“When same-sex marriage bill was passed by New York State Legislature on June 24, it apparently did not put an end to the gay marriage battle,” reports the International Business Times.  “If anything, it added coals to the fire. Once the new law went into effect, thousands of protestors the same day and a lawsuit…

Even though he calls himself an “unapologetic social conservative,” Texas Governor Rick Perry and possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate, says he’s so dedicated to states’ rights that the state of New York’s approval of gay marriage is fine by him. Perry opposes same-sex marriage, but said that the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which…

By Michelle Boorstein A conflict that roiled Washington’s social service world last year is detonating in Illinois, with the state reportedly severing major ties with Catholic Charities over the issue of same-sex marriage. Three branches of Catholic Charities in Illinois went to court today to try and stop the state from ending foster care and…

  American Christians may one day find themselves facing legal penalties simply for believing marriage can only exist between a man and a woman, a fate already suffered by believers in other countries, writes New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan. Perhaps one of America’s most influential Catholics. He reflected in his personal blog on Thursday on the nasty…

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