Alabama becomes 37th state to allow gay marriage Jan. 2015, a district judge struck down AL’s gay marriage ban. Alabama appealed to US Supreme Court to delay that ruling. SCOTUS rejected that appeal making gay marriage legal. On Feb. 8, Alabama’s state Chief Justice issued an order. He ordered judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Alabama’s governor said he …
Catholics and Gays
Catholic Church evolves language on homosexuality More context and information The “document” seems to be a transcript from the current 2-week synod (a “synod” is a meeting of Church leadership) The Church is trying to reconcile accepting homosexuals within their communities without betraying their current doctrine on family/marriage. The usual heavy-handed condemnation of homosexuality is noticeably absent. Gay unions are still …
SCOTUS Won’t Hear It
Supreme Court will not take up gay marriage cases Gay marriage bans in 11 states were ruled unconstitutional. 5 states challenged the ruling hoping to keep their ban. Those 5 challenges were headed to the Supreme Court. Surprisingly, SCOTUS declined to rule on them. That means the bans in the 5 states remain unconstitutional. Same-sex couples in those 5 states …
Gay Marriage Story in Virginia
Supreme Court delays lift of gay marriage ban Virginia voters banned same sex marriage. The 4th U.S. Circuit court in Richmond struck down the ban. The court says the ban is unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court delayed the lower court’s rule. So for now, same-sex couples in VA cannot get married. Same-sex marriage is banned in 31 states. If SCOTUS …