pastors Confront Southern Poverty Law Center for Smearing as ‘Hate Groups’ Pro-Family Organizations Opposed to Homosexual Agenda

  
  Americans For Truth — Authority: 560
  Americans For Truth Press Release January 16, 2012 Contact: Peter LaBarbera; americansfortruth@gmail.com Raleigh pastor Dr. Patrick Wooden rejects the comparison of black civil rights to sinful and unnatural homosexual behavior. MONTGOMERY, Alabama – A coalition of African American pastors and ...
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• The Caucus: In Heated Primary Fight, Romney Keeps Focus on Obama

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  Hours before a debate, Mitt Romney suggests some themes he may hit later.
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• LISTEN: AFTAH Interviews Dr. Patrick Wooden – Part One

  
  Americans For Truth — Authority: 560
  NC pastor to lead press conference condemning SPLC’s smear campaign against Christian pro-family organizations as “hate groups” Dr. Patrick Wooden, Sr., says the Southern Poverty Law Center is losing credibility by smearing pro-family groups opposed to the homosexual activist movement as "hate groups." ...
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• Campaign for civil unions gets underway in Colorado

  
  Box Turtle Bulletin — Authority: 585
  Colorado’s legislative session began last Wednesday and while most of the excitement was in Denver, equality org One Colorado held their civil union campaign kickoff in Colorado Springs that evening.  It was a low profile event, not designed for the media but rather for community members who’s excitement and ...
  2 weeks ago

• IL: Man Sues to Overturn Springfield Health Benefits Decision

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 432
  A lawsuit has been filed by Bruce Rushton, a reporter for the Illinois Times, claiming that the Springfield Joint Labor/Management Health Care Committee voted to grant health benefits to couples in civil unions. Rushton claims that the Committee violated the Open Meetings Act. He hopes to have the decision by the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Italy: Sicilian Bishop Says Country Should Recognize Civil Unions

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 432
  A Catholic bishop in Sicily broke with the Vatican to declare that the Italian government should recognize same-sex unions. Paolo Urso, bishop of the Sicilian city of Ragusa said gay couples should be legally recognized, ANSA reported Thursday. “When two people, even if they’re the same sex, decide to live ...
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• Full Text—Marriage and Religious Freedom: Fundamental Goods That Stand or Fall Together

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 482
  Dear Friends: The promotion and protection of marriage—the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife—is a matter of the common good and serves the wellbeing of the couple, of children, of civil society and all people.The meaning and value of marriage precedes and transcends any particular society, ...
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• (RNS) Religious Leaders: Same-sex Marriage Threatens Religious Freedom

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 482
  A coalition of nearly 40 religious leaders has published an open letter that seeks to recast the battle against same-sex marriage as a fight on behalf of religious freedom. The religious leaders, predominantly from conservative Christian churches and Orthodox Judaism, say their concern is not that legalizing gay ...
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• The Caucus: Romney Moves to Blunt Santorum Surge in South Carolina

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  Mitt Romneys camp may be worried about the potential for a Santorum surge again.
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• CO: Catholic Bishop Says Civil Unions Bill is “Dangerous”

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 432
  Bishop James Conley, the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Denver, has called a proposed bill that would recognize the relationships of gay and lesbian couples with civil unions “dangerous and unjust.” “We do not know the long-term consequences of creating a parallel for marriage, distinct from its ...
  2 weeks ago

• CO: Governor Backs Passage of Civil Unions Bill

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 432
  Gov. John Hickenlooper urged lawmakers Thursday to move forward on social and financial goals this session, encouraging them to prove “cynics” wrong and show they can cooperate to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples and make Colorado more business-friendly. The Democratic governor made his highest-profile ...
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• Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper: ‘It’s Time To Pass Civil Unions’

  
  Wonk Room — Authority: 134
  In his State of the State address today, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) urged lawmakers to pass civil unions legislation : HICKENLOOPER: As we strive to make Colorado healthier, we believe in equal rights for all regardless of race, creed, gender or sexual orientation. We don’t believe we should legislate ...
  3 weeks ago

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