by United Families International | May 31, 2012 | Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage
Diane Robertson The First District court of appeals in Boston today, May 31, ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The three panel judge based their decision on the idea that the federal law interferes with the right of a state to define...
by United Families International | May 9, 2012 | Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage
Diane Robertson On Tuesday, May 8th, North Carolinian voters came out in record numbers to a primary election in order to vote on the issue of gay marriage. Sixty one percent of the voters voted in favor of a state constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage...
by United Families International | Feb 24, 2012 | Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson Washington State has become the seventh U.S. state to legalize same-sex “marriage.” This new law is considered an anti-discrimination law. Many of these laws, like Washington State’s, will include a religious clause. These clauses are...
by United Families International | Feb 16, 2012 | Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson On Monday, February 13th, Governor Christine Gregoire signed gay marriage into law making Washington State the seventh in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage. This was big news for both liberals and conservatives, the religious and the...
by United Families International | Dec 29, 2011 | Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
Ann Bailey If Cancun is all excited about courting same-sex marriages, that makes it easier to choose another destination for my next vacation. The media has been abuzz recently about the fact that a loop-hole in the local civil code allows same-sex marriages to take...
