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President Obama endorses same-sex marriage, religious leaders respond

Daniel Burke | Religion News Service | May 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

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Citing his Christian faith, President Obama endorsed same-sex marriage in an interview with ABC news on Wednesday.

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Black preachers divided on same-sex marriage, not Obama

Lauren Markow | Religion News Service | Jun 3, 2012

The 200 or so African-American pastors gathered here for the Conference of National Black Churches feel strongly about the topic of gay marriage, some for, many against. But there's one thing nearly all of them agree on.
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Obama endorses gay marriage push in Washington, Maine

Jeff Mapes | Religion News Service | Oct 26, 2012

President Barack Obama on Thursday (Oct. 25) endorsed the same-sex marriage referendum on the Washington state ballot and also formally backed a similar measure on the ballot in Maine. The support from the president -- who in May came out in favor of gay marriage -- provided a boost for the campaign in favor of Washington's Referendum 74 just as a new poll showed that the race was getting tighter.
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Love Meets Fear: Reflections After North Carolina’s Amendment One

Martin Elfert | May 11, 2012

Prior to going to seminary, I worked in the performing arts as a stage manager. I have a lot of colorful friends from those days.
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IRS targets Christian groups, demands content of prayers

Joe Newby | May 19, 2013

Over the last week, Americans learned that the Internal Revenue Service targeted some 500 conservative groups for extra scrutiny, some of which included the words "Tea Party" or "patriots" in their name. Several reports say that the agency has also targeted some Christian organizations, going so far as to demand the content of members' prayers.
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Catholic bishop to debate gay marriage with councilman

Tracy Simmons | Oct 1, 2012

On Thursday, at 12:20 p.m., the Rotary Club of Spokane #21 will host a "leadership dialogue" on gay marriage between Bishop Blase Cupich, of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, and City Councilman Jon Snyder. The discussion, "Referendum 74 on Marriage Equality," will be moderated by Rotary member Steve Becker.
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