Gay couples can’t make joint political donations from individual account, FEC rules. A gay couple married under state law cannot give a joint contribution to a federal candidate if they make it from an individual banking account, the Federal Election Commission voted unanimously Thursday.
United for Marriage volunteer Marcos Garcia holds flags as he protests against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, March 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst In a somewhat emotional session, FEC commissioners lamented the fact they had no choice but to deny gay couples the same rights as straight ones, given the Defense of Marriage Act's legal requirements. Dan Winslow, a Republican candidate in next week's primary for the open Massachusetts Senate seat, had requested the advisory opinion. "Mr. NZ MP's hilarious gay marriage speech. Jim Wallis Flip-Flops on Gay Marriage — and Had This to Say About Labeling Same-Sex Opponents ‘Bigots’ Progressive Pastor Jim Wallis, known as one of the most prominent leaders of the evangelical left, has officially changed positions on gay marriage.
Pastor Who Stunned Christians With Gay Marriage Endorsement Explains: Believers Are ‘Not Inclusive on This Issue…They Are Homophobic’ Pastor Steve Chalke (Photo Credit: Twitter) Evangelical leader Steve Chalke shocked evangelicals around the world when he openly endorsed gay marriage earlier this year.
The prominent faith leader at Oasis UK, a church in London, England, recently told TheBlaze about his reasons for speaking out so vocally on the issue. One of the biggest misconceptions, Chalke said, was the notion that his views on homosexuality have changed. Bill O’Reilly vs. Laura Ingraham. Putin orders ban on adoptions by LGBT foreign couples – report — RT Russian politics. NBC News on Dr. Ben Carson: 'Blinded by the White' The media, which is always ready to destroy any black man who dares think for himself, uniformly pounced today.
In response to the manufactured uproar, the soft-spoken Carson (who was a hero to the left until he came out as a conservative), did the interview rounds on cable Friday, including Andrea Mitchell's show on MSNBC and Wolf Blitzer's on CNN. In both appearances, Carson apologized for what he said and made clear that he wasn't comparing gay couples to pedophiles or those erotically charged by animals. His point was that God defined what marriage is, not man, and if man changes that definition, it can lead to anything. Carson also said he was in favor of giving same-sex couples the same rights as married couples, short of marriage. NBC News obviously wants to destroy the threat of any independent-thinking black man as quickly as possible.
This is all par for the course at NBC News. Dr. Carson Banned from a Commencement Speech? - By John Fund. Ben Carson, the noted pediatric neurosurgeon, has become the target of a petition by Johns Hopkins students who want him removed as the medical school’s commencement speaker this spring.
Dr. Carson became a media sensation in January when he questioned Obamacare and progressive taxation in a speech to the National Prayer Breakfast as President Obama sat just a few feet away from him. With his new prominence, Carson has apparently also riled some liberals, including these Johns Hopkins students. Last Tuesday, he told Sean Hannity of Fox News that “marriage is between a man and a woman. No group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality, it doesn’t matter what they are, they don’t get to change the definition.” I think people have completely taken the wrong meaning out of what I was saying. Carson says he is willing to forego his commencement duties if he is formally asked to. We’ll see if his apology is accepted. Gay Marriage And Children: The Worst States For Kids Of Same-Sex Parents.
Justice Anthony Kennedy invoked the children of gay parents this week during the Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban.
Mark Levin: It's Not a Matter of Equal Protection, So Why Should Courts Intervene? Crowds gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - The same-sex marriage case argued before the Supreme Court on Tuesday has no business being there, says conservative talk show host Mark Levin. Civil Rights Activist: ‘No Comparison’ Between Civil Rights, Gay Rights Movement. President and founder of the Coalition of African American Pastors, Rev.
William Owens (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr) (CNSNews.com) – Civil rights activist Rev. William Owens, who is founder and president of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, said Tuesday there is no comparison between the civil rights movement and the gay community’s fight for same-sex marriage. Audio: Supreme Court Justices Hear Oral Arguments In Prop 8 Case. Supreme Court hints that it won't issue sweeping ruling on same-sex marriage.
The US Supreme Court delved into the issue of gay marriage Tuesday, examining whether or not California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
On Wednesday, SCOTUS will take up the Defense of Marriage Act. NBC's Pete Williams reports. By Tom Curry, National Affairs Writer, NBC News In a historic oral argument on a challenge to state laws that limit marriage to heterosexual couples, the Supreme Court indicated Tuesday that it might not strike down such laws. The justice whom many observers view as the swing vote in the case, Justice Anthony Kennedy, voiced worry at one point during the argument that proponents of same-sex marriages were asking the court to issue a decision that would “go into uncharted waters.” After the oral argument, Pete Williams of NBC News reported that it seemed “quite obvious that the U.S. Pew: American Approval of Supreme Court Hits All-Time Low. Get Breaking News First Receive News, Politics, and Entertainment Headlines Each Morning.
Chief justice's lesbian cousin will attend Prop. 8 hearing. The justices of the U.S.
Supreme Court gather for a group portrait in 2010.… (Pablo Martinez Monsivais…) SAN FRANCISCO--Jean Podrasky, 48, a lesbian who wants to marry her partner, will be at Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8 in seating reserved for family members and guests of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. “I am so excited,” said Podrasky, an accountant and the first cousin of the chief justice on his mother’s side. Roberts is a conservative appointed by President George W. Photo of US court hopeful Elena Kagan sparks debate over sexuality.
A photo of Elena Kagan playing softball, while an assistant law professor at the University of Chicago in 1993, has left the US media in a lather. Photograph: AP It began, seemingly innocently enough, with a grainy black and white photograph of a woman smiling broadly and preparing to swing a bat in a game of softball. The picture was placed on the front page of Tuesday's Wall Street Journal and featured Elena Kagan, who the day before had been nominated by Barack Obama to join America's top court. But from that single photograph, combined with a two-line caption, has sprung a welter of debate this week about Kagan's sexuality, and the specific question: is she gay? The debate has been revealing about the status of lesbians in US public life in 2010. Within hours of the Journal publishing the photograph, issues had been raised by gay bloggers and the mainstream media alike.
Insight: Silent or supportive, conservatives give gay marriage momentum. Supreme Court gay marriage cases could set stage for dramatic societal changes. Same-sex marriage proponent Kat McGuckin of Oaklyn, New Jersey, holds a gay marriage pride flag while standing … The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in two cases that have the potential to transform American society and the status of gays and lesbians in it. In oral arguments on Tuesday morning the 9 justices will consider whether California’s voter approved ban on gay marriage, Proposition 8, unfairly discriminates against gay people. On Wednesday, they’ll consider whether the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act barring the U.S. government from recognizing same-sex marriages, even in states that allow them, constitutes federal overreach. Wide range of potential outcomes on gay marriage. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court can choose from a wide array of outcomes in ruling on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
The federal law, known by the shorthand DOMA, defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman and therefore keeps legally married gay Americans from collecting a range of federal benefits that generally are available to married people. The cases will be argued Tuesday and Wednesday; rulings are not likely before late June. The justices might come out with rulings that are simple, clear and dramatic. Prominent Republican Senator Offers Shocking Endorsement of Gay Marriage Shortly After Son “Comes Out” As if America wasn’t sufficiently divided by the abortion question, the country has also been torn about by the question of gay marriage.
Proponents say it’s a civil rights matter; opponent say it is a dangerous rush to undo the entirety of human moral and religious history, not to mention being a denial of basic biology. For people arguing in good faith, both positions represent a principled stand — which is why Ohio Senator Rob Portman’s sudden conversion to being a gay marriage supporter is managing to offend both Left and Right alike. Portman didn’t come to support gay marriage because he examined his principles, found them wanting, and realized that the answer lay on the other side of the political divide. Instead, he suddenly decided gay marriage was okay because his son came out as gay, and he decided it wasn’t fair that his son couldn’t be married. Many who have thought well of Portman have been taken aback by his change in stance. Hillary Clinton Endorses Same-Sex Marriage. Saying that “gay rights are human rights,’’ Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former secretary of state and potential 2016 presidential candidate, has endorsed same-sex marriage.
This Hidden Camera Footage Of A Gay Couple In Texas Will Shock You. Queen fights for gay rights: Monarch makes historic pledge on discrimination and hints that if Kate DOES have a girl that means equal rights to the throne. 'March for Marriage' to Hit Washington on March 26. Www.eauk.org/current-affairs/publications/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=25152. The following affirmations summarise the position of the Evangelical Alliance in its 2012 Report Biblical and pastoral responses to homosexuality. Buy copies of the resource in full here. News - Culture Wars - Evangelical Alliance responds to Steve Chalke over Gay Marriage.
The Bible and Homosexuality: Part One. Christianity. Listen Now: The Last Taboo Issue publishedFebruary 2013 Author Justin Brierley. Prominent Christian Pastor Stuns Evangelicals With This Shocking Endorsement of Gay Relationships.