Ireland: Church of Ireland Wants Exemption From Civil Unions Law
A delegation from the Church of Ireland is to meet Department of Justice officials tomorrow to press for a ‘freedom of conscience’ clause in the Civil Partnership Bill. The Bill, which is before the...
View ArticleNY: Text of the Religious Exemption Amendments to the Marriage Equality Bill
The New York Assembly has introduced amendments to the marriage equality bill. Text from Towleroad below: S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K 8520 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N ASSEMBLY June 24, 2011...
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HI, USA: Lawmakers to Add Religious Exemption to Civil Unions Law?
Hawaii lawmakers are considering a proposal to the state’s civil unions law to allow religious organizations to deny use of their facilities for a solemnization ceremony. The proposed conference draft...
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HI: Is Civil Unions Religious Exemption in Trouble?
Conference Room 325 was packed with lawmakers, staff, citizens and others, many of them waiting to hear of the fate of HB 2569, the civil unions bill. They included on one end of the civil unions...
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Maine, USA: Marriage Equality Supporters Push for Change in Ballot Wording
Mainers United for Marriage, the group seeking to pass marriage equality in Maine via a ballot measure this November, held a press conference today to express their unhappiness with the ballot language...
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Colorado: Rally Against Civil Unions Bill Held Outside State House
As the democratically-controlled legislature worked to pass a civil unions bill inside, opponents of civil unions and marriage equality rallied outside the state house. The Denver Post reports that...
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USA, New Jersey: Senate Democrats May Take up Marriage Equality Bill
Although same-sex marriage is now legal in New Jersey, there is no official law supporting it. New Jersey Democrats are considering changing that. NJ.com reports: Key Senate Democrats are moving...
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“Religious Exemption” is Really “Religious Privilege”
We have been oh so careful. How many times have we assured religious leaders that marriage equality will not mean that Catholic priests will have to start performing marriages between two lesbians? How...
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