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Washington could be the seventh state (including Washington D.C.) to approve same-sex marriage if the House, and possibly the voters, backs the bill that passed 28 to 21 in the state Senate Wednesday night. "There's still a lot of work to be done. We have to be diligent, but we're confident t...
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In the headquarters of Washington United for Marriage, a large collage displays a list of the high-powered sponsors backing the ballot-measure campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
With its relatively low churchgoing population and social libertarianism, Washington may be the state where voters are most likely to approve gay marriage next month
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It’s not official yet, but with the looks of things there could be lots of wedding bells sounding on Dec. 9 — the day same-sex marriage certificates can formally be signed in Washington State.
As of midnight, with half of the expected ballots turned in, Referendum 74 was passing with 52 percent of the vote, according to the Washington Secretary of State.
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Washington conservatives hailed victory this month by collecting double the signatures needed to send the state’s same-sex marriage bill to voters in the upcoming general election. Although leaders from Preserve Marriage Washington are confident residents will vote to keep marriage between a man and a woman, a wild card lies in their path — one worth more than 4 million votes.
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Today’s headlines have been dominated by the news that Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’s donated $2.5 million to the Washington United for Marriage campaign. You may recall last month Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmerand co-founder Bill Gates each donated $100,000 in support of Referendum 74. This news is definitely a game changer for the campaign.
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On Tuesday Bishop Blase Cupich, of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, sent his third letter to parishioners, urging them to vote no on Referendum 74, and reminding them of the Catholic teachings on marriage and family.
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I don’t think it’s ever ok for a preacher to speak about politics. Much of our world’s trouble has...
I feel like people are often far more concerned about the wedding day than everything (the marriage!...
A fine answer, Rev! Babies can be a sex-killer for a lot of reasons: pain being chief among them....
Provoking questions! As a single guy I don’t have a clue, but I sense you have a deeper understandin...
I never have a hard time steering away from people and focusing on policies, principles and programs...
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